Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 5,988 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland is 5,988 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 6,541 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,035 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Ireland 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,106 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4,035 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 4,126 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 4,217 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 4,400 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 4,740 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 4,907 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 4,868 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 4,913 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 4,963 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 5,117 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 5,080 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 5,466 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 5,838 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 5,886 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 5,655 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 5,697 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 5,761 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 5,701 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 5,721 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 5,425 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 5,386 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 5,453 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 5,497 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 5,530 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 5,478 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 5,344 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 5,279 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 5,283 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 5,446 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 5,526 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 5,534 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5,566 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5,588 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5,635 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5,703 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 5,854 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 6,004 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 6,054 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 6,100 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 6,113 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6,056 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 6,055 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,067 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5,970 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 5,983 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5,923 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5,935 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5,928 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5,699 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 5,652 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5,863 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 5,990 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 6,057 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 6,139 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 6,409 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 6,541 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5,926 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 5,946 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5,947 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,074 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 6,007 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 5,988 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 5,988 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 12.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 5,988 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,479 kg per square kilometre | 4,035 kg per square kilometre | 4,913 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,516 kg per square kilometre | 4,963 kg per square kilometre | 5,886 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,440 kg per square kilometre | 5,279 kg per square kilometre | 5,721 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,691 kg per square kilometre | 5,446 kg per square kilometre | 6,054 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,013 kg per square kilometre | 5,923 kg per square kilometre | 6,113 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,022 kg per square kilometre | 5,652 kg per square kilometre | 6,541 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,004 kg per square kilometre | 5,947 kg per square kilometre | 6,074 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 2 Bangladesh 4,854 kg per square kilometre compare
- 3 Luxembourg 4,776 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Belgium 4,683 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Ireland
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland was 5,988 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,541 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,035 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.