Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Germany
Germany: Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises was 0.4385 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Germany stood at 0.4385 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is 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 volatilises (n) in Germany peaked at 0.4941 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0535 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 … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0535 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.09 kg per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0885 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1186 kg per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1189 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1183 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.138 kg per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1389 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1338 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1748 kg per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1928 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2015 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2248 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1968 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1979 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2087 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2031 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2182 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2327 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2239 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.227 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2166 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2249 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2097 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2204 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1956 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2058 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.217 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.216 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2139 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1973 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1707 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1975 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2047 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2088 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2211 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2163 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2269 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2386 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2376 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2407 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2544 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2664 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2723 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2651 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2678 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3035 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3034 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3226 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3347 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3294 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3303 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4871 kg per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3182 kg per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4138 kg per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4892 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4941 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4547 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4385 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises 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% | 0.0535 kg per square kilometre | 0.09 kg per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +47.5% | 0.3303 kg per square kilometre | 0.4871 kg per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -34.7% | 0.4871 kg per square kilometre | 0.3182 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1109 kg per square kilometre | 0.0535 kg per square kilometre | 0.1389 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2051 kg per square kilometre | 0.1748 kg per square kilometre | 0.2327 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2157 kg per square kilometre | 0.1956 kg per square kilometre | 0.227 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2096 kg per square kilometre | 0.1707 kg per square kilometre | 0.2386 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2734 kg per square kilometre | 0.2376 kg per square kilometre | 0.3226 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3996 kg per square kilometre | 0.3182 kg per square kilometre | 0.4941 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4466 kg per square kilometre | 0.4385 kg per square kilometre | 0.4547 kg per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Germany?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Germany was 0.4385 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4941 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0535 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Germany ranks 112th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 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.