Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 10.6 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland is 10.6 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland peaked at 29.91 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.21 kg per person, in 1981.
That places Ireland 29th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.55 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 17.91 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 17.58 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 17.78 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 18.07 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 18.04 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 15.86 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 15.43 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 14.63 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 14.19 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 14.26 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 14.18 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 13.82 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 13.64 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 12.79 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 12.33 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 11.84 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 11.42 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 10.78 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 10.4 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 10.21 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 10.57 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 11.18 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 11.98 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 13.11 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 14.05 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 15.61 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 18.36 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 21.39 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 24.47 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 25.05 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 25.39 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 25.79 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 25.09 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 24.01 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 23 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 21.95 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 22.68 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 22.34 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 29.91 kg per person | +33.9% |
| 2001 | 28.57 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 27.63 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 25.82 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 25.09 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 23.15 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 21.06 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 18.92 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 17 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 15.89 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.7 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.91 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 16.95 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 16.33 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 16.5 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 16.49 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.4 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.23 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.7 kg per person | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 11.55 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 11.58 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 11.75 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 11.63 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.6 kg per person | -8.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 | +33.9% | 22.34 kg per person | 29.91 kg per person |
| 2018 | -27.9% | 16.23 kg per person | 11.7 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.87 kg per person | 14.63 kg per person | 18.07 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.92 kg per person | 10.78 kg per person | 14.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.69 kg per person | 10.21 kg per person | 21.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.98 kg per person | 21.95 kg per person | 25.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.3 kg per person | 15.89 kg per person | 29.91 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.38 kg per person | 11.55 kg per person | 16.95 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.39 kg per person | 10.6 kg per person | 11.75 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland was 10.6 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.91 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.21 kg per person in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — 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.