Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 921.3 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
921.3 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
4th
of 159 countries
All-time high
1,092 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
861.32 kg per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Greece recorded 921.3 kg per square kilometre for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 1,092 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 861.32 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
Greece ranks 4th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,092 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,046 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 1,039 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 993.76 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 945.21 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 912.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 913.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 919.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 901.71 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 896.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 879.55 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 897.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 922.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 976.73 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 965.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 975.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 968.84 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 942.69 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 937.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 938.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 939.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 950.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 960.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 963.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 964.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 973.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 964.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1,005 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1,018 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,011 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,015 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,016 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,025 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1,035 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,037 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,042 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,045 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,065 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,057 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,051 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,030 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,026 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,031 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,039 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,039 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,025 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,005 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,021 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,013 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,031 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 984.07 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 983.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 901.4 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 897.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 861.32 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 921.3 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 921.3 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 9.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Greece's 921.3 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 153.04 kg per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 973.7 kg per square kilometre | 901.71 kg per square kilometre | 1,092 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 936.37 kg per square kilometre | 879.55 kg per square kilometre | 976.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 967.2 kg per square kilometre | 938.84 kg per square kilometre | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,025 kg per square kilometre | 1,011 kg per square kilometre | 1,042 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | 1,026 kg per square kilometre | 1,065 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,019 kg per square kilometre | 983.72 kg per square kilometre | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 895.46 kg per square kilometre | 861.32 kg per square kilometre | 921.3 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 1 New Zealand 1,851 kg per square kilometre compare
- 2 Palestine 1,590 kg per square kilometre compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 960.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 908.27 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Faroe Islands 863.71 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Qatar 843.58 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Greece
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Greece?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Greece was 921.3 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,092 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 861.32 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 4th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.