Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 817.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland is 817.1 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 1,650 kg per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 511.89 kg per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Ireland 8th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 678.53 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 737.37 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 728.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 739.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 754.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 756.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 668.11 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1968 | 653.13 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 622.83 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 609.01 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 619.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 625.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 619.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 621.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 592.19 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 579.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 563.95 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 551.74 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 528.1 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 515.39 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 511.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 534.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 569.75 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 614.47 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 673.13 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 721.67 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 802 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 939.35 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 1,090 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 1,248 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 1,281 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,334 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,303 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1,254 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,211 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1,167 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1,218 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1,214 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,650 kg per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2001 | 1,601 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,575 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,496 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1,480 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,396 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1,305 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 1,206 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 1,106 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1,044 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1,036 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,055 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,129 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 1,094 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1,113 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,122 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,131 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,135 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 829.67 kg per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2019 | 832.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 846.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 871.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 877.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 817.1 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 817.1 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 8.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 817.1 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 153.04 kg per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +35.9% | 1,214 kg per square kilometre | 1,650 kg per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -26.9% | 1,135 kg per square kilometre | 829.67 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 704.35 kg per square kilometre | 622.83 kg per square kilometre | 756.62 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 590.95 kg per square kilometre | 528.1 kg per square kilometre | 625.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 697.28 kg per square kilometre | 511.89 kg per square kilometre | 1,090 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,254 kg per square kilometre | 1,167 kg per square kilometre | 1,334 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,386 kg per square kilometre | 1,044 kg per square kilometre | 1,650 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,048 kg per square kilometre | 829.67 kg per square kilometre | 1,135 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 853.34 kg per square kilometre | 817.1 kg per square kilometre | 877.63 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland was 817.1 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,650 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 511.89 kg per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.