Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 817.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland stood at 817.1 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland peaked at 1,652 kg per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 511.89 kg per square kilometre, in 1981.
Ireland ranks 38th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 square 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 | 1,285 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,339 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,258 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,215 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1,171 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1,222 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1,218 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,652 kg per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2001 | 1,603 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,577 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,498 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1,482 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,398 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1,306 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 1,208 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 1,108 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1,046 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1,039 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,058 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,132 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 1,096 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,125 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,134 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,137 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 832.12 kg per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 834.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 846.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 871.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 880.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 817.1 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square 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 | +35.7% | 1,218 kg per square kilometre | 1,652 kg per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -26.8% | 1,137 kg per square kilometre | 832.12 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 | 1,257 kg per square kilometre | 1,171 kg per square kilometre | 1,339 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,388 kg per square kilometre | 1,046 kg per square kilometre | 1,652 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | 832.12 kg per square kilometre | 1,137 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 853.94 kg per square kilometre | 817.1 kg per square kilometre | 880.04 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland was 817.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,652 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 511.89 kg per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Ireland ranks 38th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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.