Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in World?

Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in World

Name: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in World
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World: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 85.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

85.91 kg per square kilometre

Change on year

up 2.5%

Rank

1st

of 2 groups

All-time high

85.91 kg per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

17.2 kg per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in World, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

World recorded 85.91 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in World peaked at 85.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.2 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.

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 World, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per square kilometre	Change
1961	17.2 kg per square kilometre	—
1962	17.78 kg per square kilometre	+3.4%
1963	18.18 kg per square kilometre	+2.3%
1964	18.51 kg per square kilometre	+1.8%
1965	19.03 kg per square kilometre	+2.8%
1966	19.54 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
1967	20.47 kg per square kilometre	+4.8%
1968	21.11 kg per square kilometre	+3.1%
1969	21.82 kg per square kilometre	+3.3%
1970	22.78 kg per square kilometre	+4.4%
1971	23.51 kg per square kilometre	+3.2%
1972	24.1 kg per square kilometre	+2.5%
1973	24.59 kg per square kilometre	+2.0%
1974	25.19 kg per square kilometre	+2.4%
1975	25.56 kg per square kilometre	+1.5%
1976	26.26 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
1977	27.04 kg per square kilometre	+3.0%
1978	28.09 kg per square kilometre	+3.9%
1979	29.36 kg per square kilometre	+4.5%
1980	30.42 kg per square kilometre	+3.6%
1981	31.43 kg per square kilometre	+3.3%
1982	32.33 kg per square kilometre	+2.9%
1983	33.15 kg per square kilometre	+2.5%
1984	34.42 kg per square kilometre	+3.9%
1985	35.82 kg per square kilometre	+4.1%
1986	37.48 kg per square kilometre	+4.6%
1987	39.36 kg per square kilometre	+5.0%
1988	40.73 kg per square kilometre	+3.5%
1989	41.9 kg per square kilometre	+2.9%
1990	43.35 kg per square kilometre	+3.5%
1991	44.12 kg per square kilometre	+1.8%
1992	37.6 kg per square kilometre	-14.8%
1993	38.75 kg per square kilometre	+3.1%
1994	40.9 kg per square kilometre	+5.5%
1995	42.12 kg per square kilometre	+3.0%
1996	44.26 kg per square kilometre	+5.1%
1997	46.22 kg per square kilometre	+4.4%
1998	43.51 kg per square kilometre	-5.9%
1999	45.08 kg per square kilometre	+3.6%
2000	47.32 kg per square kilometre	+5.0%
2001	49.06 kg per square kilometre	+3.7%
2002	52.65 kg per square kilometre	+7.3%
2003	52.97 kg per square kilometre	+0.6%
2004	54.79 kg per square kilometre	+3.4%
2005	56.41 kg per square kilometre	+3.0%
2006	57.75 kg per square kilometre	+2.4%
2007	59.99 kg per square kilometre	+3.9%
2008	62.24 kg per square kilometre	+3.8%
2009	64.6 kg per square kilometre	+3.8%
2010	66.35 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
2011	65.8 kg per square kilometre	-0.8%
2012	66.35 kg per square kilometre	+0.8%
2013	67.84 kg per square kilometre	+2.2%
2014	68.6 kg per square kilometre	+1.1%
2015	70.85 kg per square kilometre	+3.3%
2016	73.16 kg per square kilometre	+3.3%
2017	79.08 kg per square kilometre	+8.1%
2018	78.43 kg per square kilometre	-0.8%
2019	80.6 kg per square kilometre	+2.8%
2020	83.53 kg per square kilometre	+3.6%
2021	81.62 kg per square kilometre	-2.3%
2022	83.81 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
2023	85.91 kg per square kilometre	+2.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	19.29 kg per square kilometre	17.2 kg per square kilometre	21.82 kg per square kilometre	9
1970s	25.65 kg per square kilometre	22.78 kg per square kilometre	29.36 kg per square kilometre	10
1980s	35.7 kg per square kilometre	30.42 kg per square kilometre	41.9 kg per square kilometre	10
1990s	42.59 kg per square kilometre	37.6 kg per square kilometre	46.22 kg per square kilometre	10
2000s	55.78 kg per square kilometre	47.32 kg per square kilometre	64.6 kg per square kilometre	10
2010s	71.71 kg per square kilometre	65.8 kg per square kilometre	80.6 kg per square kilometre	10
2020s	83.72 kg per square kilometre	81.62 kg per square kilometre	85.91 kg per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near World

1 Barbados 4,653 kg per square kilometre compare
2 Mauritius 3,152 kg per square kilometre compare
3 Trinidad and Tobago 2,913 kg per square kilometre compare
4 Lebanon 2,482 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in World?: Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in World was 85.91 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 World?: The highest recorded value was 85.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 17.2 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
How does World rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?: World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in World?: Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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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.

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Indicator: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre
Unit: kg per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

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.