How does Saudi Arabia rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?

Saudi Arabia ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.

Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Saudi Arabia

Name: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 7.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

7.97 kg per square kilometre

Change on year

down 5.6%

World rank

131st

of 168 countries

All-time high

8.45 kg per square kilometre

in 2022

All-time low

0.0439 kg per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 7.97 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Saudi Arabia peaked at 8.45 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0439 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Saudi Arabia 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0439 kg per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0451 kg per square kilometre	+2.9%
1963	0.0464 kg per square kilometre	+2.8%
1964	0.0526 kg per square kilometre	+13.5%
1965	0.0564 kg per square kilometre	+7.1%
1966	0.0627 kg per square kilometre	+11.1%
1967	0.0702 kg per square kilometre	+12.0%
1968	0.084 kg per square kilometre	+19.6%
1969	0.104 kg per square kilometre	+23.9%
1970	0.1153 kg per square kilometre	+10.8%
1971	0.1303 kg per square kilometre	+13.0%
1972	0.1428 kg per square kilometre	+9.6%
1973	0.1616 kg per square kilometre	+13.2%
1974	0.218 kg per square kilometre	+34.9%
1975	0.291 kg per square kilometre	+33.4%
1976	0.3639 kg per square kilometre	+25.1%
1977	0.4173 kg per square kilometre	+14.7%
1978	0.5401 kg per square kilometre	+29.4%
1979	0.6072 kg per square kilometre	+12.4%
1980	0.8325 kg per square kilometre	+37.1%
1981	1.02 kg per square kilometre	+22.7%
1982	1.43 kg per square kilometre	+40.1%
1983	2.04 kg per square kilometre	+42.6%
1984	2.15 kg per square kilometre	+5.2%
1985	2.73 kg per square kilometre	+27.3%
1986	2.76 kg per square kilometre	+0.9%
1987	2.27 kg per square kilometre	-17.7%
1988	2.08 kg per square kilometre	-8.3%
1989	2.26 kg per square kilometre	+8.4%
1990	2.53 kg per square kilometre	+12.0%
1991	2.61 kg per square kilometre	+3.3%
1992	2.65 kg per square kilometre	+1.7%
1993	2.51 kg per square kilometre	-5.6%
1994	2.52 kg per square kilometre	+0.4%
1995	2.68 kg per square kilometre	+6.6%
1996	2.76 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
1997	2.51 kg per square kilometre	-9.1%
1998	3.01 kg per square kilometre	+20.0%
1999	3.21 kg per square kilometre	+6.8%
2000	2.88 kg per square kilometre	-10.3%
2001	3.13 kg per square kilometre	+8.7%
2002	3.16 kg per square kilometre	+0.8%
2003	3.28 kg per square kilometre	+4.0%
2004	3.33 kg per square kilometre	+1.5%
2005	3.86 kg per square kilometre	+15.8%
2006	3.76 kg per square kilometre	-2.6%
2007	4.01 kg per square kilometre	+6.7%
2008	3.96 kg per square kilometre	-1.3%
2009	4.51 kg per square kilometre	+13.9%
2010	5.01 kg per square kilometre	+11.1%
2011	5.01 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2012	5.26 kg per square kilometre	+5.0%
2013	5.76 kg per square kilometre	+9.5%
2014	4.65 kg per square kilometre	-19.3%
2015	4.68 kg per square kilometre	+0.6%
2016	6.52 kg per square kilometre	+39.2%
2017	6.77 kg per square kilometre	+3.8%
2018	8.27 kg per square kilometre	+22.2%
2019	8.27 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	8.09 kg per square kilometre	-2.1%
2021	8.22 kg per square kilometre	+1.5%
2022	8.45 kg per square kilometre	+2.8%
2023	7.97 kg per square kilometre	-5.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0628 kg per square kilometre	0.0439 kg per square kilometre	0.104 kg per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.2988 kg per square kilometre	0.1153 kg per square kilometre	0.6072 kg per square kilometre	10
1980s	1.96 kg per square kilometre	0.8325 kg per square kilometre	2.76 kg per square kilometre	10
1990s	2.7 kg per square kilometre	2.51 kg per square kilometre	3.21 kg per square kilometre	10
2000s	3.59 kg per square kilometre	2.88 kg per square kilometre	4.51 kg per square kilometre	10
2010s	6.02 kg per square kilometre	4.65 kg per square kilometre	8.27 kg per square kilometre	10
2020s	8.18 kg per square kilometre	7.97 kg per square kilometre	8.45 kg per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

128 Finland 8.42 kg per square kilometre compare
129 New Zealand 8.22 kg per square kilometre compare
130 Zambia 8.15 kg per square kilometre compare
132 Norway 7.89 kg per square kilometre compare
133 Liberia 6.91 kg per square kilometre compare
134 Vanuatu 6.45 kg per square kilometre compare

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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Saudi Arabia?: Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Saudi Arabia was 7.97 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 Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 8.45 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0439 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?: Saudi Arabia ranks 131st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.

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Indicator: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre
Unit: kg per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

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.