Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 265.35 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 265.35 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 270.44 kg per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.18 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 28th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 8.02 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 8.51 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 9 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 8.59 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 8.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 8.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 9.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 9.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 11.21 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1972 | 16.5 kg per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1973 | 15.64 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 16.79 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 18.27 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 21.19 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 29.35 kg per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 1978 | 32.41 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 39.01 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1980 | 46.17 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 52.72 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 57.92 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 38.46 kg per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 1984 | 46.28 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 56.62 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1986 | 68.77 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1987 | 67.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 68.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 66.79 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 70.95 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 76.85 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 80.75 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 80.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 81.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 84.52 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 113.39 kg per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1997 | 134.11 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 149.74 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 147.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 192.05 kg per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2001 | 204.28 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 215.51 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 214.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 207.45 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 197.24 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 153.35 kg per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 151.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 210.12 kg per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 2009 | 221.69 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 270.44 kg per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 200.68 kg per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 222.79 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 245.03 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 242.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 242 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 239.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 239.57 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 235.99 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 241.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 257.75 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 259.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 258.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 265.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 265.35 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118.55 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 265.35 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 139.89 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.38 kg per square kilometre | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | 9.17 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.96 kg per square kilometre | 9.27 kg per square kilometre | 39.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 57 kg per square kilometre | 38.46 kg per square kilometre | 68.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.08 kg per square kilometre | 70.95 kg per square kilometre | 149.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 196.72 kg per square kilometre | 151.05 kg per square kilometre | 221.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 238 kg per square kilometre | 200.68 kg per square kilometre | 270.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.15 kg per square kilometre | 257.75 kg per square kilometre | 265.35 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador was 265.35 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 270.44 kg per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.18 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 28th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.