How does World rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?

World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.

Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in World?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in World

Name: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in World
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World: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre was 19.89 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

19.89 kg per square kilometre

Change on year

up 3.7%

Rank

1st

of 2 groups

All-time high

19.89 kg per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

7.99 kg per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in World is 19.89 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in World peaked at 19.89 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.99 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied soils square kilometre in World, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per square kilometre	Change
1961	7.99 kg per square kilometre	—
1962	8.15 kg per square kilometre	+2.0%
1963	8.14 kg per square kilometre	-0.1%
1964	8.31 kg per square kilometre	+2.0%
1965	8.53 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
1966	8.93 kg per square kilometre	+4.7%
1967	9.3 kg per square kilometre	+4.2%
1968	9.48 kg per square kilometre	+1.9%
1969	9.72 kg per square kilometre	+2.5%
1970	10.24 kg per square kilometre	+5.3%
1971	10.52 kg per square kilometre	+2.8%
1972	10.57 kg per square kilometre	+0.4%
1973	10.68 kg per square kilometre	+1.0%
1974	10.87 kg per square kilometre	+1.8%
1975	10.95 kg per square kilometre	+0.8%
1976	11.15 kg per square kilometre	+1.8%
1977	11.31 kg per square kilometre	+1.5%
1978	10.87 kg per square kilometre	-3.9%
1979	11.06 kg per square kilometre	+1.7%
1980	11.13 kg per square kilometre	+0.6%
1981	11.1 kg per square kilometre	-0.3%
1982	11.2 kg per square kilometre	+0.9%
1983	11.27 kg per square kilometre	+0.6%
1984	11.59 kg per square kilometre	+2.9%
1985	11.92 kg per square kilometre	+2.8%
1986	12.11 kg per square kilometre	+1.6%
1987	12.34 kg per square kilometre	+1.9%
1988	12.46 kg per square kilometre	+1.0%
1989	12.53 kg per square kilometre	+0.5%
1990	12.68 kg per square kilometre	+1.2%
1991	12.87 kg per square kilometre	+1.4%
1992	10.35 kg per square kilometre	-19.5%
1993	10.29 kg per square kilometre	-0.6%
1994	11.05 kg per square kilometre	+7.4%
1995	11.35 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
1996	11.68 kg per square kilometre	+2.9%
1997	11.98 kg per square kilometre	+2.6%
1998	12.22 kg per square kilometre	+2.0%
1999	12.59 kg per square kilometre	+3.0%
2000	13.05 kg per square kilometre	+3.7%
2001	13.36 kg per square kilometre	+2.4%
2002	13.71 kg per square kilometre	+2.6%
2003	13.98 kg per square kilometre	+2.0%
2004	14.46 kg per square kilometre	+3.4%
2005	14.84 kg per square kilometre	+2.6%
2006	15.24 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
2007	15.57 kg per square kilometre	+2.1%
2008	15.97 kg per square kilometre	+2.6%
2009	16.09 kg per square kilometre	+0.7%
2010	16.52 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
2011	16.73 kg per square kilometre	+1.3%
2012	16.88 kg per square kilometre	+0.9%
2013	17.06 kg per square kilometre	+1.1%
2014	17.39 kg per square kilometre	+1.9%
2015	17.67 kg per square kilometre	+1.6%
2016	18.09 kg per square kilometre	+2.4%
2017	18.26 kg per square kilometre	+0.9%
2018	17.62 kg per square kilometre	-3.5%
2019	18.34 kg per square kilometre	+4.1%
2020	19.84 kg per square kilometre	+8.2%
2021	19.03 kg per square kilometre	-4.1%
2022	19.18 kg per square kilometre	+0.8%
2023	19.89 kg per square kilometre	+3.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	8.73 kg per square kilometre	7.99 kg per square kilometre	9.72 kg per square kilometre	9
1970s	10.82 kg per square kilometre	10.24 kg per square kilometre	11.31 kg per square kilometre	10
1980s	11.77 kg per square kilometre	11.1 kg per square kilometre	12.53 kg per square kilometre	10
1990s	11.7 kg per square kilometre	10.29 kg per square kilometre	12.87 kg per square kilometre	10
2000s	14.63 kg per square kilometre	13.05 kg per square kilometre	16.09 kg per square kilometre	10
2010s	17.46 kg per square kilometre	16.52 kg per square kilometre	18.34 kg per square kilometre	10
2020s	19.49 kg per square kilometre	19.03 kg per square kilometre	19.89 kg per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near World

1 Singapore 1,173 kg per square kilometre compare
2 Barbados 763.01 kg per square kilometre compare
3 Malta 653.13 kg per square kilometre compare
4 Bangladesh 459.42 kg per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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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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All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in World?: Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in World was 19.89 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in World?: The highest recorded value was 19.89 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 7.99 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
How does World rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?: World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in World?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.

Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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: 09 October 2026

Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.