Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Spain
Spain: Sheep — Losses from manure treated was 306,884 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Spain, 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 Spain is 306,884 kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — losses from manure treated in Spain peaked at 561,040 kg in 1998 and was at its lowest, 306,884 kg, in 2023.
Spain ranks 8th of 180 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 510,598 kg | — |
| 1962 | 482,110 kg | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 453,645 kg | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 448,437 kg | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 458,795 kg | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 423,991 kg | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 422,442 kg | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 420,763 kg | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 427,992 kg | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 422,733 kg | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 416,271 kg | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 403,169 kg | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 388,002 kg | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 368,046 kg | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 366,939 kg | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 355,384 kg | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 351,877 kg | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 347,656 kg | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 332,421 kg | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 328,336 kg | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 336,010 kg | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 386,636 kg | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 394,174 kg | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 396,206 kg | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 395,438 kg | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 403,880 kg | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 398,170 kg | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 518,990 kg | +30.3% |
| 1989 | 520,570 kg | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 513,235 kg | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 542,532 kg | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 555,803 kg | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 555,578 kg | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 538,807 kg | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 520,435 kg | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 481,275 kg | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 541,290 kg | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 561,040 kg | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 545,985 kg | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 540,906 kg | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 550,725 kg | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 537,480 kg | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 530,094 kg | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 517,087 kg | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 513,472 kg | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 506,749 kg | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 500,940 kg | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 450,337 kg | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 445,053 kg | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 418,722 kg | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 383,763 kg | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 368,791 kg | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 363,808 kg | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 348,306 kg | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 372,934 kg | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 360,293 kg | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 360,298 kg | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 357,802 kg | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 349,363 kg | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 348,474 kg | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 340,396 kg | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 326,205 kg | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 306,884 kg | -5.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 306,884 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,555 kg, 120.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Losses from manure treated 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 | +30.3% | 398,170 kg | 518,990 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 449,864 kg | 420,763 kg | 510,598 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 375,250 kg | 332,421 kg | 422,733 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 407,841 kg | 328,336 kg | 520,570 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 535,598 kg | 481,275 kg | 561,040 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 509,284 kg | 445,053 kg | 550,725 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 368,408 kg | 348,306 kg | 418,722 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 330,490 kg | 306,884 kg | 348,474 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 5 Chad 436,326 kg compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 kg
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kg
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kg
- 6 Republic of Moldova 0 kg
- 6 Sudan 358,595 kg compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kg
- 6 Timor-Leste 0 kg
- 6 Türkiye 0 kg
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 kg
- 6 Melanesia 0 kg
- 6 Polynesia 0 kg
- 7 Ethiopia 358,239 kg compare
- 9 Algeria 285,328 kg compare
- 10 Mali 209,114 kg compare
- 11 Kenya 208,135 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 — losses from manure treated in Spain?
- Sheep — losses from manure treated in Spain was 306,884 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 561,040 kg in 1998.
- What is the lowest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 306,884 kg in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for sheep — losses from manure treated?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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).