Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Italy
Italy: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.045 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Italy is 0.045 kg per person, measured 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 that volatilises (n) in Italy peaked at 0.082 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.045 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 that volatilises (N) in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0669 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.065 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0629 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0615 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0618 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.062 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0631 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0632 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0621 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0612 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0595 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0584 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0574 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0573 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0583 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.059 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0608 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0623 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0641 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0649 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0661 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0645 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0763 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0762 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0786 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0802 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0813 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0813 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.082 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0771 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0772 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0744 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0738 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0747 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0763 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0762 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0779 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0774 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0774 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0784 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0485 kg per person | -38.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0589 kg per person | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0573 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0556 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0563 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.055 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0565 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.056 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0554 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0541 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0533 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0472 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0484 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0482 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0482 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0493 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0489 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0487 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0479 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0483 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0466 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0455 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.045 kg per person | -1.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.045 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0066 kg per person, 6.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.045 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0455 kg per person, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) 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% | 0.0784 kg per person | 0.0485 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0632 kg per person | 0.0615 kg per person | 0.0669 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0598 kg per person | 0.0573 kg per person | 0.0641 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0751 kg per person | 0.0645 kg per person | 0.082 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0762 kg per person | 0.0738 kg per person | 0.0779 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0578 kg per person | 0.0485 kg per person | 0.0784 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0494 kg per person | 0.0472 kg per person | 0.0541 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0464 kg per person | 0.045 kg per person | 0.0483 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Italy?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Italy was 0.045 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.082 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.045 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Italy ranks 44th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) 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 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.