Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 216.8 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Italy is 216.8 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 245.92 kg per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 144.46 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Italy ranks 36th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144.46 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 149.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 161.33 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 172.97 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 179.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 180.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 179.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 177.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 173.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 183.4 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 181.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 194.37 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 209.48 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 216.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 206.9 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 207.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 206.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 212.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 215.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 216.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 212.27 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 211.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 207.26 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 201.37 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 198.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 196.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 196.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 211.84 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 212.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 234.13 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 214.95 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 216.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 207.64 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 202.72 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 184.7 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 245.92 kg per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1997 | 176.64 kg per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1998 | 193.67 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 181.25 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 179.84 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 178.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 176.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 175.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 175.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 174.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 166.6 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 175.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 193.35 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 199.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 211.69 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 221.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 223.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 216.28 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 217.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 222.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 232.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 234.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 216.8 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 216.8 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 216.8 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.19 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +33.1% | 184.7 kg per square kilometre | 245.92 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | -28.2% | 245.92 kg per square kilometre | 176.64 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 168.64 kg per square kilometre | 144.46 kg per square kilometre | 180.03 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 203.28 kg per square kilometre | 181.72 kg per square kilometre | 216.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 206.52 kg per square kilometre | 196.39 kg per square kilometre | 216.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 205.83 kg per square kilometre | 176.64 kg per square kilometre | 245.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 179.54 kg per square kilometre | 166.6 kg per square kilometre | 199.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 222.61 kg per square kilometre | 211.69 kg per square kilometre | 234.22 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 216.8 kg per square kilometre | 216.8 kg per square kilometre | 216.8 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 33 Thailand 237.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Belarus 229.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Denmark 228.71 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Portugal 216.11 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Puerto Rico 202.7 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Senegal 201.59 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Italy?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Italy was 216.8 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 245.92 kg per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 144.46 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.