Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,360 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Italy stood at 1,360 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 2,406 kg per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1,320 kg per square kilometre, in 2011.
Italy ranks 34th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,323 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,286 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 2,200 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 2,094 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 2,208 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 2,251 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 2,281 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 2,286 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 2,406 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 2,304 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 2,096 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 2,068 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 2,107 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 2,012 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 1,946 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 1,987 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 2,040 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 2,006 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2,044 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2,070 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 2,061 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 2,072 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,863 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 2,136 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 2,155 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2,102 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 2,077 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 2,073 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2,054 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 2,048 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1,890 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 1,847 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,737 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 1,707 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1,634 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1,635 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,626 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,618 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,619 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,617 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,436 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 1,536 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1,465 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 1,465 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,417 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1,410 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,414 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,395 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,320 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1,385 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1,344 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,322 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,326 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,350 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,348 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,437 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1,437 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,440 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,414 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,379 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1,360 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,360 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,360 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,259 kg per square kilometre | 2,094 kg per square kilometre | 2,406 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,061 kg per square kilometre | 1,946 kg per square kilometre | 2,304 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,066 kg per square kilometre | 1,863 kg per square kilometre | 2,155 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,736 kg per square kilometre | 1,618 kg per square kilometre | 2,048 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,454 kg per square kilometre | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | 1,617 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,366 kg per square kilometre | 1,320 kg per square kilometre | 1,437 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,398 kg per square kilometre | 1,360 kg per square kilometre | 1,440 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Italy?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Italy was 1,360 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,406 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,320 kg per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 34th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.
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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.