Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Italy
Italy: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 1.73 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Italy is 1.73 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Italy peaked at 3.04 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.73 kg per person, in 2023.
Italy ranks 103rd of 165 countries on this measure, 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 left on pasture (N content), per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.6 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.52 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 2.44 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 2.38 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 2.38 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.37 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.4 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 2.4 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.34 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 2.31 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 2.25 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 2.2 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 2.16 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 2.15 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.19 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 2.21 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 2.27 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 2.32 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.39 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 2.41 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.46 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.41 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.88 kg per person | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 2.82 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.9 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.98 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 3.01 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 3.02 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.04 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.88 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.9 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.8 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 2.79 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.83 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.9 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.9 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.94 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.91 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.91 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.96 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.84 kg per person | -37.6% |
| 2002 | 2.22 kg per person | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 2.15 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.09 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.11 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.06 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.11 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.09 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.07 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.03 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.01 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.78 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 1.84 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.82 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.83 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.88 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.86 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.85 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.84 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.86 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.75 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.73 kg per person | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita 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 | -37.6% | 2.96 kg per person | 1.84 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 kg per person | 2.34 kg per person | 2.6 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.24 kg per person | 2.15 kg per person | 2.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.79 kg per person | 2.41 kg per person | 3.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.88 kg per person | 2.79 kg per person | 2.94 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 kg per person | 1.84 kg per person | 2.96 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 kg per person | 1.78 kg per person | 2.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | 1.86 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Italy?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Italy was 1.73 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Italy ranks 103rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.