Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Spain
Spain: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.5778 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.5778 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 7.1% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Spain peaked at 1.5 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5778 kg per person, in 2023.
Spain ranks 22nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.5 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.4 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 1.3 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.27 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.28 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1.18 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 1.17 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.15 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.16 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.13 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.1 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.05 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 1 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9362 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9272 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.889 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8696 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8503 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8062 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7905 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8037 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9198 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9335 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9338 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9299 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9512 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9347 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.2 kg per person | +28.4% |
| 1989 | 1.22 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.2 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.26 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.27 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.26 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.22 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.18 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.08 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 1.21 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.25 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.21 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.19 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.21 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.16 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.13 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.08 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.06 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9949 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8858 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8679 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.815 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7448 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.716 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.709 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6841 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7348 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7122 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.71 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6977 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6758 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6706 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6539 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6219 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5778 kg per person | -7.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.5778 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0332 kg per person, 17.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.5778 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2273 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | +28.4% | 0.9347 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 1.5 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9553 kg per person | 0.8062 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9614 kg per person | 0.7905 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.8679 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.72 kg per person | 0.6758 kg per person | 0.815 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6311 kg per person | 0.5778 kg per person | 0.6706 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 19 North Macedonia 0.6547 kg per person compare
- 20 Mali 0.6322 kg per person compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6207 kg per person compare
- 23 Montenegro 0.5545 kg per person compare
- 24 Pakistan 0.5225 kg per person compare
- 25 Serbia 0.5172 kg per person compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Spain?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Spain was 0.5778 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5778 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Spain ranks 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.