Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Italy
Italy: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 103.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Italy stood at 103.45 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Italy peaked at 175.87 kg per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 103.45 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Italy ranks 70th 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 that leaches (N content) in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 134.23 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 130.75 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 127.42 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 125.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 126.67 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 126.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 129.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 130.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 128 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 126.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 124.07 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 121.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 120.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 120.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 123.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 125.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 129.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 133 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 137.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 138.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 141.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 138.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 166.3 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 162.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 167.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 171.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 174.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 174.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 175.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 166.8 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 167.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 162.48 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 161.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 163.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 168.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 167.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 170.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 169.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 168.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 170.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 106.6 kg per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 2002 | 128.34 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 125.39 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 122.44 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 124.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 122.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 125.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 125.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 125.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 123.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 122.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 108.79 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 112.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 111.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 111.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 114.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 113.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 112.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 111.52 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 112.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 107.94 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 104.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 103.45 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 103.45 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.99 kg per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 103.45 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.09 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) 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% | 170.78 kg per square kilometre | 106.6 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128.84 kg per square kilometre | 125.42 kg per square kilometre | 134.23 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 126.29 kg per square kilometre | 120.5 kg per square kilometre | 137.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 161.17 kg per square kilometre | 138.88 kg per square kilometre | 175.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 166.75 kg per square kilometre | 161.8 kg per square kilometre | 170.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.73 kg per square kilometre | 106.6 kg per square kilometre | 170.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.21 kg per square kilometre | 108.79 kg per square kilometre | 123.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.1 kg per square kilometre | 103.45 kg per square kilometre | 112.09 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 67 Niger 108.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 68 Israel 106.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 69 Sierra Leone 104.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 71 Kyrgyzstan 100.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 72 Dominica 97.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Tonga 95.94 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Italy?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Italy was 103.45 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 175.87 kg per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Italy ranks 70th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 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.