Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Italy
Italy: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.2884 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Italy is 0.2884 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Italy peaked at 0.5345 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2884 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Italy 72nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4264 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.415 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4014 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3933 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3952 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3988 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4064 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4075 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4013 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3959 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3848 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3777 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3716 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.371 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3776 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3831 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3952 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4054 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4172 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4227 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4299 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4191 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4934 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4972 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5134 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5224 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5297 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5297 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5345 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5008 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5004 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.481 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4765 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4818 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.492 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4912 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5036 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5012 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5011 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5066 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3129 kg per person | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3812 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3712 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.36 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3649 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3566 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3666 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3642 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3594 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3507 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3446 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3052 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3118 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.311 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3107 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3173 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3148 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3139 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3069 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3098 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2979 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2914 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2884 kg per person | -1.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.2884 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1436 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.2884 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4679 kg per person, 62% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture 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% | 0.5066 kg per person | 0.3129 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.405 kg per person | 0.3933 kg per person | 0.4264 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3879 kg per person | 0.371 kg per person | 0.4172 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4892 kg per person | 0.4191 kg per person | 0.5345 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.493 kg per person | 0.4765 kg per person | 0.5036 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3744 kg per person | 0.3129 kg per person | 0.5066 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3187 kg per person | 0.3052 kg per person | 0.3507 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2969 kg per person | 0.2884 kg per person | 0.3098 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)
- 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Italy?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Italy was 0.2884 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5345 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2884 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Italy ranks 72nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.