Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Spain
Spain: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.1156 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Spain, 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 Spain is 0.1156 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 that volatilises (n) in Spain peaked at 0.3 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1156 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 that volatilises (N) in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2799 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2603 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2537 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2567 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2353 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2331 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2291 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2312 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2251 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2195 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2101 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2001 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1872 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1854 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1778 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1739 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1701 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1612 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1581 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1607 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.184 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1867 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1868 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.186 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1903 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1869 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2401 kg per person | +28.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2432 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2402 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2521 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2541 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2522 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2441 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2359 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2161 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2421 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2497 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2415 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2378 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2411 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2328 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2261 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2159 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2111 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2051 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.199 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1772 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1736 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.163 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.149 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1432 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1418 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1368 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.147 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1424 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.142 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1395 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1352 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1341 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1308 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1244 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1156 kg per person | -7.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.1156 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0066 kg per person, 17.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.1156 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0455 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) 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% | 0.1869 kg per person | 0.2401 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2533 kg per person | 0.2291 kg per person | 0.3 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1911 kg per person | 0.1612 kg per person | 0.2251 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1923 kg per person | 0.1581 kg per person | 0.2432 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2428 kg per person | 0.2161 kg per person | 0.2541 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.212 kg per person | 0.1736 kg per person | 0.2411 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.144 kg per person | 0.1352 kg per person | 0.163 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1262 kg per person | 0.1156 kg per person | 0.1341 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 19 North Macedonia 0.1309 kg per person compare
- 20 Mali 0.1264 kg per person compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1241 kg per person compare
- 23 Montenegro 0.1109 kg per person compare
- 24 Pakistan 0.1045 kg per person compare
- 25 Serbia 0.1034 kg per person compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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- 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 that volatilises (n) in Spain?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Spain was 0.1156 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1156 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Spain ranks 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) 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 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.