Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.4991 kg per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ireland, 1961–2020
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 Ireland is 0.4991 kg per person, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.9386 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4484 kg per person, in 1998.
That places Ireland 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9386 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9348 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9293 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9248 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9214 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9177 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8921 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.867 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8409 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8339 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8242 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8121 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8215 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8002 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7732 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7616 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6556 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6237 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5601 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5058 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5762 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5543 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5514 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5744 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5656 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5715 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6029 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5926 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5444 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.559 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6106 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5718 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5234 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5151 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5515 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.487 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4871 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4484 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4762 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5617 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5707 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5612 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5669 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5591 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.586 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5962 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.52 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5095 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5091 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5138 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.525 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5362 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5334 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5559 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5638 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5825 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6003 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4991 kg per person | -16.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.4991 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3417 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.4991 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4859 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9074 kg per person | 0.8409 kg per person | 0.9386 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7466 kg per person | 0.5601 kg per person | 0.8339 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5639 kg per person | 0.5058 kg per person | 0.6029 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.523 kg per person | 0.4484 kg per person | 0.6106 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.554 kg per person | 0.5091 kg per person | 0.5962 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5513 kg per person | 0.5138 kg per person | 0.6003 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4991 kg per person | 0.4991 kg per person | 0.4991 kg per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ireland?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ireland was 0.4991 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9386 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4484 kg per person in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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
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- 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.