Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Italy
Italy: Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0426 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Italy is 0.0426 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Italy peaked at 0.0789 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0426 kg per person, in 2023.
Italy ranks 32nd 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.063 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0613 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0593 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0581 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0584 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0589 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.06 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0602 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0593 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0585 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0568 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0558 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0549 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0548 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0558 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0566 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0584 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0599 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0616 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0624 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0635 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0619 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0729 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0734 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0758 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0772 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0782 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0782 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0789 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.074 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0739 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.071 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0704 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0712 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0727 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0726 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0744 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.074 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.074 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0748 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0462 kg per person | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0563 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0548 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0532 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0539 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0527 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0541 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0538 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0531 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0518 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0509 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0451 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.046 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0459 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0459 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0469 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0465 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0464 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0453 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0458 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.044 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.043 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0426 kg per person | -1.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0426 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0063 kg per person, 6.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0426 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0443 kg per person, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0748 kg per person | 0.0462 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0598 kg per person | 0.0581 kg per person | 0.063 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0573 kg per person | 0.0548 kg per person | 0.0616 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0723 kg per person | 0.0619 kg per person | 0.0789 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0728 kg per person | 0.0704 kg per person | 0.0744 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0553 kg per person | 0.0462 kg per person | 0.0748 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0471 kg per person | 0.0451 kg per person | 0.0518 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0439 kg per person | 0.0426 kg per person | 0.0458 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Italy?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Italy was 0.0426 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0789 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0426 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Italy ranks 32nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 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.