Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.2724 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.2724 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Ireland peaked at 0.7678 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2625 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4253 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4603 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4518 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4569 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4645 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4637 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4075 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3966 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.376 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3646 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3665 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3644 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3552 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3506 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3287 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3169 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3042 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2934 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2771 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2674 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2625 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2717 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2873 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.308 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3368 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.361 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4011 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4718 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5497 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6288 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6416 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6502 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6606 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6426 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.615 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5893 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5622 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5809 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5725 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7678 kg per person | +34.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7332 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7091 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6627 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6439 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5942 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5405 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4854 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.436 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4074 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4024 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4078 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4347 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4188 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4232 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4226 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4205 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4163 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2999 kg per person | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 0.296 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2975 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.302 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2981 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2724 kg per person | -8.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.2724 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0063 kg per person, 42.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.2724 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0443 kg per person, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 0.5725 kg per person | 0.7678 kg per person |
| 2018 | -28.0% | 0.4163 kg per person | 0.2999 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4336 kg per person | 0.376 kg per person | 0.4645 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3322 kg per person | 0.2771 kg per person | 0.3665 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3517 kg per person | 0.2625 kg per person | 0.5497 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6144 kg per person | 0.5622 kg per person | 0.6606 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.598 kg per person | 0.4074 kg per person | 0.7678 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3942 kg per person | 0.296 kg per person | 0.4347 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2925 kg per person | 0.2724 kg per person | 0.302 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 6 Kazakhstan 0.3392 kg per person compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 0.318 kg per person compare
- 8 Greece 0.2933 kg per person compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 0.2341 kg per person compare
- 11 Albania 0.1934 kg per person compare
- 12 Norway 0.1535 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ireland?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ireland was 0.2724 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7678 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2625 kg per person in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.