Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Albania
Albania: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 662.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Albania recorded 662.4 kg per square kilometre for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Albania peaked at 1,362 kg per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 638.4 kg per square kilometre, in 1972.
Albania ranks 11th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Albania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 850.38 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 870.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 865.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 868.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 923.81 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 898.93 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 859.77 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 757.35 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 696.84 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 701.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 659.66 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 638.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 638.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 638.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 638.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 638.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 638.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 638.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 640.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 688.65 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 700.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 713.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 730.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 741.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 723.8 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 739.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 786.4 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 837.48 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 874.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 904.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 931.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 986.3 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 1,351 kg per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1995 | 1,362 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 1,020 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 1,028 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,066 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1,065 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,047 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,013 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,045 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 985.2 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 966.53 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,005 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1,018 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 988.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 970.92 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 991.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 965.43 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 993.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,019 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,053 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,083 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1,057 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,024 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 965.62 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 855.52 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 813.01 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 753.29 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 662.4 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 662.4 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.8 kg per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Albania's 662.4 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 153.04 kg per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +28.7% | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | 1,351 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 843.48 kg per square kilometre | 696.84 kg per square kilometre | 923.81 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 647.07 kg per square kilometre | 638.4 kg per square kilometre | 701.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 753.56 kg per square kilometre | 688.65 kg per square kilometre | 874.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | 904.09 kg per square kilometre | 1,362 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,010 kg per square kilometre | 966.53 kg per square kilometre | 1,065 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,019 kg per square kilometre | 965.43 kg per square kilometre | 1,083 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 771.06 kg per square kilometre | 662.4 kg per square kilometre | 855.52 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 8 Ireland 817.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Romania 713.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Nigeria 675.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 12 Malta 657.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 605.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Lesotho 577.98 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2018)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % 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 -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Albania?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Albania was 662.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,362 kg per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 638.4 kg per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Albania rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Albania ranks 11th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.