Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 6.53 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 6.53 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 6.53 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0474 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 left … left square kilometre leaches in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0474 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0491 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0525 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0569 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0636 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0716 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0795 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0865 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0926 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0999 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1067 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1139 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1201 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1944 kg per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1912 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2989 kg per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3235 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3525 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4503 kg per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4897 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.785 kg per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9413 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1984 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1986 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 4.12 kg per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1998 | 4.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 4.03 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 4.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.58 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 5.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.77 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.8 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 6.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 6.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 6.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left 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% | 0.1201 kg per square kilometre | 0.1944 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +60.3% | 0.4897 kg per square kilometre | 0.785 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +56.4% | 0.1912 kg per square kilometre | 0.2989 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +45.6% | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | 4.12 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0666 kg per square kilometre | 0.0474 kg per square kilometre | 0.0926 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2251 kg per square kilometre | 0.0999 kg per square kilometre | 0.4503 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | 0.4897 kg per square kilometre | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | 4.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | 4.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | 5.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 kg per square kilometre | 6.21 kg per square kilometre | 6.53 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Saudi Arabia?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Saudi Arabia was 6.53 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0474 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 69th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 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.