Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Iraq
Iraq: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 13.36 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Iraq stood at 13.36 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Iraq peaked at 17.53 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.49 kg per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Iraq 135th 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 management (manure treated, N content) … square in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.68 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9.37 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 9.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 9.51 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 10 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 10.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 10.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 11.43 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 11.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 11.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 11.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 12.7 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 11.52 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 11.31 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 11.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 10.64 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 10.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 10.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 10.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 10.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 10.25 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 9.93 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 9.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 10.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 10.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 6.49 kg per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1992 | 7.69 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 9 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 8.42 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 7.43 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 7.04 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 8.35 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 8.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 8.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 9.69 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 9.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 8.59 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 9.35 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 10.12 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 7.19 kg per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 7.15 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2009 | 15.46 kg per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 2010 | 15.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 16.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 17.53 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 11.37 kg per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 11.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 12.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 12.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 12.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 13.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 13.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 13.36 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.77 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 13.36 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.36 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square 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 | +60.3% | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | 15.46 kg per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -35.1% | 17.53 kg per square kilometre | 11.37 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -32.3% | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | 6.49 kg per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +34.8% | 7.15 kg per square kilometre | 9.65 kg per square kilometre |
| 2006 | -28.9% | 10.12 kg per square kilometre | 7.19 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.79 kg per square kilometre | 9.09 kg per square kilometre | 10.81 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.48 kg per square kilometre | 10.64 kg per square kilometre | 12.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.3 kg per square kilometre | 9.92 kg per square kilometre | 10.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.11 kg per square kilometre | 6.49 kg per square kilometre | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.53 kg per square kilometre | 7.15 kg per square kilometre | 15.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.24 kg per square kilometre | 11.37 kg per square kilometre | 17.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.97 kg per square kilometre | 12.58 kg per square kilometre | 13.36 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 132 French Polynesia 15.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Belize 13.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Cameroon 13.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Togo 13.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 South Africa 12.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Egypt 10.97 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 management (manure treated, n content), per square in Iraq?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Iraq was 13.36 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 17.53 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Iraq ranks 135th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.