Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Iraq
Iraq: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 10.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 10.21 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 205.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Iraq peaked at 11.48 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0539 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iraq ranks 72nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0539 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0934 kg per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 1963 | 0.115 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1366 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0927 kg per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1966 | 0.093 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1617 kg per square kilometre | +181.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2767 kg per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4069 kg per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4385 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.478 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5391 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6074 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6472 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6541 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6394 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9704 kg per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1979 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1981 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | +163.9% |
| 1983 | 3.23 kg per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1984 | 3.61 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 4.15 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 4.35 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 6.76 kg per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1990 | 5.03 kg per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1991 | 0.097 kg per square kilometre | -98.1% |
| 1992 | 0.611 kg per square kilometre | +529.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5283 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8769 kg per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 1995 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 2009 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2011 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2014 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 2.99 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 3.61 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 4.98 kg per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 5.28 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 10.12 kg per square kilometre | +91.6% |
| 2022 | 11.48 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 10.21 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +529.6% | 0.097 kg per square kilometre | 0.611 kg per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +181.2% | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre | 0.1617 kg per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +163.9% | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | 4.63 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -98.1% | 5.03 kg per square kilometre | 0.097 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1201 kg per square kilometre | 0.0539 kg per square kilometre | 0.2767 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6502 kg per square kilometre | 0.4069 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.96 kg per square kilometre | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | 6.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 0.097 kg per square kilometre | 5.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | 4.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.28 kg per square kilometre | 5.28 kg per square kilometre | 11.48 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Iraq?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Iraq was 10.21 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0539 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Iraq ranks 72nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 205.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.