Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Germany
Germany: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.2818 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.2818 kg per person for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Germany peaked at 0.7836 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2685 kg per person, in 2020.
That places Germany 120th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6259 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5975 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5584 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5589 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5572 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5421 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5358 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5117 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5067 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4883 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4688 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4699 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4888 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5254 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5522 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5704 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5701 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5901 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5972 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6006 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6174 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6295 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6491 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6913 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7413 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7518 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.779 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7836 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7831 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7833 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6116 kg per person | -21.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5605 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5564 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5325 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5508 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5426 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.529 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5263 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4992 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.502 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4933 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5055 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4963 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4918 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4821 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4677 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4642 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4466 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4318 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3843 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3915 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3102 kg per person | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3533 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2974 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.291 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2877 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2876 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2849 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2819 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2685 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2728 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2744 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2818 kg per person | +2.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.2818 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8254 kg per person, 34% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.2818 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7 kg per person, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5549 kg per person | 0.5067 kg per person | 0.6259 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5321 kg per person | 0.4688 kg per person | 0.5972 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7027 kg per person | 0.6006 kg per person | 0.7836 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5692 kg per person | 0.4992 kg per person | 0.7833 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4781 kg per person | 0.4318 kg per person | 0.5055 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.317 kg per person | 0.2819 kg per person | 0.3915 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2744 kg per person | 0.2685 kg per person | 0.2818 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 117 Comoros 0.3622 kg per person compare
- 118 Finland 0.329 kg per person compare
- 119 Haiti 0.309 kg per person compare
- 121 Dominican Republic 0.2706 kg per person compare
- 122 Equatorial Guinea 0.2698 kg per person compare
- 123 Bangladesh 0.2669 kg per person compare
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Germany?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Germany was 0.2818 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7836 kg per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2685 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Germany ranks 120th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.