Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Iraq
Iraq: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 3.47 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.47 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Iraq peaked at 4.65 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.62 kg per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Iraq 132nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 2.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.63 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 1992 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1993 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 2010 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2016 | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3.47 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.67 kg per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3.47 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.47 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +62.1% | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | 4.09 kg per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -36.7% | 4.65 kg per square kilometre | 2.95 kg per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +37.2% | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | 2.53 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -33.7% | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.62 kg per square kilometre |
| 2006 | -30.8% | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | 1.82 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 kg per square kilometre | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | 4.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % 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 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Iraq?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Iraq was 3.47 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Iraq ranks 132nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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
Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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.