Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Spain
Spain: Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 96.84 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 96.84 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, n content) in Spain peaked at 98.45 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.27 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Spain 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1963 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1964 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1965 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 3.42 kg per square kilometre | +104.1% |
| 1968 | 5.05 kg per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 1969 | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | -67.7% |
| 1971 | 18.77 kg per square kilometre | +930.9% |
| 1972 | 23.62 kg per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 38.73 kg per square kilometre | +64.0% |
| 1974 | 37.48 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 35.44 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 41.47 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 44.04 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 42.08 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 40.27 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 39.08 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 50.02 kg per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 44.76 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 41.44 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 41.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 43.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 36.51 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 39.88 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 43.11 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 45.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 42.42 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 73.11 kg per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 1992 | 71.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 79.4 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 81.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 82.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 88.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 88.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 90.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 88.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 88.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 88.93 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 86.01 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 86.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 87.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 88.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 91.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 90.1 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 91.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 96.65 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 97.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 98.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 96.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square 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% | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | 18.77 kg per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +104.1% | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | 3.42 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +72.4% | 42.42 kg per square kilometre | 73.11 kg per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -67.7% | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | 1.82 kg per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +64.0% | 23.62 kg per square kilometre | 38.73 kg per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +47.7% | 3.42 kg per square kilometre | 5.05 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.37 kg per square kilometre | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | 44.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.5 kg per square kilometre | 36.51 kg per square kilometre | 50.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.75 kg per square kilometre | 42.42 kg per square kilometre | 90.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.59 kg per square kilometre | 86.01 kg per square kilometre | 91.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.34 kg per square kilometre | 90.1 kg per square kilometre | 98.45 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.84 kg per square kilometre | 96.84 kg per square kilometre | 96.84 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 106.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 France 103.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Japan 100.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Costa Rica 96.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Switzerland 83.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Honduras 81.3 kg per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) in Spain?
- Chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) in Spain was 96.84 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 98.45 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Spain rank for chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, n content)?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.