Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises was 0.2341 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Ireland, 1961–2020
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 Ireland is 0.2341 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Ireland peaked at 0.2361 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0546 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Ireland 129th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0621 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0557 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0577 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0546 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0834 kg per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0828 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0765 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.081 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0836 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0816 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0877 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0944 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1056 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1044 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0862 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0901 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1019 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1045 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1126 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.121 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1036 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1042 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1013 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0859 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0877 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0868 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0814 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0851 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1086 kg per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1049 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1286 kg per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1389 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1474 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1671 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1821 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1752 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1802 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.179 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1698 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1942 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1893 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1916 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1902 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1848 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1751 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1818 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1949 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1991 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2361 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2098 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2119 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2203 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2308 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2287 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2287 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2295 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2267 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2341 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +52.8% | 0.0546 kg per square kilometre | 0.0834 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0708 kg per square kilometre | 0.0546 kg per square kilometre | 0.0836 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0969 kg per square kilometre | 0.0816 kg per square kilometre | 0.1126 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0966 kg per square kilometre | 0.0814 kg per square kilometre | 0.121 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1573 kg per square kilometre | 0.1049 kg per square kilometre | 0.1821 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1937 kg per square kilometre | 0.1751 kg per square kilometre | 0.2361 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2233 kg per square kilometre | 0.2098 kg per square kilometre | 0.2308 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2341 kg per square kilometre | 0.2341 kg per square kilometre | 0.2341 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 126 Somalia 0.2847 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Samoa 0.2675 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Namibia 0.2503 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Chad 0.2319 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Croatia 0.196 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 New Zealand 0.175 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Ireland?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Ireland was 0.2341 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2361 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0546 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Ireland ranks 129th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.