Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated was 10,078 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Ireland is 10,078 kg, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Ireland peaked at 10,168 kg in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,351 kg, in 1964.
That places Ireland 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,672 kg | — |
| 1962 | 2,398 kg | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 2,484 kg | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 2,351 kg | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 3,592 kg | +52.8% |
| 1966 | 3,565 kg | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 3,295 kg | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 3,487 kg | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 3,601 kg | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 3,511 kg | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 3,774 kg | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 4,065 kg | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 4,546 kg | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 4,495 kg | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 3,710 kg | -17.5% |
| 1976 | 3,879 kg | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 4,386 kg | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 4,500 kg | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 4,850 kg | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 5,210 kg | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 4,462 kg | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 4,488 kg | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 4,363 kg | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 3,700 kg | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 3,775 kg | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 3,736 kg | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 3,503 kg | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 3,666 kg | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 4,676 kg | +27.6% |
| 1990 | 4,518 kg | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 5,536 kg | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 5,980 kg | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 6,347 kg | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 7,196 kg | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 7,839 kg | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 7,541 kg | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 7,758 kg | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 7,708 kg | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 7,309 kg | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 8,363 kg | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 8,152 kg | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 8,248 kg | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8,187 kg | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 7,958 kg | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 7,540 kg | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 7,830 kg | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8,392 kg | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 8,573 kg | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 10,168 kg | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 9,034 kg | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 9,124 kg | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 9,485 kg | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 9,937 kg | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 9,847 kg | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 9,849 kg | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,881 kg | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9,760 kg | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10,078 kg | +3.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 10,078 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,408 kg, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +52.8% | 2,351 kg | 3,592 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,049 kg | 2,351 kg | 3,601 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,172 kg | 3,511 kg | 4,850 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,158 kg | 3,503 kg | 5,210 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,773 kg | 4,518 kg | 7,839 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,341 kg | 7,540 kg | 10,168 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,615 kg | 9,034 kg | 9,937 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 10,078 kg | 10,078 kg | 10,078 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 37 Denmark 11,953 kg compare
- 38 China, Hong Kong SAR 11,656 kg compare
- 39 Norway 10,776 kg compare
- 41 Afghanistan 8,559 kg compare
- 42 Austria 8,552 kg compare
- 43 Switzerland 8,411 kg compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Ireland?
- Chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Ireland was 10,078 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,168 kg in 2009.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,351 kg in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated?
- Ireland ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).