Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Greece
Greece: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 240.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Greece recorded 240.46 kg per square kilometre for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Greece peaked at 284.96 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 224.8 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Greece 6th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 284.96 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 273.05 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 271.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 259.37 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 246.7 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 238.23 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 238.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 239.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 235.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 234 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 229.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 234.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 240.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 254.93 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 252.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 254.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 252.87 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 246.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 244.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 245.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 245.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 248.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 250.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 251.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 251.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 254.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 251.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 262.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 264.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 265.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 263.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 264.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 264.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 265.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 267.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 270.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 271.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 270.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 272.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 272.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 273.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 278.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 275.98 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 274.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 268.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 267.87 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 269.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 271.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 270.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 272.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 271.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 271.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 267.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 262.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 266.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 264.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 268.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 256.84 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 256.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 235.27 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 234.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 224.8 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 240.46 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 240.46 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.62 kg per square kilometre, 10.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Greece's 240.46 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.38 kg per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 254.14 kg per square kilometre | 235.35 kg per square kilometre | 284.96 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 244.39 kg per square kilometre | 229.56 kg per square kilometre | 254.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 252.44 kg per square kilometre | 245.04 kg per square kilometre | 264.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 267.52 kg per square kilometre | 263.85 kg per square kilometre | 272.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 272.28 kg per square kilometre | 267.87 kg per square kilometre | 278.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 265.83 kg per square kilometre | 256.75 kg per square kilometre | 272.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 233.71 kg per square kilometre | 224.8 kg per square kilometre | 240.46 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Greece?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Greece was 240.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 284.96 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 224.8 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Greece ranks 6th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.