Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Greece
Greece: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.3312 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Greece stood at 0.3312 kg per person.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Greece peaked at 0.5175 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3142 kg per person, in 2022.
Greece ranks 8th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5175 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4886 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4803 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.457 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4334 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4161 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.414 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4149 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4062 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4041 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3972 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4022 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4111 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4328 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4249 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.424 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4154 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3932 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3902 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3902 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3897 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3909 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3915 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3912 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3949 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3886 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4076 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4085 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4063 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3989 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3971 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3942 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3939 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3953 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3982 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3979 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3956 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.396 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3951 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3948 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3986 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3952 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3916 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3828 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3793 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3795 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.38 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3766 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3788 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3765 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3774 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3738 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3689 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3675 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3646 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3709 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3523 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.352 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3215 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3241 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3142 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3312 kg per person | +5.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.3312 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0066 kg per person, 49.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.3312 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0455 kg per person, 7.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4476 kg per person | 0.4062 kg per person | 0.5175 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4105 kg per person | 0.3932 kg per person | 0.4328 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3943 kg per person | 0.3886 kg per person | 0.4085 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3973 kg per person | 0.3939 kg per person | 0.4063 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3873 kg per person | 0.3766 kg per person | 0.3986 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3683 kg per person | 0.352 kg per person | 0.3788 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3227 kg per person | 0.3142 kg per person | 0.3312 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 5 Iceland 0.3566 kg per person compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 0.3518 kg per person compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 0.332 kg per person compare
- 9 Ireland 0.2724 kg per person compare
- 10 Chad 0.2691 kg per person compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 0.2492 kg per person compare
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Greece?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Greece was 0.3312 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5175 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3142 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Greece ranks 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.