Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Iraq
Iraq: Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises was 16.67 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) 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 volatilises (n) in Iraq is 16.67 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 volatilises (n) in Iraq peaked at 18.74 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.088 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iraq ranks 26th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.088 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1525 kg per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1877 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2229 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1513 kg per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1518 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0939 kg per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 1968 | 0.264 kg per square kilometre | +181.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4517 kg per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6641 kg per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7156 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7802 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8799 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9913 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1979 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1981 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 7.56 kg per square kilometre | +163.9% |
| 1983 | 5.28 kg per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1984 | 5.89 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 6.78 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 7.74 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 7.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 11.03 kg per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1990 | 8.21 kg per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1584 kg per square kilometre | -98.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9972 kg per square kilometre | +529.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8623 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 1995 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 2.76 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 3.43 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 4.01 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 2009 | 2.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2011 | 3.92 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 3.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.46 kg per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 4.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.49 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 5.89 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 8.13 kg per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 8.62 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 16.52 kg per square kilometre | +91.6% |
| 2022 | 18.74 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 16.67 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises 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% | 0.1584 kg per square kilometre | 0.9972 kg per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +181.2% | 0.0939 kg per square kilometre | 0.264 kg per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +163.9% | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | 7.56 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -98.1% | 8.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.1584 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.196 kg per square kilometre | 0.088 kg per square kilometre | 0.4517 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 0.6641 kg per square kilometre | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.47 kg per square kilometre | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | 11.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | 0.1584 kg per square kilometre | 8.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 kg per square kilometre | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | 8.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.14 kg per square kilometre | 8.62 kg per square kilometre | 18.74 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 23 Ghana 19.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Ecuador 19.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 El Salvador 17.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Japan 16.33 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 15.46 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 volatilises (n) in Iraq?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Iraq was 16.67 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 18.74 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.088 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Iraq ranks 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 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.