Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Greece
Greece: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 38.45 kg per square kilometre in 2018. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Greece, 1961–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Greece recorded 38.45 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Greece peaked at 88.08 kg per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 37.53 kg per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Greece 71st out of 168 countries with data for 2018, 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) … square in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.95 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 48.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 53.82 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 51.38 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 61.16 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 63.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 63.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 63.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 73.4 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 73.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 75.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 75.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 75.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 75.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 75.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 78.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 76.82 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 76.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 78.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 80.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 83.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 85.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 85.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 88.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 84.16 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 83.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 83.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 83.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 83.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 84.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 58.63 kg per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1992 | 59.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 77.16 kg per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 75.71 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 75.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 70.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 71.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 70.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 72.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 74.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 72.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 69.6 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 69.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 67.64 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 62.53 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 63.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 60.75 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 58.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 54.57 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 48.93 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 52.36 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 50.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 46.74 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 38.91 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 37.53 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 38.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 38.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -30.3% | 84.14 kg per square kilometre | 58.63 kg per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +29.4% | 59.64 kg per square kilometre | 77.16 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.61 kg per square kilometre | 47.95 kg per square kilometre | 73.4 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.28 kg per square kilometre | 73.4 kg per square kilometre | 78.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.01 kg per square kilometre | 80.74 kg per square kilometre | 88.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.58 kg per square kilometre | 58.63 kg per square kilometre | 84.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.14 kg per square kilometre | 58.64 kg per square kilometre | 74.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.13 kg per square kilometre | 37.53 kg per square kilometre | 54.57 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 68 Togo 41.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 70 Luxembourg 38.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 72 Ecuador 38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Montenegro 37.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 74 French Polynesia 37.72 kg per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Greece?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Greece was 38.45 kg per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 88.08 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.53 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Greece rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Greece ranks 71st out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.