Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Spain
Spain: Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.2642 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Spain, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Spain is 0.2642 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Spain peaked at 0.4596 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2047 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 … applied square kilometre leaches in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4596 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4063 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1963 | 0.378 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.341 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2783 kg per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1966 | 0.262 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2715 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2577 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2626 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2449 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2422 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2241 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2239 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2129 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2211 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2767 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1977 | 0.22 kg per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2089 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2063 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.208 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2158 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.214 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2166 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2175 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2123 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2106 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2134 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.205 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2048 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2047 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2047 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2065 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2108 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.215 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2135 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2152 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2147 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2147 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2146 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2146 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2146 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2732 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2642 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.2642 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1389 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.2642 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2642 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.2146 kg per square kilometre | 0.2732 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +25.2% | 0.2211 kg per square kilometre | 0.2767 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3241 kg per square kilometre | 0.2577 kg per square kilometre | 0.4596 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2281 kg per square kilometre | 0.2063 kg per square kilometre | 0.2767 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2134 kg per square kilometre | 0.208 kg per square kilometre | 0.2175 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2093 kg per square kilometre | 0.2047 kg per square kilometre | 0.2152 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2349 kg per square kilometre | 0.2146 kg per square kilometre | 0.2732 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 38 Costa Rica 0.276 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Ukraine 0.2721 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 Nicaragua 0.2678 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 France 0.2307 kg per square kilometre compare
- 43 China 0.2294 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Saint Lucia 0.2181 kg per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Spain?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Spain was 0.2642 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4596 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2047 kg per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 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.