Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Spain
Spain: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.8 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Spain stood at 1.8 kg per person.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Spain peaked at 1.84 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.686 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Spain 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.686 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7169 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8274 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7973 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7148 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.792 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8172 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8499 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.858 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8226 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 1.1 kg per person | +33.7% |
| 1972 | 1.22 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 1.24 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.26 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.33 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 1.43 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 1.51 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 1.41 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 1.39 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.4 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.53 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 1.49 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.44 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 1.36 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.38 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.31 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 1.34 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.38 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.36 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.35 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.72 kg per person | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 1.64 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.67 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.73 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.78 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.78 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.8 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.8 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.81 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.83 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.83 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.84 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.79 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.75 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.73 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.69 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.67 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.7 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.68 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.66 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.64 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.68 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.69 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.71 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.74 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8 kg per person | +3.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.8 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.8 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.27 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +33.7% | 0.8226 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person |
| 1991 | +26.7% | 1.35 kg per person | 1.72 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7844 kg per person | 0.686 kg per person | 0.858 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.27 kg per person | 0.8226 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 1.53 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 kg per person | 1.35 kg per person | 1.81 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 kg per person | 1.67 kg per person | 1.84 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 kg per person | 1.64 kg per person | 1.74 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.8 kg per person | 1.8 kg per person | 1.8 kg per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Spain?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Spain was 1.8 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 kg per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.686 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Spain ranks 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.