Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Italy
Italy: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2249 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.2249 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Italy peaked at 0.4101 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2249 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Italy 44th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3346 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.325 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3143 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3077 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3088 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3101 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3157 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3161 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3104 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3061 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2977 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2919 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2869 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2864 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2913 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.295 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.304 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3117 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3206 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3246 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3303 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3226 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3817 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 0.381 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.393 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4009 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4064 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4065 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4101 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3856 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.386 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3719 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3689 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3733 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3817 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3811 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3895 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3872 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3869 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3918 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2427 kg per person | -38.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2944 kg per person | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2865 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2778 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2816 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.275 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2824 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2802 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.277 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2706 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2663 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.236 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2419 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2409 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.241 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2466 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2444 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2437 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2394 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2417 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2329 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2275 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2249 kg per person | -1.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.2249 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0332 kg per person, 6.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.2249 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2273 kg per person, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -38.0% | 0.3918 kg per person | 0.2427 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3159 kg per person | 0.3077 kg per person | 0.3346 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2992 kg per person | 0.2864 kg per person | 0.3206 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3757 kg per person | 0.3226 kg per person | 0.4101 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3812 kg per person | 0.3689 kg per person | 0.3895 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2889 kg per person | 0.2427 kg per person | 0.3918 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2471 kg per person | 0.236 kg per person | 0.2706 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2318 kg per person | 0.2249 kg per person | 0.2417 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Italy?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Italy was 0.2249 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4101 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2249 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Italy ranks 44th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
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 — 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.