Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Germany
Germany: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0376 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Germany is 0.0376 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Germany peaked at 0.1015 kg per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0359 kg per person, in 2020.
That places Germany 89th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0882 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.084 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0778 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0774 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0764 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0736 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0724 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0688 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0677 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0648 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0619 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0618 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0641 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0686 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0719 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0741 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.074 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0765 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0773 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0777 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0799 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0814 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0839 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0895 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0959 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0972 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1007 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1013 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1013 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1015 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0794 kg per person | -21.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0728 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0723 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0692 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0716 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0706 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0689 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0686 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0652 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0657 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0646 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0663 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0652 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0646 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0634 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0616 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0612 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0591 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0572 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0507 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0517 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0413 kg per person | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0466 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0393 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0384 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0382 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0382 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0379 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0374 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0359 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0365 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0366 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0376 kg per person | +2.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0376 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0332 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0376 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2273 kg per person, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0762 kg per person | 0.0677 kg per person | 0.0882 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0695 kg per person | 0.0618 kg per person | 0.0773 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0909 kg per person | 0.0777 kg per person | 0.1013 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.074 kg per person | 0.0652 kg per person | 0.1015 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0629 kg per person | 0.0572 kg per person | 0.0663 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.042 kg per person | 0.0374 kg per person | 0.0517 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0367 kg per person | 0.0359 kg per person | 0.0376 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Germany?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Germany was 0.0376 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1015 kg per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0359 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Germany ranks 89th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.