Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Spain
Spain: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 4.23 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Spain stood at 4.23 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Spain peaked at 11.07 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4.23 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Spain 39th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.07 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 10.36 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 9.66 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 9.46 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 9.57 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 8.76 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 8.62 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 8.47 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 8.53 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 8.33 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 8.11 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 7.77 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 7.39 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 6.94 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 6.84 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 6.56 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 6.42 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 6.29 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 5.96 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 5.84 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 5.93 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 6.79 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 6.88 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 6.89 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.85 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 6.98 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 6.86 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 8.92 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 1989 | 8.94 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 8.8 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 9.28 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 9.46 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 9.41 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.08 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 8.73 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 8.04 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 9.01 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 9.3 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 9.01 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 8.89 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 8.99 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.65 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 8.38 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 8.03 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 7.84 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.61 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.38 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 6.53 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 6.4 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.99 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 5.47 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 5.26 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.2 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.36 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 5.17 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 5.16 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.1 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.94 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.91 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.78 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.55 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 4.23 kg per person | -7.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 4.23 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8254 kg per person, 5.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Spain's 4.23 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +30.1% | 6.86 kg per person | 8.92 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.39 kg per person | 8.47 kg per person | 11.07 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.06 kg per person | 5.96 kg per person | 8.33 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.09 kg per person | 5.84 kg per person | 8.94 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.01 kg per person | 8.04 kg per person | 9.46 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.87 kg per person | 6.4 kg per person | 8.99 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.27 kg per person | 4.94 kg per person | 5.99 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 kg per person | 4.23 kg per person | 4.91 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 36 North Macedonia 4.83 kg per person compare
- 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.74 kg per person compare
- 38 Tajikistan 4.35 kg per person compare
- 40 Montenegro 4.05 kg per person compare
- 41 South Africa 4.05 kg per person compare
- 42 Peru 3.99 kg per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Spain?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Spain was 4.23 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 11.07 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.23 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Spain ranks 39th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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)
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
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.