Chickens, broilers … applied soils that square kilometre volatilises in World

World: Chickens, broilers … applied soils that square kilometre volatilises was 5.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.78 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
5.78 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
1.02 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in World, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in World is 5.78 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in World peaked at 5.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.02 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Chickens, broilers … applied soils that square kilometre volatilises in World, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 1.02 kg per square kilometre —
1962 1.07 kg per square kilometre +5.2%
1963 1.13 kg per square kilometre +5.1%
1964 1.12 kg per square kilometre -0.4%
1965 1.15 kg per square kilometre +2.5%
1966 1.14 kg per square kilometre -0.7%
1967 1.2 kg per square kilometre +5.3%
1968 1.25 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
1969 1.29 kg per square kilometre +3.6%
1970 1.34 kg per square kilometre +3.8%
1971 1.4 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
1972 1.47 kg per square kilometre +4.9%
1973 1.5 kg per square kilometre +2.5%
1974 1.55 kg per square kilometre +3.2%
1975 1.57 kg per square kilometre +1.3%
1976 1.61 kg per square kilometre +2.7%
1977 1.69 kg per square kilometre +4.5%
1978 1.9 kg per square kilometre +12.8%
1979 2.04 kg per square kilometre +7.4%
1980 2.15 kg per square kilometre +5.2%
1981 2.29 kg per square kilometre +6.5%
1982 2.36 kg per square kilometre +2.9%
1983 2.43 kg per square kilometre +3.0%
1984 2.5 kg per square kilometre +3.1%
1985 2.6 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
1986 2.74 kg per square kilometre +5.6%
1987 2.93 kg per square kilometre +6.8%
1988 3.06 kg per square kilometre +4.4%
1989 3.17 kg per square kilometre +3.5%
1990 3.28 kg per square kilometre +3.6%
1991 3.24 kg per square kilometre -1.3%
1992 2.77 kg per square kilometre -14.4%
1993 2.9 kg per square kilometre +4.6%
1994 2.95 kg per square kilometre +1.8%
1995 3.01 kg per square kilometre +1.9%
1996 3.18 kg per square kilometre +5.7%
1997 3.3 kg per square kilometre +3.8%
1998 2.94 kg per square kilometre -11.0%
1999 3.04 kg per square kilometre +3.6%
2000 3.19 kg per square kilometre +4.9%
2001 3.31 kg per square kilometre +3.8%
2002 3.66 kg per square kilometre +10.6%
2003 3.62 kg per square kilometre -1.2%
2004 3.72 kg per square kilometre +3.0%
2005 3.83 kg per square kilometre +2.9%
2006 3.89 kg per square kilometre +1.6%
2007 4.08 kg per square kilometre +4.7%
2008 4.24 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
2009 4.45 kg per square kilometre +5.0%
2010 4.57 kg per square kilometre +2.8%
2011 4.47 kg per square kilometre -2.2%
2012 4.47 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 4.63 kg per square kilometre +3.4%
2014 4.63 kg per square kilometre +0.1%
2015 4.83 kg per square kilometre +4.2%
2016 4.99 kg per square kilometre +3.4%
2017 5.61 kg per square kilometre +12.3%
2018 5.49 kg per square kilometre -2.1%
2019 5.56 kg per square kilometre +1.3%
2020 5.72 kg per square kilometre +2.9%
2021 5.45 kg per square kilometre -4.8%
2022 5.65 kg per square kilometre +3.7%
2023 5.78 kg per square kilometre +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.15 kg per square kilometre 1.02 kg per square kilometre 1.29 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 1.61 kg per square kilometre 1.34 kg per square kilometre 2.04 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 2.62 kg per square kilometre 2.15 kg per square kilometre 3.17 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 3.06 kg per square kilometre 2.77 kg per square kilometre 3.3 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 3.8 kg per square kilometre 3.19 kg per square kilometre 4.45 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 4.93 kg per square kilometre 4.47 kg per square kilometre 5.61 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 5.65 kg per square kilometre 5.45 kg per square kilometre 5.78 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Barbados 387.19 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Trinidad and Tobago 320.31 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Dominican Republic 194.28 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Lebanon 132.9 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in World?
Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in World was 5.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 5.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
How does World rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.