Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Germany
Germany: Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre was 107.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Germany is 107.15 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Germany peaked at 120.75 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.07 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Germany ranks 28th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.07 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 21.99 kg per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 1963 | 21.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 28.98 kg per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1965 | 29.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 28.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 33.72 kg per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 33.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 32.7 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 42.71 kg per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1971 | 47.11 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 49.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 54.93 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 48.09 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 48.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 51.01 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 49.64 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 53.32 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 56.86 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 54.71 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 55.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 52.92 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 54.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 51.23 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 53.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 47.79 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 50.3 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 53.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 52.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 52.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 48.21 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 41.72 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 48.26 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 50.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 51.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 54.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 52.85 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 55.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 58.3 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 58.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 58.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 62.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 65.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 66.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 64.78 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 65.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 74.16 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 74.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.83 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 81.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 80.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 80.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 119.04 kg per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 2014 | 77.75 kg per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2015 | 101.12 kg per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2016 | 119.56 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 120.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 111.12 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 107.15 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure applied … applied soils 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +68.2% | 13.07 kg per square kilometre | 21.99 kg per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +47.5% | 80.71 kg per square kilometre | 119.04 kg per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -34.7% | 119.04 kg per square kilometre | 77.75 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.11 kg per square kilometre | 13.07 kg per square kilometre | 33.95 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.13 kg per square kilometre | 42.71 kg per square kilometre | 56.86 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.71 kg per square kilometre | 47.79 kg per square kilometre | 55.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.22 kg per square kilometre | 41.72 kg per square kilometre | 58.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.8 kg per square kilometre | 58.06 kg per square kilometre | 78.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.65 kg per square kilometre | 77.75 kg per square kilometre | 120.75 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 109.14 kg per square kilometre | 107.15 kg per square kilometre | 111.12 kg per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 25 El Salvador 121.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Denmark 116.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Italy 114.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 106.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 France 103.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Japan 99.52 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Germany?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Germany was 107.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 120.75 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.07 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Germany ranks 28th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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.