Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Ireland
Ireland: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 4,349 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Ireland is 4,349 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Ireland peaked at 4,710 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,967 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: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,013 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,967 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 3,030 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 3,101 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 3,241 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 3,480 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 3,597 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 3,582 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 3,613 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 3,635 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 3,745 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 3,693 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 3,971 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 4,232 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 4,260 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 4,098 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 4,137 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 4,189 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 4,154 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 4,166 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 3,954 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 3,930 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 3,985 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 4,019 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 4,044 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 4,005 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 3,907 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 3,854 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 3,846 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3,949 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 4,000 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3,999 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,013 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4,028 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4,057 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 4,102 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 4,203 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4,303 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4,336 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 4,364 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 4,373 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4,331 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 4,329 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4,337 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4,252 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4,267 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4,227 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4,237 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4,232 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,071 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 4,048 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4,196 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 4,286 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,343 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 4,412 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4,614 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 4,710 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4,280 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 4,304 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4,311 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4,406 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4,361 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 4,349 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4,349 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 242.95 kg per square kilometre, 17.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4,349 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 397.8 kg per square kilometre, 10.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,292 kg per square kilometre | 2,967 kg per square kilometre | 3,613 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,011 kg per square kilometre | 3,635 kg per square kilometre | 4,260 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,971 kg per square kilometre | 3,846 kg per square kilometre | 4,166 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,099 kg per square kilometre | 3,949 kg per square kilometre | 4,336 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,295 kg per square kilometre | 4,227 kg per square kilometre | 4,373 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,327 kg per square kilometre | 4,048 kg per square kilometre | 4,710 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,357 kg per square kilometre | 4,311 kg per square kilometre | 4,406 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Ireland?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Ireland was 4,349 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,710 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,967 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Ireland ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 management (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 — Manure management (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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (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.