Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Germany
Germany: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 200.41 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Germany recorded 200.41 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Germany peaked at 220.56 kg per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 140.95 kg per square kilometre, in 1992.
Germany ranks 41st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 165.16 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 166.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 167.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 181.21 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 187 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 195.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 202.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 202.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 206.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 218.32 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 219.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 220.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 217.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 220.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 210.48 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 206.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 208.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 209.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 205.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 204.65 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 203.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 198.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 194.83 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 192.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 193.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 183.48 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 182.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 181.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 179.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 179.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 154.82 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 140.95 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 140.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 144.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 143.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 146.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 145.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 147.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 150.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 150.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 150.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 151.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 148.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 148.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 144.58 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 143.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 150.79 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 150.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 147.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 144.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 153.29 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 157.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 199.88 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 159.44 kg per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 176.06 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 195.24 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 196.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 202.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 200.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 200.41 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 200.41 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.19 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +26.9% | 157.49 kg per square kilometre | 199.88 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.02 kg per square kilometre | 165.16 kg per square kilometre | 206.13 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 213.72 kg per square kilometre | 205.7 kg per square kilometre | 220.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 191.41 kg per square kilometre | 179.19 kg per square kilometre | 204.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 149.4 kg per square kilometre | 140.95 kg per square kilometre | 179.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.59 kg per square kilometre | 143.62 kg per square kilometre | 151.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.78 kg per square kilometre | 144.11 kg per square kilometre | 199.88 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 201.45 kg per square kilometre | 200.41 kg per square kilometre | 202.5 kg per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 38 Puerto Rico 202.7 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Senegal 201.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 Costa Rica 200.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 Cyprus 196.63 kg per square kilometre compare
- 43 Guatemala 190.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Tonga 190.1 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Germany?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Germany was 200.41 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 220.56 kg per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 140.95 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Germany rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 41st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.