Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Germany
Germany: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0113 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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 that leaches (n content) in Germany is 0.0113 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of 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 that leaches (n content) in Germany peaked at 0.0304 kg per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 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 that leaches (N content) in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0265 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0252 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0233 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0232 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0229 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0221 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0217 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0206 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0203 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0194 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0186 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0185 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0192 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0206 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0216 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0222 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0222 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0229 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0232 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0233 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.024 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0244 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0252 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0268 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0288 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0292 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0302 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0304 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0304 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0304 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0238 kg per person | -21.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0218 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0217 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0208 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0215 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0212 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0207 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0206 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0196 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0197 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0194 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0199 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0195 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0194 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.019 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0185 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0184 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0177 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0171 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0152 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0155 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 kg per person | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.014 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0118 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0115 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0112 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0109 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.011 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0113 kg per person | +2.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0113 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0113 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0682 kg per person, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0229 kg per person | 0.0203 kg per person | 0.0265 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0208 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.0232 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0273 kg per person | 0.0233 kg per person | 0.0304 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0222 kg per person | 0.0196 kg per person | 0.0304 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0189 kg per person | 0.0171 kg per person | 0.0199 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0126 kg per person | 0.0112 kg per person | 0.0155 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 kg per person | 0.0108 kg per person | 0.0113 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- 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 that leaches (n content) in Germany?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Germany was 0.0113 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0304 kg per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Germany ranks 89th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.