Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Germany
Germany: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 90.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Germany recorded 90.79 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Germany peaked at 174.63 kg per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 60.44 kg per square kilometre, in 2010.
Germany ranks 33rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 151.79 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 144.49 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 145.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 151.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 157.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 165.68 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 167.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 167.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 172.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 174.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 171.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 170.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 160.91 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 171.31 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 161 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 154.29 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 158.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 154.73 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 147.53 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 148.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 146.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 144.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 138.6 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 139.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 138.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 134.59 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 131.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 127.36 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 125.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 125.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 105.5 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 98.28 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 91.59 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 93.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 91.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 91.42 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 91.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 90.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 90.21 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.87 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 82.27 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 80.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 78.31 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 76.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 74.93 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 74.76 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.4 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 60.44 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 70.93 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 74.92 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 78.1 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 79.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 72.62 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 72.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.82 kg per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 90.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158.28 kg per square kilometre | 144.49 kg per square kilometre | 172.67 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 162.44 kg per square kilometre | 147.53 kg per square kilometre | 174.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 137.49 kg per square kilometre | 125.19 kg per square kilometre | 148.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 97 kg per square kilometre | 90.55 kg per square kilometre | 125.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.24 kg per square kilometre | 66.4 kg per square kilometre | 90.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.88 kg per square kilometre | 60.44 kg per square kilometre | 79.9 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.8 kg per square kilometre | 88.82 kg per square kilometre | 90.79 kg per square kilometre | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Germany?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Germany was 90.79 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 174.63 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.44 kg per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Germany rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Germany ranks 33rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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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)
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- 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)
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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.