Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Spain
Spain: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 491.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 491.98 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Spain peaked at 857.19 kg per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 491.98 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Spain ranks 56th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 799.85 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 749.27 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 698.68 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 682.26 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 697.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 648.67 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 658.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 655.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 670.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 656.4 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 650.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 628.28 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 606.23 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 570.42 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 575.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 558.49 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 549.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 542.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 518.93 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 513.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 526.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 607.04 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 619.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 621.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 622.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 644.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 634.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 796.77 kg per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1989 | 826.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 821.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 856.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 848.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 843.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 825.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 808.39 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 736.24 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 828.23 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 857.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 828.88 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 817.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 840.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 827.83 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 821.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 792.67 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 790.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 783.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 773.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 708.61 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 700.82 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 662.75 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 608.7 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 586.35 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 578.73 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 561.46 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 605.92 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 592 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 591 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 576.99 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 561.96 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 560.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 547.32 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 523.86 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 491.98 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +25.6% | 634.13 kg per square kilometre | 796.77 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 695.71 kg per square kilometre | 648.67 kg per square kilometre | 799.85 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 585.68 kg per square kilometre | 518.93 kg per square kilometre | 656.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 641.31 kg per square kilometre | 513.87 kg per square kilometre | 826.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 825.43 kg per square kilometre | 736.24 kg per square kilometre | 857.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 785.69 kg per square kilometre | 700.82 kg per square kilometre | 840.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 592.59 kg per square kilometre | 561.46 kg per square kilometre | 662.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 530.92 kg per square kilometre | 491.98 kg per square kilometre | 560.5 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 Spain?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Spain was 491.98 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 857.19 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 491.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Spain ranks 56th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain 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.