Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 44.47 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 44.47 kg per square kilometre for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2017.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 49.67 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 24.2 kg per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Italy 32nd out of 143 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.67 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 47.45 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 44.74 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 42.33 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 41.48 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 40.26 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 39.05 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 38.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 37.73 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 36.01 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 32.95 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 30.96 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 31.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 30.28 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 30.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 30.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 32.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 32.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 32.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 33.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 33.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 33.12 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 31.12 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 30.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 29.96 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 30.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 30.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 30.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 31.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 32.97 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 35.02 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 38.49 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 38.42 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 39.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 39.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 38.32 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 37.1 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 35.28 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 35.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 33.88 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 34.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 34.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 33.61 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 24.2 kg per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2006 | 35.09 kg per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2007 | 36.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 36.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.17 kg per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 45.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.9 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 47.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 46.55 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 46.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 44.47 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 44.47 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.63 kg per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Italy's 44.47 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.23 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +45.0% | 24.2 kg per square kilometre | 35.09 kg per square kilometre |
| 2005 | -28.0% | 33.61 kg per square kilometre | 24.2 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.4 kg per square kilometre | 37.73 kg per square kilometre | 49.67 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.94 kg per square kilometre | 30.28 kg per square kilometre | 36.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.4 kg per square kilometre | 29.96 kg per square kilometre | 33.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.94 kg per square kilometre | 32.97 kg per square kilometre | 39.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.97 kg per square kilometre | 24.2 kg per square kilometre | 36.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4 kg per square kilometre | 44.47 kg per square kilometre | 47.9 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 29 Germany 49.81 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Chad 47.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 44.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Switzerland 43.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Ireland 42.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Denmark 41.15 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Italy?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Italy was 44.47 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 49.67 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Italy rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 32nd out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure 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
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.