Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.31 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland stood at 1.31 kg per person.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland peaked at 1.45 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.01 kg per person, in 1985.
That places Ireland 61st out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.34 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.29 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 1.3 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.27 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.44 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 1.43 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.37 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 1.37 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.35 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.33 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.35 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.37 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.43 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.39 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.26 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 1.26 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.21 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.18 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.15 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.13 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.08 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.06 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.01 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.02 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.09 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 1.09 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.25 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 1.26 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.25 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.33 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 1.43 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 1.33 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.34 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.29 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.27 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.45 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 1.43 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.41 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.35 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.32 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.34 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.3 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.29 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.42 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.32 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.33 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.37 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.41 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.41 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.41 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.43 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.42 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.31 kg per person | -7.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.31 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.31 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.27 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 1.44 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 1.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 kg per person | 1.29 kg per person | 1.45 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 kg per person | 1.32 kg per person | 1.43 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.31 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland was 1.31 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 kg per person in 1985.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 61st out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.