Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Italy
Italy: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.4326 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Italy stood at 0.4326 kg per person. 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Italy peaked at 0.8017 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.4326 kg per person, in 2023.
Italy ranks 72nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6396 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6225 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.602 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5899 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5928 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5982 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6097 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6112 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.602 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5938 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5772 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5666 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5574 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5565 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5664 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5746 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5927 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.608 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6258 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.634 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6448 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6286 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7401 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7458 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7701 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7837 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7945 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7945 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8017 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7511 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7506 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7215 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7148 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7227 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.738 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7368 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7555 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7518 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7517 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7598 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4693 kg per person | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5718 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5568 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.54 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5473 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5349 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5499 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5463 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5391 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.526 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5169 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4578 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4677 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4666 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4661 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4759 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4723 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4709 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4603 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4648 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4469 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4371 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4326 kg per person | -1.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.4326 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2154 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.4326 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7018 kg per person, 62% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita 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% | 0.7598 kg per person | 0.4693 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6076 kg per person | 0.5899 kg per person | 0.6396 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5819 kg per person | 0.5565 kg per person | 0.6258 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7338 kg per person | 0.6286 kg per person | 0.8017 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7395 kg per person | 0.7148 kg per person | 0.7555 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5615 kg per person | 0.4693 kg per person | 0.7598 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.478 kg per person | 0.4578 kg per person | 0.526 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4453 kg per person | 0.4326 kg per person | 0.4648 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Italy?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Italy was 0.4326 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8017 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4326 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Italy ranks 72nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.