Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in France
France: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 179.47 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
179.47 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
48th
of 168 countries
All-time high
198.04 kg per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
121.89 kg per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in France stood at 179.47 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in France peaked at 198.04 kg per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 121.89 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
France ranks 48th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 France, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 139.12 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 142.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 144.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 146.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 148.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 121.89 kg per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1967 | 125.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 136.93 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 141.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 144.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 138.37 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 132.94 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 141.79 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 145.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 142.21 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 141.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 144.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 147.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 146.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 154.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 161.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 164.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 161.21 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 158.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 175.42 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 176.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 174.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 176.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 168.24 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 161.32 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 169.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 171.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 173.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 173.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 173.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 177.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 179.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 180.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 174.89 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 168.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 170.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 167.81 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 164.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 161.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 158.21 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 146.9 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 153.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 154.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 159.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 183.46 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 182.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 188.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 198.04 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 192.72 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 195.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 193.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 194.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 189.98 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 187.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 193.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 193.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 186.65 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 179.47 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 179.47 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- France's 179.47 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.19 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138.58 kg per square kilometre | 121.89 kg per square kilometre | 148.63 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 142.51 kg per square kilometre | 132.94 kg per square kilometre | 147.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 167.2 kg per square kilometre | 154.48 kg per square kilometre | 176.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 173.54 kg per square kilometre | 161.32 kg per square kilometre | 180.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 160.43 kg per square kilometre | 146.9 kg per square kilometre | 170.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 190.71 kg per square kilometre | 182.67 kg per square kilometre | 198.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 188.17 kg per square kilometre | 179.47 kg per square kilometre | 193.44 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 45 Morocco 189.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 46 Nepal 180.11 kg per square kilometre compare
- 47 Jordan 180.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 49 Antigua and Barbuda 178.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 50 Spain 170.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 51 Ghana 163.69 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in France?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in France was 179.47 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 198.04 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 121.89 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does France rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- France ranks 48th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.