Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 723 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
723 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
68th
of 167 countries
All-time high
789.71 kg per square kilometre
in 2004
All-time low
526.69 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 723 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 789.71 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 526.69 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Spain 68th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 526.69 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 533.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 536.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 538.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 538.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 546.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 569.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 590.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 618.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 633.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 631.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 634.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 664.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 648.77 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 644.84 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 645.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 668.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 689.43 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 664.95 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 676.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 661.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 735.89 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 713.57 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 712.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 713.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 715.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 681.46 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 706.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 707.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 698.78 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 690.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 671.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 654.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 654.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 672.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 699.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 737.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 735.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 735.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 754.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 779.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 782.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 785.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 789.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 765.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 729.96 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 773.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 709.33 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 714.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 704.99 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 686.48 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 678.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 669.57 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 706.87 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 718.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 722.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 734.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 748.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 757.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 760.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 754 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 741.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 723 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 723 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 723 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 555.53 kg per square kilometre | 526.69 kg per square kilometre | 618.79 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 652.53 kg per square kilometre | 631.73 kg per square kilometre | 689.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 702.42 kg per square kilometre | 661.25 kg per square kilometre | 735.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 695.09 kg per square kilometre | 654.37 kg per square kilometre | 737.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 758.53 kg per square kilometre | 709.33 kg per square kilometre | 789.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 712.66 kg per square kilometre | 669.57 kg per square kilometre | 757.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 744.86 kg per square kilometre | 723 kg per square kilometre | 760.56 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 65 Sudan 741.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 66 Georgia 739.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 67 Saint Lucia 728.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 69 Ecuador 702.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 70 Myanmar 695.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 71 Lithuania 688.54 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Spain?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Spain was 723 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 789.71 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 526.69 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 68th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.