Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Spain
Spain: Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.1087 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.1087 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Spain peaked at 0.2846 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1087 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 that volatilises … capita volatilises in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2846 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2663 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2483 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2431 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.246 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.225 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2215 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2177 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2193 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2142 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2084 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1996 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.19 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1783 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1758 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1685 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1651 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1616 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1531 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.15 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1525 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1744 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1769 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1771 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1761 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1793 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1763 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2294 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2297 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2262 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2385 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2432 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2418 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2334 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2245 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2067 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2315 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.239 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2316 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2284 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.231 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2223 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2153 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2064 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2015 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1956 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1898 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1679 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1645 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.154 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1407 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1351 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1337 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1284 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1376 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1329 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1326 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.131 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.127 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1261 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1229 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.117 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1087 kg per person | -7.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.1087 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0063 kg per person, 17.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.1087 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0443 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 0.1763 kg per person | 0.2294 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2413 kg per person | 0.2177 kg per person | 0.2846 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1815 kg per person | 0.1531 kg per person | 0.2142 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1822 kg per person | 0.15 kg per person | 0.2297 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2317 kg per person | 0.2067 kg per person | 0.2432 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2023 kg per person | 0.1645 kg per person | 0.231 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1353 kg per person | 0.127 kg per person | 0.154 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1187 kg per person | 0.1087 kg per person | 0.1261 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1218 kg per person compare
- 17 Afghanistan 0.12 kg per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.1159 kg per person compare
- 20 Mauritania 0.1043 kg per person compare
- 21 Montenegro 0.1042 kg per person compare
- 22 Serbia 0.1002 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 volatilises (n content), per in Spain?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Spain was 0.1087 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2846 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1087 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 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.