All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in France
France: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 2,629 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in France stood at 2,629 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in France peaked at 3,854 kg per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2,629 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
France ranks 40th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in France, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,304 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3,401 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 3,345 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 3,295 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 3,329 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 3,343 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 3,430 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 3,502 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 3,462 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 3,493 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 3,519 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 3,519 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,631 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 3,757 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 3,801 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 3,801 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,788 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3,795 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3,821 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 3,834 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 3,852 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 3,854 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,848 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 3,842 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 3,786 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 3,765 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 3,612 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 3,504 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 3,469 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 3,479 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 3,418 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 3,364 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3,342 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 3,353 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3,362 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3,362 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,332 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 3,316 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3,302 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3,420 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 3,421 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,336 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3,238 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3,185 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3,155 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3,137 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3,164 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,164 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,125 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,120 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,052 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3,030 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3,032 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,041 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,046 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,020 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2,977 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,954 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,897 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2,855 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2,784 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2,687 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,629 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2,629 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 2,629 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,370 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,379 kg per square kilometre | 3,295 kg per square kilometre | 3,502 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,692 kg per square kilometre | 3,493 kg per square kilometre | 3,821 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,737 kg per square kilometre | 3,469 kg per square kilometre | 3,854 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,363 kg per square kilometre | 3,302 kg per square kilometre | 3,479 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,234 kg per square kilometre | 3,125 kg per square kilometre | 3,421 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,017 kg per square kilometre | 2,897 kg per square kilometre | 3,120 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,739 kg per square kilometre | 2,629 kg per square kilometre | 2,855 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in France?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in France was 2,629 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3,854 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,629 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does France rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- France ranks 40th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure 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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.