Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 17.16 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Ireland stood at 17.16 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Ireland peaked at 17.31 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.
Ireland ranks 48th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.08 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 4.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 4 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 6.12 kg per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 1966 | 6.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 5.61 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 5.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 5.98 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 6.43 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 6.92 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 7.74 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 7.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 6.32 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1976 | 6.6 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 7.47 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 7.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 8.26 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 8.87 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 7.6 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 7.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.43 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 6.3 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 6.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 6.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 6.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 7.96 kg per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1990 | 7.69 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 9.43 kg per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 10.18 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 10.81 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 12.25 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 13.35 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 12.84 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 13.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 13.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 12.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 14.24 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 14.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 13.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.55 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 12.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 13.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 14.29 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 14.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.31 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 15.38 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 15.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 16.92 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 16.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 17.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 4 kg per square kilometre | 6.12 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.19 kg per square kilometre | 4 kg per square kilometre | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | 5.98 kg per square kilometre | 8.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.08 kg per square kilometre | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | 8.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.53 kg per square kilometre | 7.69 kg per square kilometre | 13.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2 kg per square kilometre | 12.84 kg per square kilometre | 17.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.37 kg per square kilometre | 15.38 kg per square kilometre | 16.92 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.16 kg per square kilometre | 17.16 kg per square kilometre | 17.16 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Ireland?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Ireland was 17.16 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.31 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Ireland ranks 48th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) 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 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.