Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ecuador
Ecuador: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 38 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 38 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.5% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ecuador peaked at 38 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5 kg per square kilometre, in 1968.
Ecuador ranks 72nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 5.54 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 4.87 kg per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1967 | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 3.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 4.05 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 4.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 4.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 4.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 4.69 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 5.95 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 9.47 kg per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 1980 | 10.85 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 10.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 11.96 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 8.76 kg per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1984 | 9.63 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 10.42 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 12.48 kg per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 10.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 9.48 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 12.49 kg per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1991 | 12.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 12.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 13.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 13.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 12.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 11.46 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 11.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 12.91 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 7.2 kg per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 2000 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 8.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 10.79 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 8.62 kg per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 8.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.76 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 10.41 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 10.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 11.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 13.02 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 15.18 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 18.2 kg per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 20.68 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 19.02 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 23.54 kg per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 21.08 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 18.13 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 16.46 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 19.39 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 21.33 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 33.04 kg per square kilometre | +54.9% |
| 2022 | 23.52 kg per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 38 kg per square kilometre | +61.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.01 kg per square kilometre | 3.81 kg per square kilometre | 9.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.62 kg per square kilometre | 8.76 kg per square kilometre | 12.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.99 kg per square kilometre | 7.2 kg per square kilometre | 13.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.61 kg per square kilometre | 8.5 kg per square kilometre | 11.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.47 kg per square kilometre | 13.02 kg per square kilometre | 23.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.97 kg per square kilometre | 21.33 kg per square kilometre | 38 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.73 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 71 Greece 38.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Montenegro 37.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 74 French Polynesia 37.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Lithuania 37.71 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ecuador?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ecuador was 38 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 38 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 kg per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Ecuador ranks 72nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.