Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Iraq
Iraq: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 4.89 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Iraq stood at 4.89 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Iraq peaked at 13.55 kg per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.77 kg per square kilometre, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 140th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.08 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 7.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 7.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 4.93 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1966 | 5.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 7.64 kg per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 1968 | 7.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 7.58 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 7.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 7.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 7.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 7.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 7.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 7.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 7.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 8.62 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 7.88 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 7.39 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 6.9 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 6.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.16 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 5.91 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 8.93 kg per square kilometre | +51.0% |
| 1986 | 11.7 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1987 | 11.09 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 9.85 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 13.55 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 12.32 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | -77.5% |
| 1992 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1994 | 4.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 5.54 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9 kg per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 4.93 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 7.14 kg per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2005 | 9.61 kg per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 7.14 kg per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 6.77 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 6.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 5.22 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 5.95 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 6.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 4.34 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 5.36 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 6.86 kg per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 6.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.09 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Iraq 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 | -77.5% | 12.32 kg per square kilometre | 2.77 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.86 kg per square kilometre | 4.93 kg per square kilometre | 7.7 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.91 kg per square kilometre | 7.64 kg per square kilometre | 8.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | 5.91 kg per square kilometre | 13.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | 12.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | 9.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 kg per square kilometre | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | 6.86 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 kg per square kilometre | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | 6.91 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 137 Guinea-Bissau 5.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Algeria 5.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Ethiopia 5.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Lesotho 4.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 New Caledonia 4.54 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Mali 3.75 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Iraq?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Iraq was 4.89 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 13.55 kg per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Iraq ranks 140th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.