Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.2724 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Ireland stood at 0.2724 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Ireland peaked at 0.7681 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2625 kg per person, in 1981.
Ireland ranks 9th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4253 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4603 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4518 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4569 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4645 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4637 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4075 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3966 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.376 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3646 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3665 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3644 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3552 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3506 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3287 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3169 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3042 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2934 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2771 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2674 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2625 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2717 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2873 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.308 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3368 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.361 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4011 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4718 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5497 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6288 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6423 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6509 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6613 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6433 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6157 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5899 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5628 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5815 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5731 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7681 kg per person | +34.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7335 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7094 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.663 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6442 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5945 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5407 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4856 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4363 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4077 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4028 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4082 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.435 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.419 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4234 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.423 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4208 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4166 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3002 kg per person | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2963 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2975 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.302 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2983 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2724 kg per person | -8.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.2724 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0066 kg per person, 41.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.2724 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0455 kg per person, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +34.0% | 0.5731 kg per person | 0.7681 kg per person |
| 2018 | -27.9% | 0.4166 kg per person | 0.3002 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4336 kg per person | 0.376 kg per person | 0.4645 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3322 kg per person | 0.2771 kg per person | 0.3665 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3517 kg per person | 0.2625 kg per person | 0.5497 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.615 kg per person | 0.5628 kg per person | 0.6613 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5983 kg per person | 0.4077 kg per person | 0.7681 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3945 kg per person | 0.2963 kg per person | 0.435 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2926 kg per person | 0.2724 kg per person | 0.302 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 6 Kazakhstan 0.3518 kg per person compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 0.332 kg per person compare
- 8 Greece 0.3312 kg per person compare
- 10 Chad 0.2691 kg per person compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 0.2492 kg per person compare
- 12 Albania 0.2316 kg per person compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Ireland?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Ireland was 0.2724 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7681 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2625 kg per person in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
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 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.