Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada
Canada: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.4614 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada is 0.4614 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.7497 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3753 kg per person, in 1998.
That places Canada 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7497 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.735 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6937 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7054 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6874 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6564 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6678 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6674 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6675 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6865 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6641 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6169 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6021 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5886 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5576 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5265 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5238 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5105 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5123 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5318 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5166 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4968 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4901 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4646 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4569 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4489 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4428 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4342 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4147 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3959 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3886 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3935 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3876 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3868 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3841 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3793 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.377 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3753 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4019 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4158 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4225 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.426 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4217 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4125 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4123 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4084 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4052 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4057 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4046 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4051 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4044 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4043 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4002 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4163 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4382 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4495 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4574 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4628 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4656 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4677 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4688 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4614 kg per person | -1.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.4614 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3417 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6922 kg per person | 0.6564 kg per person | 0.7497 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5789 kg per person | 0.5105 kg per person | 0.6865 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4697 kg per person | 0.4147 kg per person | 0.5318 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.387 kg per person | 0.3753 kg per person | 0.4019 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.413 kg per person | 0.4 kg per person | 0.426 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4243 kg per person | 0.4002 kg per person | 0.4628 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4659 kg per person | 0.4614 kg per person | 0.4688 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Canada was 0.4614 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7497 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3753 kg per person in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Canada ranks 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.