Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.4085 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ireland stood at 0.4085 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ireland peaked at 1.15 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3937 kg per person, in 1981.
Ireland ranks 9th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.638 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6905 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6778 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6853 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6967 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.6956 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6113 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5949 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.564 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5469 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5498 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5467 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5328 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5259 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4931 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4753 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4563 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4401 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4157 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4011 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3937 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4076 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.431 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.462 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5053 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5414 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6017 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7077 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8246 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9432 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9624 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9752 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9909 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.964 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9226 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.884 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8434 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8714 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8588 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.15 kg per person | +34.1% |
| 2001 | 1.1 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9941 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9658 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8913 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8108 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7281 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.654 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6111 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6036 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6117 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.652 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6281 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6347 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6339 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6308 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6245 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4498 kg per person | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 0.444 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4463 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.453 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4471 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4085 kg per person | -8.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.4085 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0095 kg per person, 42.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.4085 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0664 kg per person, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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% | 0.8588 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person |
| 2018 | -28.0% | 0.6245 kg per person | 0.4498 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6504 kg per person | 0.564 kg per person | 0.6967 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4983 kg per person | 0.4157 kg per person | 0.5498 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5276 kg per person | 0.3937 kg per person | 0.8246 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9216 kg per person | 0.8434 kg per person | 0.9909 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.897 kg per person | 0.6111 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5913 kg per person | 0.444 kg per person | 0.652 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4387 kg per person | 0.4085 kg per person | 0.453 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 6 Kazakhstan 0.5088 kg per person compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 0.477 kg per person compare
- 8 Greece 0.4399 kg per person compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 0.3512 kg per person compare
- 11 Albania 0.2901 kg per person compare
- 12 Norway 0.2303 kg per person compare
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- 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Ireland?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ireland was 0.4085 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3937 kg per person in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.