Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre was 1,422 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,422 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 167 countries
All-time high
1,517 kg per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
992.28 kg per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1,422 kg per square kilometre for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 1,517 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 992.28 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Ireland ranks 1st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,004 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 992.28 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 1,011 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 1,037 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1,087 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 1,160 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 1,199 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1,209 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 1,207 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1,242 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1,210 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 1,380 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 1,385 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1,335 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 1,353 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1,367 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1,369 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,302 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 1,296 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,318 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1,330 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1,339 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1,326 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,293 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1,273 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1,264 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1,288 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,296 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,295 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,306 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,318 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1,346 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,388 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,391 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,377 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,375 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,378 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,342 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,349 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,339 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,342 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,341 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,292 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,290 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,335 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,364 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,388 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,415 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,485 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,517 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,386 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 1,400 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,438 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,426 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,422 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1,422 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.57 kg per square kilometre, 21.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1,422 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 134.78 kg per square kilometre, 10.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,100 kg per square kilometre | 992.28 kg per square kilometre | 1,209 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,315 kg per square kilometre | 1,207 kg per square kilometre | 1,385 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | 1,264 kg per square kilometre | 1,369 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,321 kg per square kilometre | 1,288 kg per square kilometre | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,362 kg per square kilometre | 1,339 kg per square kilometre | 1,391 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,387 kg per square kilometre | 1,290 kg per square kilometre | 1,517 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,423 kg per square kilometre | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | 1,438 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland was 1,422 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,517 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 992.28 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.