Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Romania
Romania: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 18.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Romania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Romania recorded 18.2 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Romania peaked at 65.55 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 18.2 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Romania 133rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Romania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.39 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 43.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 41.7 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 42.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 43.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 44.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 47.35 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 48.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 46.86 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 46.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 49.4 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 50.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 52.82 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 54.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 54.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 56.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 58.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 57.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 59.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 59.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 60.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 59.1 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 58.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 63.12 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 65.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 62.51 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 62.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 61.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 59.84 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 59.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 51.25 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 42.05 kg per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 35.55 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 38.01 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 33.98 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 34.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 33.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 32.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 31.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 30.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 28.88 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 28.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 28.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 28.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.07 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 28.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 29.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 28.19 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 26.79 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 25.15 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 20.14 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 19.98 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 20.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 20.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.55 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 19.85 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 19.33 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 18.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 18.36 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 18.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 18.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 18.2 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 42.15 kg per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Romania's 18.2 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.72 kg per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.56 kg per square kilometre | 41.7 kg per square kilometre | 48.36 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.93 kg per square kilometre | 46.11 kg per square kilometre | 59.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.28 kg per square kilometre | 58.73 kg per square kilometre | 65.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.09 kg per square kilometre | 31.16 kg per square kilometre | 59.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.65 kg per square kilometre | 26.79 kg per square kilometre | 30.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7 kg per square kilometre | 19.33 kg per square kilometre | 25.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.46 kg per square kilometre | 18.2 kg per square kilometre | 18.88 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 130 Slovakia 19.13 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 18.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Kuwait 18.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Mauritius 17.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Greece 16.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 United Arab Emirates 15.83 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % 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 -0.1112 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Romania?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Romania was 18.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 65.55 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Romania ranks 133rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.