Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Spain
Spain: Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.5929 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.5929 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2020.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Spain peaked at 0.6028 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Spain 116th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, 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 left … left square kilometre leaches in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0079 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0117 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0209 kg per square kilometre | +104.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0309 kg per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0345 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0111 kg per square kilometre | -67.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1149 kg per square kilometre | +930.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1446 kg per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2371 kg per square kilometre | +64.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2295 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.217 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2539 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2696 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2576 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2466 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2393 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3062 kg per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 0.274 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2537 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2564 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2648 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2235 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2441 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2639 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2759 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2597 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4476 kg per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4358 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4861 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5005 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5057 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5398 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5409 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5534 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5517 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5424 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5434 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5583 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5445 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5266 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5326 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5336 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5374 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5424 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5626 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5516 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5588 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5917 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5985 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5923 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5922 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5818 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6028 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5929 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +930.9% | 0.0111 kg per square kilometre | 0.1149 kg per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +104.1% | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre | 0.0209 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +72.4% | 0.2597 kg per square kilometre | 0.4476 kg per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -67.7% | 0.0345 kg per square kilometre | 0.0111 kg per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +64.0% | 0.1446 kg per square kilometre | 0.2371 kg per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +47.7% | 0.0209 kg per square kilometre | 0.0309 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.016 kg per square kilometre | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | 0.0345 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1982 kg per square kilometre | 0.0111 kg per square kilometre | 0.2696 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2602 kg per square kilometre | 0.2235 kg per square kilometre | 0.3062 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4821 kg per square kilometre | 0.2597 kg per square kilometre | 0.5534 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5424 kg per square kilometre | 0.5266 kg per square kilometre | 0.5626 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5837 kg per square kilometre | 0.5516 kg per square kilometre | 0.6028 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5929 kg per square kilometre | 0.5929 kg per square kilometre | 0.5929 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Spain?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Spain was 0.5929 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6028 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Spain rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Spain ranks 116th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.