Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 2.67 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Saudi Arabia is 2.67 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.67 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 108th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0214 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0233 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.026 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0292 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0325 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0353 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0378 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0408 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0436 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0465 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0491 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0794 kg per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0781 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1221 kg per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1321 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.144 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1839 kg per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3206 kg per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3845 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5244 kg per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5621 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7327 kg per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1986 | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8402 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8804 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9213 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.964 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1998 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +61.8% | 0.0491 kg per square kilometre | 0.0794 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +60.3% | 0.2 kg per square kilometre | 0.3206 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +56.4% | 0.0781 kg per square kilometre | 0.1221 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +45.6% | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.68 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0272 kg per square kilometre | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | 0.0378 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.092 kg per square kilometre | 0.0408 kg per square kilometre | 0.1839 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6163 kg per square kilometre | 0.2 kg per square kilometre | 0.9213 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.964 kg per square kilometre | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 105 French Polynesia 2.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 106 Guinea 2.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 107 Belize 2.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 Georgia 2.63 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 Cambodia 2.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Paraguay 2.56 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Saudi Arabia?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Saudi Arabia was 2.67 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 108th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.