Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,640 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,640 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
11th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1,831 kg per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
1,068 kg per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1,640 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 1,831 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,068 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Ireland 11th 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,093 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,068 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 1,096 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1,159 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 1,260 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 1,310 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 1,286 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1,328 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1,372 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 1,388 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1,495 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 1,606 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 1,626 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1,557 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 1,560 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,572 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1,547 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1,556 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 1,457 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 1,468 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1,478 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 1,486 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1,473 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,437 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1,425 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1,436 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1,497 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 1,526 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1,535 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,553 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,560 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,577 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,602 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,651 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,701 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1,718 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1,736 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,740 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,725 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,726 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,730 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,717 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,716 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,696 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,699 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,696 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,628 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1,604 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,667 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1,704 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,714 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,727 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,795 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1,831 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,646 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 1,642 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,637 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,668 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,646 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,640 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1,640 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 210.74 kg per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1,640 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 183.62 kg per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,188 kg per square kilometre | 1,068 kg per square kilometre | 1,310 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,505 kg per square kilometre | 1,328 kg per square kilometre | 1,626 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,469 kg per square kilometre | 1,425 kg per square kilometre | 1,556 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,592 kg per square kilometre | 1,497 kg per square kilometre | 1,718 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,718 kg per square kilometre | 1,696 kg per square kilometre | 1,740 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,696 kg per square kilometre | 1,604 kg per square kilometre | 1,831 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,647 kg per square kilometre | 1,637 kg per square kilometre | 1,668 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 8 New Zealand 2,095 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Burundi 1,833 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Nicaragua 1,709 kg per square kilometre compare
- 12 Kenya 1,562 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 1,556 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 1,505 kg per square kilometre compare
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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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland was 1,640 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,831 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,068 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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.