Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) was 879.92 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 879.92 million kg for sheep — amount excreted in manure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure in European Union (27) peaked at 1.55 billion kg in 1989 and was at its lowest, 879.92 million kg, in 2023.
European Union (27) ranks 19th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.36 billion kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.33 billion kg | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.33 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.35 billion kg | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.34 billion kg | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.35 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.35 billion kg | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.34 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.31 billion kg | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.30 billion kg | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.29 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.29 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.28 billion kg | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.28 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.28 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.31 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.34 billion kg | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.35 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.37 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.39 billion kg | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.47 billion kg | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.49 billion kg | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.51 billion kg | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.51 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.49 billion kg | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.48 billion kg | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.55 billion kg | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 1.55 billion kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.52 billion kg | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.49 billion kg | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.46 billion kg | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.40 billion kg | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.33 billion kg | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.30 billion kg | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.26 billion kg | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.27 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.27 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.24 billion kg | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.26 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.18 billion kg | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 1.17 billion kg | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.16 billion kg | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.15 billion kg | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.15 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.13 billion kg | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.12 billion kg | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.08 billion kg | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 billion kg | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 billion kg | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 billion kg | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 979.30 million kg | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 976.49 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 964.64 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 986.29 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 984.51 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 985.29 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 961.10 million kg | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 950.95 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 933.76 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 919.00 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 898.34 million kg | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 879.92 million kg | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 billion kg | 1.33 billion kg | 1.36 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.30 billion kg | 1.28 billion kg | 1.35 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 billion kg | 1.37 billion kg | 1.55 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 billion kg | 1.24 billion kg | 1.52 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 billion kg | 1.07 billion kg | 1.26 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 984.05 million kg | 950.95 million kg | 1.05 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 907.76 million kg | 879.92 million kg | 933.76 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure in European Union (27)?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure in European Union (27) was 879.92 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 billion kg in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 879.92 million kg in 2023.
- How does European Union (27) rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure?
- European Union (27) ranks 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).