Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Ireland

Ireland: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.6948 kg per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.6948 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
148th
of 162 countries
All-time high
1.34 kg per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.5038 kg per square kilometre
in 2006
Years of data
30
1991–2022

Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Ireland, 1991–2022

00.511.51991200620221991: 1.3 kg per square kilometre1992: 1.3 kg per square kilometre1993: 1.3 kg per square kilometre1994: 1.2 kg per square kilometre1995: 1.2 kg per square kilometre1996: 1.1 kg per square kilometre1997: 1.1 kg per square kilometre1998: 1.1 kg per square kilometre1999: 1 kg per square kilometre2000: 0.609 kg per square kilometre2001: 0.587 kg per square kilometre2002: 0.579 kg per square kilometre2003: 0.571 kg per square kilometre2004: 0.564 kg per square kilometre2005: 0.549 kg per square kilometre2006: 0.504 kg per square kilometre2007: 0.549 kg per square kilometre2008: 0.669 kg per square kilometre2009: 0.759 kg per square kilometre2010: 0.79 kg per square kilometre2011: 0.857 kg per square kilometre2012: 0.775 kg per square kilometre2013: 0.654 kg per square kilometre2014: 0.647 kg per square kilometre2015: 0.812 kg per square kilometre2016: 0.744 kg per square kilometre2017: 0.623 kg per square kilometre2018: 0.703 kg per square kilometre2019: 0.659 kg per square kilometre2022: 0.695 kg per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Ireland is 0.6948 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Ireland peaked at 1.34 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5038 kg per square kilometre, in 2006.

Ireland ranks 148th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland, 1991 to 2022.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1991 1.31 kg per square kilometre —
1992 1.34 kg per square kilometre +2.3%
1993 1.32 kg per square kilometre -1.1%
1994 1.21 kg per square kilometre -8.5%
1995 1.17 kg per square kilometre -3.1%
1996 1.12 kg per square kilometre -4.5%
1997 1.14 kg per square kilometre +2.0%
1998 1.14 kg per square kilometre -0.7%
1999 1.02 kg per square kilometre -10.6%
2000 0.6091 kg per square kilometre -40.0%
2001 0.5865 kg per square kilometre -3.7%
2002 0.579 kg per square kilometre -1.3%
2003 0.5715 kg per square kilometre -1.3%
2004 0.564 kg per square kilometre -1.3%
2005 0.5489 kg per square kilometre -2.7%
2006 0.5038 kg per square kilometre -8.2%
2007 0.5489 kg per square kilometre +9.0%
2008 0.6693 kg per square kilometre +21.9%
2009 0.7595 kg per square kilometre +13.5%
2010 0.7896 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
2011 0.8572 kg per square kilometre +8.6%
2012 0.7745 kg per square kilometre -9.6%
2013 0.6542 kg per square kilometre -15.5%
2014 0.6467 kg per square kilometre -1.1%
2015 0.8121 kg per square kilometre +25.6%
2016 0.7444 kg per square kilometre -8.3%
2017 0.623 kg per square kilometre -16.3%
2018 0.703 kg per square kilometre +12.8%
2019 0.6595 kg per square kilometre -6.2%
2022 0.6948 kg per square kilometre +5.4%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.6948 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.77 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.6948 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.2 kg per square kilometre 1.02 kg per square kilometre 1.34 kg per square kilometre 9
2000s 0.5941 kg per square kilometre 0.5038 kg per square kilometre 0.7595 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.7264 kg per square kilometre 0.623 kg per square kilometre 0.8572 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.6948 kg per square kilometre 0.6948 kg per square kilometre 0.6948 kg per square kilometre 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 145 Poland 0.9871 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 146 Honduras 0.9827 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 147 Latvia 0.8607 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 149 Panama 0.551 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 150 Ecuador 0.5138 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 151 Uruguay 0.4701 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Ireland?
Goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Ireland was 0.6948 kg per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.34 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5038 kg per square kilometre in 2006.
How does Ireland rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
Ireland ranks 148th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
Is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.

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Indicator
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,248 data points, 1961–2023
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Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.