Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Italy
Italy: Sheep — Losses from manure treated was 146,642 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — losses from manure treated in Italy is 146,642 kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — losses from manure treated in Italy peaked at 261,111 kg in 1989 and was at its lowest, 146,642 kg, in 2023.
That places Italy 18th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 185,775 kg | — |
| 1962 | 182,021 kg | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 177,333 kg | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 175,202 kg | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 177,547 kg | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 180,566 kg | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 185,350 kg | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 187,007 kg | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 185,224 kg | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 183,671 kg | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 179,383 kg | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 177,082 kg | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 175,381 kg | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 176,254 kg | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 180,455 kg | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 183,998 kg | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 190,614 kg | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 196,236 kg | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 202,534 kg | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 205,628 kg | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 209,395 kg | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 204,287 kg | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 240,604 kg | +17.8% |
| 1984 | 242,513 kg | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 250,487 kg | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 254,898 kg | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 258,455 kg | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 258,581 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 261,111 kg | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 244,847 kg | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 244,838 kg | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 235,516 kg | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 233,471 kg | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 236,112 kg | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 241,089 kg | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 240,783 kg | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 247,001 kg | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 245,879 kg | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 245,885 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 248,661 kg | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 153,684 kg | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 187,594 kg | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 183,680 kg | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 179,474 kg | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 182,958 kg | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 179,527 kg | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 185,689 kg | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 185,915 kg | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 184,520 kg | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 180,850 kg | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 178,309 kg | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 158,350 kg | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 162,099 kg | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 161,742 kg | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 161,347 kg | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 164,425 kg | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 162,857 kg | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 162,038 kg | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 158,015 kg | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 158,766 kg | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 151,863 kg | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 148,244 kg | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 146,642 kg | -1.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 146,642 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,555 kg, 57.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Losses from manure treated 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 | -38.2% | 248,661 kg | 153,684 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 181,781 kg | 175,202 kg | 187,007 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 184,561 kg | 175,381 kg | 202,534 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 238,596 kg | 204,287 kg | 261,111 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 241,542 kg | 233,471 kg | 247,001 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 187,170 kg | 153,684 kg | 248,661 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,003 kg | 158,015 kg | 180,850 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,379 kg | 146,642 kg | 158,766 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 15 Greece 178,135 kg compare
- 16 Yugoslav SFR 167,723 kg compare
- 17 France 148,425 kg compare
- 19 South Sudan 130,083 kg compare
- 20 Niger 126,792 kg compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 102,510 kg compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 22,702 kg 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 — losses from manure treated in Italy?
- Sheep — losses from manure treated in Italy was 146,642 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 261,111 kg in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 146,642 kg in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep — losses from manure treated?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Losses from 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).