Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Italy
Italy: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 99.91 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Italy, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 99.91 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2020.
The figure is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Italy peaked at 137.09 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.35 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Italy 29th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.35 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 81.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 90.07 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 102.94 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 102.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 105.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 102.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 105.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 105.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 107.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 113.66 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 117.95 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 117.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 122.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 117.95 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 117.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 113.66 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 111.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 109.37 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 105.08 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 99.16 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 97.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 98.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 94.36 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 104.21 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 99.19 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 102.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 110.54 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 118.83 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 119.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 120.69 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 118.96 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 119.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 117.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 106.17 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 102.45 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 101.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 109.63 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 119.44 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 134.99 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 132.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 126.43 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 125.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 124.87 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 123.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 118.29 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 123.7 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 123.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 123.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 123.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 123.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 123.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 117.31 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 117.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 127.97 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 137.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 127.97 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 99.91 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.22 kg per square kilometre | 79.35 kg per square kilometre | 105.08 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 114.95 kg per square kilometre | 107.22 kg per square kilometre | 122.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.01 kg per square kilometre | 94.36 kg per square kilometre | 118.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 113.57 kg per square kilometre | 101.91 kg per square kilometre | 120.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.7 kg per square kilometre | 118.29 kg per square kilometre | 134.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.85 kg per square kilometre | 117.31 kg per square kilometre | 137.09 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.91 kg per square kilometre | 99.91 kg per square kilometre | 99.91 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 109.82 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 28 Thailand 101.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Guatemala 94.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 92.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Tunisia 90.98 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 Italy?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Italy was 99.91 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 137.09 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.35 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.