Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Iraq
Iraq: Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 25.01 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Iraq is 25.01 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 205.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Iraq peaked at 28.12 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.132 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Iraq 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.132 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2288 kg per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2816 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3344 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1965 | 0.227 kg per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2277 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1408 kg per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 1968 | 0.396 kg per square kilometre | +181.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6775 kg per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9962 kg per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 1971 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1979 | 2.75 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1981 | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 11.33 kg per square kilometre | +163.9% |
| 1983 | 7.92 kg per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1984 | 8.83 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 11.61 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 11.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 16.54 kg per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1990 | 12.32 kg per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2376 kg per square kilometre | -98.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +529.6% |
| 1993 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 1995 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 4.65 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 4.26 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 5.14 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 6.02 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 6.95 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 2009 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.28 kg per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2011 | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.19 kg per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2014 | 5.84 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 7.41 kg per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 7.31 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.24 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 12.94 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 24.79 kg per square kilometre | +91.6% |
| 2022 | 28.12 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 25.01 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left 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% | 0.2376 kg per square kilometre | 1.5 kg per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +181.3% | 0.1408 kg per square kilometre | 0.396 kg per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +163.9% | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | 11.33 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -98.1% | 12.32 kg per square kilometre | 0.2376 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.294 kg per square kilometre | 0.132 kg per square kilometre | 0.6775 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | 0.9962 kg per square kilometre | 2.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7 kg per square kilometre | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | 16.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | 0.2376 kg per square kilometre | 12.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6 kg per square kilometre | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | 6.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 kg per square kilometre | 5.28 kg per square kilometre | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.71 kg per square kilometre | 12.94 kg per square kilometre | 28.12 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 23 Ghana 28.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Ecuador 28.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 El Salvador 26.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Japan 24.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 23.19 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % 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 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Iraq?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Iraq was 25.01 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 28.12 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.132 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Iraq ranks 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 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.