Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 170.61 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 170.61 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 170.61 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.19 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Spain ranks 50th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.19 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 44.5 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 51.81 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 50.43 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 45.7 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 51.16 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 53.44 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 56.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 57.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 55.65 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 75.32 kg per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 84.25 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 86.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 88.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 95.49 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 103.55 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 110.44 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 104.36 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 103.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 105.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 116.01 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 113.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 109.92 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 104.53 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 106.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 101.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 103.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 107.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 105.89 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 105.38 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 133.81 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 128.61 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 131.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 136.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 141.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 141.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 144.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 144.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 145.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 149.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 150.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 152.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 151.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 154.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 153.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 153.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 153.38 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 153.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 157.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 156.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 155.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 153.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 156.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 157.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 159.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 157.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 162.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 170.61 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 170.61 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 128.46 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 170.61 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.19 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +35.3% | 55.65 kg per square kilometre | 75.32 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +27.0% | 105.38 kg per square kilometre | 133.81 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.33 kg per square kilometre | 42.19 kg per square kilometre | 57.41 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.78 kg per square kilometre | 55.65 kg per square kilometre | 110.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.34 kg per square kilometre | 101.04 kg per square kilometre | 116.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 135.5 kg per square kilometre | 105.38 kg per square kilometre | 145.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 152.92 kg per square kilometre | 149.1 kg per square kilometre | 157.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.26 kg per square kilometre | 153.65 kg per square kilometre | 162.21 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 170.61 kg per square kilometre | 170.61 kg per square kilometre | 170.61 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 47 Jordan 180.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 48 France 179.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 49 Antigua and Barbuda 178.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 51 Ghana 163.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 52 Honduras 161.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 53 Azerbaijan 155.78 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Spain?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Spain was 170.61 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 170.61 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.19 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 50th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.