Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre by country
Chickens — 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.
Countries reporting
168
Highest
4,653 kg per square kilometre
Barbados
Lowest
0.5599 kg per square kilometre
Mongolia
Median
87.53 kg per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,696
What the numbers show
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 4,653 kg per square kilometre in Barbados; the lowest is 0.5599 kg per square kilometre in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 87.53 kg per square kilometre, and the mean is 255.38 kg per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,311.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 274.2%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 56.6%).
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 4,653 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Mauritius | 3,152 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,913 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Lebanon | 2,482 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Singapore | 2,163 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 1,856 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Kuwait | 1,315 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Malta | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1,168 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Qatar | 1,022 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 274.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 912.14 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Israel | 894.8 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 13 | Bahrain | 886.09 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Tuvalu | 763.65 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Indonesia | 747.67 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Belgium | 721.27 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 17 | Grenada | 596.23 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 18 | Jamaica | 488.46 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 19 | Palestine | 404.29 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 20 | Malaysia | 402.69 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 21 | El Salvador | 385.18 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Japan | 373.52 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 23 | Kiribati | 316.32 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 311.41 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 310.88 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 26 | China | 268.61 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Seychelles | 266.01 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 265.35 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Tunisia | 261.7 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 258.64 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 31 | Togo | 252.27 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 250.69 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 237.55 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | 229.4 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Denmark | 228.71 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 36 | Italy | 216.8 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 37 | Portugal | 216.11 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 38 | Puerto Rico | 202.7 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 39 | Senegal | 201.59 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 200.77 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Germany | 200.41 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 196.63 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 43 | Guatemala | 190.46 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Tonga | 190.1 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 45 | Morocco | 189.55 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Nepal | 180.11 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Jordan | 180.05 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 48 | France | 179.47 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 49 | Antigua and Barbuda | 178.14 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 50 | Spain | 170.61 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 51 | Ghana | 163.69 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Honduras | 161.83 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 155.78 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 54 | Panama | 152 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 151.82 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 56 | Switzerland | 146.47 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 144.67 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 144.56 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 59 | India | 142.67 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 135.97 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 135.93 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 62 | Mexico | 135.22 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 127.03 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Ukraine | 125.27 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 65 | Comoros | 123.52 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 66 | Iraq | 122.3 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 122.15 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Cuba | 122.01 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 69 | Greece | 120.99 kg per square kilometre | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 70 | Bahamas | 119.25 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Nigeria | 115.09 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 72 | Dominica | 115.08 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 73 | Czechia | 113.59 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 74 | Albania | 112.07 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Nauru | 108.08 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | Egypt | 107.24 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Uruguay | 104.97 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Austria | 97.94 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 79 | Slovenia | 96.35 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 80 | Ireland | 95.87 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 81 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.4 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Uganda | 94.92 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 92.35 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 89.19 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Malawi | 85.87 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 86 | Serbia | 84.56 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 87 | Benin | 84.27 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 83.61 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 89 | Haiti | 81.48 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 90 | Slovakia | 80.93 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 91 | Myanmar | 80.11 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Croatia | 80.05 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.5% | falling |
| 93 | Colombia | 77.71 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Brazil | 73.8 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Lithuania | 72.27 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 96 | Armenia | 70.45 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 67.98 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 98 | Guinea | 66.16 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Samoa | 58.92 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 100 | Peru | 58.03 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Rwanda | 57.44 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Guyana | 55.25 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 103 | South Africa | 53.91 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Georgia | 53.48 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 53.27 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Yemen | 50.84 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Latvia | 49.04 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 108 | Burundi | 47.88 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 109 | French Polynesia | 47.61 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Kenya | 47.18 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Eswatini | 42.82 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 42.71 kg per square kilometre | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 113 | Cameroon | 41.35 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Gambia | 39.51 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 38.87 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | 38.65 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Montenegro | 37.98 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 118 | New Zealand | 37.39 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 119 | Sweden | 36.31 kg per square kilometre | 2019 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 35.64 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Liberia | 34.34 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Belize | 32.41 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Algeria | 32.09 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Cambodia | 31.3 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.47 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Madagascar | 29.19 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 127 | Chile | 28.46 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 128 | Paraguay | 27.44 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 129 | Finland | 25.82 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 130 | South Sudan | 23.45 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 131 | Zambia | 22.76 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Estonia | 22.21 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 133 | Turkmenistan | 20 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Norway | 19.72 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Angola | 19.68 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Zimbabwe | 19.33 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 137 | Ethiopia | 19.26 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 138 | Mali | 19.1 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 139 | Argentina | 18.32 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.6 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 14.28 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 12.86 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 143 | Suriname | 12.73 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 144 | Bhutan | 10.79 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Sudan | 10.67 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 10.2 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 147 | Mozambique | 9.92 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 148 | Libya | 8.79 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Canada | 7.8 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 150 | Lesotho | 7.22 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | 7.13 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 152 | Oman | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Niger | 6.52 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 154 | Australia | 5.48 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 155 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.25 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 156 | Gabon | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Eritrea | 4.43 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 4.26 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 4.03 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 161 | Congo | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 162 | Somalia | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 163 | Namibia | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Mauritania | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 165 | Chad | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 166 | Iceland | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 167 | Botswana | 0.7382 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 168 | Mongolia | 0.5599 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 235.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 85.91 kg per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa 26.51 kg per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Chickens — 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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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
Chickens — 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.