Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Argentina
Argentina: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 18.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 18.32 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Argentina peaked at 18.67 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.27 kg per square kilometre, in 1977.
Argentina ranks 139th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Argentina, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.63 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.86 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1963 | 5.54 kg per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1964 | 6.09 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 6.35 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 6.01 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 5.45 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 5.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 5.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 5.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 5.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.61 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 6.21 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 6.01 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 5.55 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 5.27 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 6.08 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 9.8 kg per square kilometre | +61.3% |
| 1981 | 10.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 10.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 10.63 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 10.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.27 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 11.04 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 11.99 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 9.71 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 10.49 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 10.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 10.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 11.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 11.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 12.68 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 13.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 13.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 13.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 15.39 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 15.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 15.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 16.56 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 13.07 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 14.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 14.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 14.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 14.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 14.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.4 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 15.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 16.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 17.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 17.94 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.46 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 18.47 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 17.87 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 18.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 18.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.33 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.67 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 18.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 18.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118.55 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 18.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 139.89 kg per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +61.3% | 6.08 kg per square kilometre | 9.8 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.15 kg per square kilometre | 5.45 kg per square kilometre | 7.63 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.78 kg per square kilometre | 5.27 kg per square kilometre | 6.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.48 kg per square kilometre | 9.71 kg per square kilometre | 11.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.75 kg per square kilometre | 10.4 kg per square kilometre | 15.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.64 kg per square kilometre | 13.07 kg per square kilometre | 16.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.21 kg per square kilometre | 15.4 kg per square kilometre | 18.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.47 kg per square kilometre | 18.32 kg per square kilometre | 18.67 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 136 Zimbabwe 19.33 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Ethiopia 19.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Mali 19.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Kyrgyzstan 15.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Vanuatu 14.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 New Caledonia 12.86 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % 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 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Argentina?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Argentina was 18.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 18.67 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.27 kg per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Argentina rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 139th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.