Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Italy
Italy: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 12.81 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Italy, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 12.81 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Italy peaked at 14.3 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6.97 kg per square kilometre, in 2005.
Italy ranks 32nd of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.3 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.67 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 12.88 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 11.95 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 11.6 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 11.25 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 11.21 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 10.87 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 10.37 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 9.49 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 8.92 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 9.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 8.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 8.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 8.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 9.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 9.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 9.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 9.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 8.96 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 8.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 8.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 8.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 8.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 8.76 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 8.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 9.49 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 10.08 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 11.09 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 11.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 11.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 11.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 11.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 10.69 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 10.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 9.76 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 9.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 9.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 9.68 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.97 kg per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1 kg per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2007 | 10.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 10.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.01 kg per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 13.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.79 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 13.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.81 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 12.81 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.82 kg per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Italy's 12.81 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.54 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 6.97 kg per square kilometre | 10.1 kg per square kilometre |
| 2005 | -28.0% | 9.68 kg per square kilometre | 6.97 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.21 kg per square kilometre | 10.87 kg per square kilometre | 14.3 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.2 kg per square kilometre | 8.72 kg per square kilometre | 10.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.04 kg per square kilometre | 8.63 kg per square kilometre | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.64 kg per square kilometre | 9.49 kg per square kilometre | 11.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.78 kg per square kilometre | 6.97 kg per square kilometre | 10.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.36 kg per square kilometre | 12.81 kg per square kilometre | 13.79 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 29 Germany 14.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Chad 14.13 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 13.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Switzerland 12.54 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Ireland 12.27 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Denmark 11.85 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Italy?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Italy was 12.81 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.97 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Italy rank for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Italy ranks 32nd out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 — Manure left on pasture 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 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.
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 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.