Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Spain
Spain: Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.5501 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.5501 kg per person for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Spain peaked at 1.44 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5501 kg per person, in 2023.
Spain ranks 19th 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.44 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.35 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 1.26 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 1.23 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.24 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1.14 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 1.12 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 1.1 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.11 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.08 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.05 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.01 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9611 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9017 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8894 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8523 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8352 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8173 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7746 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.759 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7712 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8821 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.895 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8958 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8909 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9072 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.892 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.16 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 1989 | 1.16 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.14 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.21 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.23 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.22 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.18 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.14 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.05 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 1.17 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 1.21 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.17 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.16 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.17 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.12 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.09 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9892 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9599 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8493 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8319 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7791 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7115 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6833 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6765 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6497 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6962 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6721 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6705 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6629 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6426 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6377 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6218 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5916 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5501 kg per person | -7.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.5501 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0317 kg per person, 17.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.5501 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2226 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita 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% | 0.892 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 1.44 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9179 kg per person | 0.7746 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9215 kg per person | 0.759 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 kg per person | 0.8319 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6845 kg per person | 0.6426 kg per person | 0.7791 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6003 kg per person | 0.5501 kg per person | 0.6377 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6163 kg per person compare
- 17 Chad 0.6023 kg per person compare
- 18 Afghanistan 0.6002 kg per person compare
- 20 Mauritania 0.542 kg per person compare
- 21 Montenegro 0.5269 kg per person compare
- 22 Serbia 0.5071 kg per person compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Spain?
- Sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Spain was 0.5501 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5501 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.