Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 1.36 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ireland is 1.36 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ireland peaked at 3.84 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.31 kg per person, in 1981.
That places Ireland 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.13 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.3 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 2.26 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 2.28 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 2.32 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 2.32 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 2.04 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 1.98 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.88 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 1.82 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.83 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 1.82 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.78 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.75 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.64 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 1.58 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.52 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 1.47 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.39 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 1.34 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.31 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.36 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.44 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 1.54 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 1.68 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 1.8 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 2.01 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 2.36 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 2.75 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 3.14 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 3.21 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 3.25 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.3 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.21 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.08 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.95 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.81 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 2.9 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.86 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.84 kg per person | +34.1% |
| 2001 | 3.67 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 3.55 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.31 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 3.22 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.97 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 2.43 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 2.18 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 2.04 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 2.01 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.04 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.17 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 2.09 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.12 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.11 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.08 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 kg per person | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 1.48 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.49 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.51 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.49 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.36 kg per person | -8.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.36 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0317 kg per person, 42.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.36 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2214 kg per person, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +34.1% | 2.86 kg per person | 3.84 kg per person |
| 2018 | -28.0% | 2.08 kg per person | 1.5 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 kg per person | 1.88 kg per person | 2.32 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.66 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 1.83 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 2.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.07 kg per person | 2.81 kg per person | 3.3 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 kg per person | 2.04 kg per person | 3.84 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 2.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 6 Kazakhstan 1.7 kg per person compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 1.59 kg per person compare
- 8 Greece 1.47 kg per person compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 1.17 kg per person compare
- 11 Albania 0.9671 kg per person compare
- 12 Norway 0.7676 kg per person compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ireland?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ireland was 1.36 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 kg per person in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils (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.