Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in France

France: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.5672 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5672 kg per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
21st
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.8681 kg per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.4724 kg per person
in 2007
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in France, 1961–2023

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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 France is 0.5672 kg per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in France peaked at 0.8681 kg per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4724 kg per person, in 2007.

That places France 21st 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 France, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in France, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.6992 kg per person —
1962 0.7152 kg per person +2.3%
1963 0.716 kg per person +0.1%
1964 0.7373 kg per person +3.0%
1965 0.6912 kg per person -6.3%
1966 0.7201 kg per person +4.2%
1967 0.8121 kg per person +12.8%
1968 0.7481 kg per person -7.9%
1969 0.7327 kg per person -2.1%
1970 0.8021 kg per person +9.5%
1971 0.6891 kg per person -14.1%
1972 0.647 kg per person -6.1%
1973 0.8284 kg per person +28.0%
1974 0.8365 kg per person +1.0%
1975 0.7307 kg per person -12.6%
1976 0.7162 kg per person -2.0%
1977 0.7015 kg per person -2.0%
1978 0.7434 kg per person +6.0%
1979 0.7491 kg per person +0.8%
1980 0.8098 kg per person +8.1%
1981 0.815 kg per person +0.6%
1982 0.8681 kg per person +6.5%
1983 0.7879 kg per person -9.2%
1984 0.7589 kg per person -3.7%
1985 0.7573 kg per person -0.2%
1986 0.7906 kg per person +4.4%
1987 0.7682 kg per person -2.8%
1988 0.753 kg per person -2.0%
1989 0.7012 kg per person -6.9%
1990 0.6593 kg per person -6.0%
1991 0.579 kg per person -12.2%
1992 0.5812 kg per person +0.4%
1993 0.569 kg per person -2.1%
1994 0.5622 kg per person -1.2%
1995 0.5373 kg per person -4.4%
1996 0.5281 kg per person -1.7%
1997 0.503 kg per person -4.8%
1998 0.4945 kg per person -1.7%
1999 0.5044 kg per person +2.0%
2000 0.4965 kg per person -1.6%
2001 0.5064 kg per person +2.0%
2002 0.529 kg per person +4.5%
2003 0.5303 kg per person +0.2%
2004 0.5779 kg per person +9.0%
2005 0.579 kg per person +0.2%
2006 0.4748 kg per person -18.0%
2007 0.4724 kg per person -0.5%
2008 0.4847 kg per person +2.6%
2009 0.5204 kg per person +7.4%
2010 0.5354 kg per person +2.9%
2011 0.5005 kg per person -6.5%
2012 0.5029 kg per person +0.5%
2013 0.5488 kg per person +9.1%
2014 0.5516 kg per person +0.5%
2015 0.5561 kg per person +0.8%
2016 0.5524 kg per person -0.7%
2017 0.5658 kg per person +2.4%
2018 0.5427 kg per person -4.1%
2019 0.5217 kg per person -3.9%
2020 0.5688 kg per person +9.0%
2021 0.5878 kg per person +3.3%
2022 0.5736 kg per person -2.4%
2023 0.5672 kg per person -1.1%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 0.5672 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3417 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • France's 0.5672 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4859 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in France 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.

YearChange FromTo
1973 +28.0% 0.647 kg per person 0.8284 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7302 kg per person 0.6912 kg per person 0.8121 kg per person 9
1970s 0.7444 kg per person 0.647 kg per person 0.8365 kg per person 10
1980s 0.781 kg per person 0.7012 kg per person 0.8681 kg per person 10
1990s 0.5518 kg per person 0.4945 kg per person 0.6593 kg per person 10
2000s 0.5171 kg per person 0.4724 kg per person 0.579 kg per person 10
2010s 0.5378 kg per person 0.5005 kg per person 0.5658 kg per person 10
2020s 0.5743 kg per person 0.5672 kg per person 0.5878 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6399 kg per person compare
  2. 19 Hungary 0.5895 kg per person compare
  3. 20 Tuvalu 0.5856 kg per person compare
  4. 22 Sweden 0.5656 kg per person compare
  5. 23 Suriname 0.55 kg per person compare
  6. 24 Bulgaria 0.5383 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in France?
Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in France was 0.5672 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 France?
The highest recorded value was 0.8681 kg per person in 1982.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4724 kg per person in 2007.
How does France rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
France ranks 21st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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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Indicator
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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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.