Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Spain
Spain: Sheep and Goats — Manure management was 28.25 million kg in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure management in Spain stood at 28.25 million kg. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure management in Spain peaked at 50.79 million kg in 1998 and was at its lowest, 28.25 million kg, in 2023.
Spain ranks 17th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46.63 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 43.91 million kg | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 41.19 million kg | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 40.55 million kg | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 41.48 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 38.41 million kg | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 38.52 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 38.36 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 39.08 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 38.49 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 37.97 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 36.75 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 35.40 million kg | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 33.49 million kg | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 33.52 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 32.48 million kg | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 32.10 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 31.69 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 30.31 million kg | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 29.97 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 30.68 million kg | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 35.33 million kg | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 36.03 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 36.19 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 36.17 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 37.11 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 36.56 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 47.06 million kg | +28.7% |
| 1989 | 47.74 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 47.20 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 49.65 million kg | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 50.31 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 50.19 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 48.82 million kg | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 47.38 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 43.58 million kg | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 49.02 million kg | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 50.79 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 49.32 million kg | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 48.77 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 49.80 million kg | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 48.77 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 48.22 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 46.85 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 46.59 million kg | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 46.05 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 45.50 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 41.16 million kg | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 40.68 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 38.38 million kg | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 35.20 million kg | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 33.86 million kg | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 33.41 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 32.13 million kg | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 34.49 million kg | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 33.45 million kg | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 33.43 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 33.00 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 32.19 million kg | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 32.11 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.36 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 30.04 million kg | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 28.25 million kg | -6.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 28.25 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,000 kg, 313.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 28.25 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.23 million kg, 23.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure management 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 | +28.7% | 36.56 million kg | 47.06 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.90 million kg | 38.36 million kg | 46.63 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.22 million kg | 30.31 million kg | 38.49 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.28 million kg | 29.97 million kg | 47.74 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.63 million kg | 43.58 million kg | 50.79 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.24 million kg | 40.68 million kg | 49.80 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.95 million kg | 32.13 million kg | 38.38 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.44 million kg | 28.25 million kg | 32.11 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 14 Kazakhstan 35.76 million kg compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 169,081 kg compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kg
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kg
- 15 Türkiye 0 kg
- 15 Turkmenistan 32.37 million kg compare
- 15 Melanesia 0 kg
- 15 Micronesia 0 kg
- 15 Polynesia 0 kg
- 16 Afghanistan 30.91 million kg compare
- 18 Bangladesh 27.99 million kg compare
- 19 Chad 26.43 million kg compare
- 20 Ethiopia 25.63 million kg compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 management in Spain?
- Sheep and goats — manure management in Spain was 28.25 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure management recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 50.79 million kg in 1998.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure management recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.25 million kg in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for sheep and goats — manure management?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure management rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure management (manure treated, N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).