Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Spain
Spain: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.5437 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Spain stood at 0.5437 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Spain peaked at 1.42 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5437 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Spain 19th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.42 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.33 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 1.24 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 1.22 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.23 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1.13 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 1.09 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.1 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.07 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.04 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9981 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.95 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8913 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8791 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8425 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8256 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8079 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7657 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7502 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7623 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8719 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8846 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8855 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8806 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8967 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8817 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.15 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 1989 | 1.15 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.13 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.19 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.22 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.21 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.17 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.12 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.03 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 1.16 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.19 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.16 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.14 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.15 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.11 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.08 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9778 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9489 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8395 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8223 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7701 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7033 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6755 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6687 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6422 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6882 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6644 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6628 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6552 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6352 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6303 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6146 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5848 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5437 kg per person | -7.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.5437 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0317 kg per person, 17.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.5437 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2214 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | +30.1% | 0.8817 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.42 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9073 kg per person | 0.7657 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9109 kg per person | 0.7502 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.8223 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6766 kg per person | 0.6352 kg per person | 0.7701 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5934 kg per person | 0.5437 kg per person | 0.6303 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6092 kg per person compare
- 17 Afghanistan 0.6002 kg per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.5797 kg per person compare
- 20 Mauritania 0.5217 kg per person compare
- 21 Montenegro 0.5208 kg per person compare
- 22 Serbia 0.5012 kg per person compare
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- 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Spain?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Spain was 0.5437 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5437 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.