Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Spain
Spain: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.1631 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Spain is 0.1631 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Spain peaked at 0.4269 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1631 kg per person, in 2023.
Spain ranks 19th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4269 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3994 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3725 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3646 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.369 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3375 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3322 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3266 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3289 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3213 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3126 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2994 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.285 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2674 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2637 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2527 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2477 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2424 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2297 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2251 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2287 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2616 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2654 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2657 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2642 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.269 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2645 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3441 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3446 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3394 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3578 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3648 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3628 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3501 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3367 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3101 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3473 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3585 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3474 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3427 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3465 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3334 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3229 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3096 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3023 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2933 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2847 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2519 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2467 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.231 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.211 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2026 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2006 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1927 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2065 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1993 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1988 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1966 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1906 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1891 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1844 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1754 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1631 kg per person | -7.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.1631 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0095 kg per person, 17.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.1631 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0664 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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% | 0.2645 kg per person | 0.3441 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.362 kg per person | 0.3266 kg per person | 0.4269 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2722 kg per person | 0.2297 kg per person | 0.3213 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2733 kg per person | 0.2251 kg per person | 0.3446 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3475 kg per person | 0.3101 kg per person | 0.3648 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3034 kg per person | 0.2467 kg per person | 0.3465 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.203 kg per person | 0.1906 kg per person | 0.231 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.178 kg per person | 0.1631 kg per person | 0.1891 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1828 kg per person compare
- 17 Afghanistan 0.18 kg per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.1739 kg per person compare
- 20 Mauritania 0.1565 kg per person compare
- 21 Montenegro 0.1563 kg per person compare
- 22 Serbia 0.1504 kg per person compare
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- 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Spain?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Spain was 0.1631 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4269 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1631 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 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.