Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 0.8808 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Spain is 0.8808 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 1.53 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6823 kg per square kilometre, in 2003.
Spain ranks 41st of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1963 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9278 kg per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8733 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9048 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.859 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8755 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8164 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8075 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7469 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7464 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7095 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.737 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9224 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7334 kg per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6962 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6876 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6934 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7192 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7135 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7221 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7249 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7078 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.702 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7112 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6832 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6825 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6823 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6823 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6882 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7027 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7168 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7115 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7175 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7155 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7157 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7152 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7152 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7152 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9108 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8959 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8808 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.8808 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4629 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.8808 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8808 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +27.3% | 0.7152 kg per square kilometre | 0.9108 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +25.2% | 0.737 kg per square kilometre | 0.9224 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.859 kg per square kilometre | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7603 kg per square kilometre | 0.6876 kg per square kilometre | 0.9224 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7115 kg per square kilometre | 0.6934 kg per square kilometre | 0.7249 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | 0.7106 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6978 kg per square kilometre | 0.6823 kg per square kilometre | 0.7175 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.783 kg per square kilometre | 0.7152 kg per square kilometre | 0.9108 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 38 Costa Rica 0.9201 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Ukraine 0.9069 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 Nicaragua 0.8925 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 France 0.769 kg per square kilometre compare
- 43 China 0.7647 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Saint Lucia 0.7271 kg per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Spain?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Spain was 0.8808 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6823 kg per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.