Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 213.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 213.26 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ireland peaked at 431.31 kg per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 133.6 kg per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Ireland 39th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 177.1 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 192.46 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 190.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 193.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 197.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 197.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 174.38 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1968 | 170.47 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 162.56 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 158.95 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 161.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 163.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 161.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 162.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 154.56 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 151.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 147.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 144 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 137.84 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 134.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 133.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 139.63 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 148.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 160.38 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 175.69 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 188.35 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 209.32 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 245.17 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 284.54 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 325.74 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 335.59 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 342.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 349.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 341.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 328.38 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 317.14 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 305.68 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 319.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 317.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 431.31 kg per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2001 | 418.47 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 411.58 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 391.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 386.92 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 364.96 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 341.03 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 315.33 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 289.21 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 273.15 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 271.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 276.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 295.51 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 286.1 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 291.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 293.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 296 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 296.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 217.25 kg per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 217.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 221.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 227.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 229.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 213.26 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 213.26 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.99 kg per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 213.26 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.09 kg per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) 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 | +35.7% | 317.93 kg per square kilometre | 431.31 kg per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -26.8% | 296.9 kg per square kilometre | 217.25 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 183.84 kg per square kilometre | 162.56 kg per square kilometre | 197.48 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 154.24 kg per square kilometre | 137.84 kg per square kilometre | 163.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 181.99 kg per square kilometre | 133.6 kg per square kilometre | 284.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 328.29 kg per square kilometre | 305.68 kg per square kilometre | 349.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 362.3 kg per square kilometre | 273.15 kg per square kilometre | 431.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 274.21 kg per square kilometre | 217.25 kg per square kilometre | 296.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 222.9 kg per square kilometre | 213.26 kg per square kilometre | 229.76 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 36 Benin 228.33 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Faroe Islands 225.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Morocco 220.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 Kuwait 203.19 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 196.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 South Sudan 195.38 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ireland?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ireland was 213.26 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 431.31 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 133.6 kg per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Ireland ranks 39th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.