Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0137 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0137 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.1249 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 kg per person, in 2015.
Iraq ranks 156th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1249 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1222 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1202 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1182 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0762 kg per person | -35.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0755 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1103 kg per person | +46.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1075 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1022 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0995 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0977 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0951 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0926 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0874 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0866 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0838 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0824 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0858 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0759 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.069 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0625 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0607 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0526 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.049 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0722 kg per person | +47.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0923 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0851 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0739 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1989 | 0.099 kg per person | +33.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0889 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0198 kg per person | -77.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0213 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0256 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0256 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0199 kg per person | -22.3% |
| 1996 | 0.02 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0201 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0208 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0208 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0192 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0279 kg per person | +45.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0336 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0233 kg per person | -30.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0329 kg per person | +40.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0429 kg per person | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0317 kg per person | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0303 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0291 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0244 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0212 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0233 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0232 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0221 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0214 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0125 kg per person | -41.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0143 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0168 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.021 kg per person | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0207 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0178 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0139 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0137 kg per person | -1.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0137 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3363 kg per person, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0137 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0684 kg per person, 20% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Iraq 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -77.7% | 0.0889 kg per person | 0.0198 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1064 kg per person | 0.0755 kg per person | 0.1249 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0887 kg per person | 0.0759 kg per person | 0.0995 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0716 kg per person | 0.049 kg per person | 0.099 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0283 kg per person | 0.0198 kg per person | 0.0889 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0295 kg per person | 0.0192 kg per person | 0.0429 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 kg per person | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.0233 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0165 kg per person | 0.0137 kg per person | 0.0207 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 153 Niger 0.0152 kg per person compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 0.0148 kg per person compare
- 155 Haiti 0.0143 kg per person compare
- 157 Madagascar 0.0128 kg per person compare
- 158 Lesotho 0.012 kg per person compare
- 159 Central African Republic 0.0118 kg per person compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Iraq?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Iraq was 0.0137 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1249 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Iraq ranks 156th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
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 — 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.