Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Germany
Germany: Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.6577 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.6577 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Germany peaked at 0.7412 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0803 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Germany ranks 112th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0803 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.135 kg per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1327 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1779 kg per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1783 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1775 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.207 kg per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2084 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2007 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2621 kg per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2892 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3022 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3372 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2952 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2969 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3131 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3047 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3273 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3358 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3405 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3248 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3374 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3305 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2933 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3087 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3255 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3239 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3209 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2959 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2561 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2962 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 0.307 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3133 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3317 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3244 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3404 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3579 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3564 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.361 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3815 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3996 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4084 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3977 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4017 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4552 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4551 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4839 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.502 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4941 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4954 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7307 kg per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4772 kg per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6207 kg per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7339 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7412 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6821 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6577 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +68.2% | 0.0803 kg per square kilometre | 0.135 kg per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +47.5% | 0.4954 kg per square kilometre | 0.7307 kg per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -34.7% | 0.7307 kg per square kilometre | 0.4772 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1664 kg per square kilometre | 0.0803 kg per square kilometre | 0.2084 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3077 kg per square kilometre | 0.2621 kg per square kilometre | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3235 kg per square kilometre | 0.2933 kg per square kilometre | 0.3405 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3144 kg per square kilometre | 0.2561 kg per square kilometre | 0.3579 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4101 kg per square kilometre | 0.3564 kg per square kilometre | 0.4839 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5994 kg per square kilometre | 0.4772 kg per square kilometre | 0.7412 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6699 kg per square kilometre | 0.6577 kg per square kilometre | 0.6821 kg per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Germany?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Germany was 0.6577 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7412 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0803 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Germany ranks 112th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.