Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 37.35 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
37.35 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
77th
of 168 countries
All-time high
43.03 kg per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
24.72 kg per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
58
1961–2020
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland stood at 37.35 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland peaked at 43.03 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.72 kg per square kilometre, in 1998.
Ireland ranks 77th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.37 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 39.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 39.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 39.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 39.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 39.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 38.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 37.54 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 36.62 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 36.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 36.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 36.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 37.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 37.28 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 36.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 36.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 31.95 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 30.84 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 28.06 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 25.64 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 29.54 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 28.69 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 28.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 30.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 29.72 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 30.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 31.7 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 31.02 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 28.38 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 29.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 32.04 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 30.21 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 27.8 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 27.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 29.55 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 26.3 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 26.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 24.72 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 26.55 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 31.74 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 32.77 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 32.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 33.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 36.2 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 37.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 33.97 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 33.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 34.79 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 35.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 36.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 36.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.45 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 39.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 41.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 43.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 37.35 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.76 kg per square kilometre | 36.62 kg per square kilometre | 39.37 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.89 kg per square kilometre | 28.06 kg per square kilometre | 37.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.36 kg per square kilometre | 25.64 kg per square kilometre | 31.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.04 kg per square kilometre | 24.72 kg per square kilometre | 32.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1 kg per square kilometre | 31.74 kg per square kilometre | 37.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.22 kg per square kilometre | 34.79 kg per square kilometre | 43.03 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.35 kg per square kilometre | 37.35 kg per square kilometre | 37.35 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 74 French Polynesia 37.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Lithuania 37.71 kg per square kilometre compare
- 76 Sierra Leone 37.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 78 United Arab Emirates 35.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 79 Costa Rica 35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 80 Latvia 34.31 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 Ireland?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland was 37.35 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 43.03 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.72 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Ireland ranks 77th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.