Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen in Italy
Italy: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen was 306,727 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Italy recorded 306,727 t for manure applied — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland nitrogen in Italy peaked at 520,326 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 306,376 t, in 2022.
Italy ranks 17th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen in Italy, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 450,455 t | — |
| 1962 | 447,547 t | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 439,730 t | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 429,730 t | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 452,404 t | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 457,820 t | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 464,042 t | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 472,423 t | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 499,391 t | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 505,196 t | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 477,673 t | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 473,501 t | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 486,042 t | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 476,957 t | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 470,532 t | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 478,296 t | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 489,566 t | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 490,871 t | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 495,591 t | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 502,547 t | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 502,100 t | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 505,249 t | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 471,080 t | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 516,414 t | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 517,569 t | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 511,300 t | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 508,857 t | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 515,417 t | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 513,802 t | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 520,326 t | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 471,889 t | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 465,318 t | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 442,839 t | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 437,544 t | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 419,067 t | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 437,973 t | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 417,108 t | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 422,176 t | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 419,872 t | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 421,049 t | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 386,121 t | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 404,623 t | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 395,872 t | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 396,234 t | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 386,720 t | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 384,325 t | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 384,224 t | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 396,266 t | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 395,619 t | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 397,883 t | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 390,358 t | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 393,513 t | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 385,953 t | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 382,739 t | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 384,507 t | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 389,737 t | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 391,416 t | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 314,083 t | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 313,888 t | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 398,378 t | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 309,338 t | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 306,376 t | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 306,727 t | +0.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 306,727 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,962 t, 13.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 306,727 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51,019 t, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +26.9% | 313,888 t | 398,378 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 457,060 t | 429,730 t | 499,391 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 484,422 t | 470,532 t | 505,196 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 506,434 t | 471,080 t | 517,569 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 445,411 t | 417,108 t | 520,326 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 395,105 t | 384,224 t | 421,049 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 374,408 t | 313,888 t | 397,883 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 330,205 t | 306,376 t | 398,378 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 14 Uzbekistan 331,459 t compare
- 14 Melanesia 21,402 t compare
- 15 Colombia 330,944 t compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 18,392 t compare
- 16 Poland 325,531 t compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 4,362 t compare
- 17 Polynesia 2,281 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 395.88 t compare
- 18 Yugoslav SFR 298,451 t compare
- 19 Bangladesh 273,534 t compare
- 20 Myanmar 237,842 t 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 manure applied — cropland nitrogen in Italy?
- Manure applied — cropland nitrogen in Italy was 306,727 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland nitrogen recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 520,326 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland nitrogen recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 306,376 t in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for manure applied — cropland nitrogen?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).