Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.5106 kg per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland is 0.5106 kg per person, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.9602 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4587 kg per person, in 1998.
That places Ireland 59th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9602 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9563 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9507 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9461 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9426 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9388 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9127 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.887 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8603 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8531 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8432 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8308 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8404 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8186 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.791 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7791 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6707 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6381 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.573 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5175 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5894 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5671 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5641 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5876 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5787 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5846 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6168 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6062 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5569 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5719 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6246 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5849 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5354 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.527 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5642 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4982 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4983 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4587 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4871 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5747 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5839 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5741 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.58 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.572 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5995 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.61 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5319 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5212 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5208 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5256 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5371 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5485 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5456 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5687 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5768 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5959 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6141 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5106 kg per person | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9283 kg per person | 0.8603 kg per person | 0.9602 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7638 kg per person | 0.573 kg per person | 0.8531 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5769 kg per person | 0.5175 kg per person | 0.6168 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.535 kg per person | 0.4587 kg per person | 0.6246 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5668 kg per person | 0.5208 kg per person | 0.61 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.564 kg per person | 0.5256 kg per person | 0.6141 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5106 kg per person | 0.5106 kg per person | 0.5106 kg per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 56 Slovenia 0.5226 kg per person compare
- 57 Norway 0.5206 kg per person compare
- 58 South Sudan 0.5204 kg per person compare
- 60 Saudi Arabia 0.5086 kg per person compare
- 61 Italy 0.4971 kg per person compare
- 62 Kazakhstan 0.4906 kg per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ireland was 0.5106 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9602 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4587 kg per person in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 59th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.