Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Greece
Greece: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 24.2 kg per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Greece, 1961–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2018, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Greece stood at 24.2 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Greece peaked at 24.23 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.73 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Greece 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, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 5.06 kg per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1964 | 6.04 kg per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1965 | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1966 | 7.22 kg per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1967 | 9.88 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1968 | 9.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 8.48 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1970 | 6.16 kg per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1971 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 10.81 kg per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1973 | 12.46 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 11.56 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 11.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 10.56 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 11.73 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 10.26 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 11.23 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 10.64 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 10.33 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 9.9 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 10.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 9.11 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 9.8 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 9.07 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 9.97 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 8.13 kg per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1989 | 8.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 8.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 12.15 kg per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 1992 | 12.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1994 | 10.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 10.66 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 10.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 11.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 11.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.73 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 12.12 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 11.34 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 12.88 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 12.1 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 13.62 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 15.28 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 15.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 15.91 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 13.96 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 13.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 15.62 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 14.29 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 16.42 kg per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 18.5 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 21.81 kg per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 22.92 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 24.23 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 24.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.59 kg per square kilometre | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | 9.88 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.38 kg per square kilometre | 6.16 kg per square kilometre | 12.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | 8.13 kg per square kilometre | 10.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.69 kg per square kilometre | 8.54 kg per square kilometre | 12.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.51 kg per square kilometre | 11.34 kg per square kilometre | 15.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.08 kg per square kilometre | 13.72 kg per square kilometre | 24.23 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 33 Costa Rica 28.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Switzerland 24.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Honduras 24.39 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Czechia 24.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Panama 23.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Thailand 22.19 kg per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Greece?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Greece was 24.2 kg per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 24.23 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Greece ranks 36th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.