Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Greece
Greece: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) was 2.9 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 2.9 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Greece peaked at 5 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.83 kg per person, in 2022.
Greece ranks 18th 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 4.66 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 4.54 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 4.3 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 4.09 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 3.94 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 3.93 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 3.96 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 3.88 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 3.88 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 3.85 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 3.89 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 3.97 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 4.17 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 4.1 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 4.11 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 4.03 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 3.89 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 3.83 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 3.81 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 3.85 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.81 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.81 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.84 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 3.85 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 3.9 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.83 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 4.06 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 4.08 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.05 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.98 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.96 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.94 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.93 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.95 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.99 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.99 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.97 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.97 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.96 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.96 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.99 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.96 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.92 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.84 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.79 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.78 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.77 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.71 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.74 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.69 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.68 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.64 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.59 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.43 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.38 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.43 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.22 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 3.21 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.91 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 2.93 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.83 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.9 kg per person | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.25 kg per person | 3.88 kg per person | 5 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.97 kg per person | 3.83 kg per person | 4.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.88 kg per person | 3.81 kg per person | 4.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.97 kg per person | 3.93 kg per person | 4.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.87 kg per person | 3.71 kg per person | 3.99 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 kg per person | 3.21 kg per person | 3.74 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 kg per person | 2.83 kg per person | 2.93 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Greece?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Greece was 2.9 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Greece ranks 18th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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.