Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Italy
Italy: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.213 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Italy stood at 0.213 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Italy peaked at 0.3947 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.213 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Italy 32nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3149 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3065 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2964 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2904 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2919 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2945 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3002 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3009 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2964 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2923 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2842 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.279 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2744 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.274 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2788 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2829 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2918 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2994 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3081 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3121 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3175 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3095 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3644 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3672 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3792 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3858 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3912 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3912 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3947 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3698 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3695 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3552 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3519 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3558 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3633 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3628 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3719 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3701 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3701 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3741 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2311 kg per person | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2815 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2741 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2659 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2695 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2633 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2707 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.269 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2654 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.259 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2545 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2254 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2302 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2297 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2295 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2343 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2325 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2318 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2266 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2288 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.22 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2152 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.213 kg per person | -1.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.213 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0317 kg per person, 6.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.213 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2214 kg per person, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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% | 0.3741 kg per person | 0.2311 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2991 kg per person | 0.2904 kg per person | 0.3149 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2865 kg per person | 0.274 kg per person | 0.3081 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3613 kg per person | 0.3095 kg per person | 0.3947 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3641 kg per person | 0.3519 kg per person | 0.3719 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2765 kg per person | 0.2311 kg per person | 0.3741 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2354 kg per person | 0.2254 kg per person | 0.259 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2193 kg per person | 0.213 kg per person | 0.2288 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Italy?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Italy was 0.213 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3947 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.213 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Italy ranks 32nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.