Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in Canada

Canada: Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches was 0.1384 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1384 kg per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
32nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.2249 kg per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1126 kg per person
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Canada, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Canada stood at 0.1384 kg per person.

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 that leaches (n content) in Canada peaked at 0.2249 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1126 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 … applied capita leaches in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Canada, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.2249 kg per person —
1962 0.2205 kg per person -2.0%
1963 0.2081 kg per person -5.6%
1964 0.2116 kg per person +1.7%
1965 0.2062 kg per person -2.6%
1966 0.1969 kg per person -4.5%
1967 0.2004 kg per person +1.7%
1968 0.2002 kg per person -0.1%
1969 0.2002 kg per person +0.0%
1970 0.2059 kg per person +2.8%
1971 0.1992 kg per person -3.3%
1972 0.1851 kg per person -7.1%
1973 0.1806 kg per person -2.4%
1974 0.1766 kg per person -2.2%
1975 0.1673 kg per person -5.3%
1976 0.158 kg per person -5.6%
1977 0.1571 kg per person -0.5%
1978 0.1532 kg per person -2.5%
1979 0.1537 kg per person +0.4%
1980 0.1595 kg per person +3.8%
1981 0.155 kg per person -2.9%
1982 0.149 kg per person -3.8%
1983 0.147 kg per person -1.4%
1984 0.1394 kg per person -5.2%
1985 0.1371 kg per person -1.7%
1986 0.1347 kg per person -1.7%
1987 0.1328 kg per person -1.4%
1988 0.1303 kg per person -1.9%
1989 0.1244 kg per person -4.5%
1990 0.1188 kg per person -4.5%
1991 0.1166 kg per person -1.8%
1992 0.1181 kg per person +1.3%
1993 0.1163 kg per person -1.5%
1994 0.116 kg per person -0.2%
1995 0.1152 kg per person -0.7%
1996 0.1138 kg per person -1.3%
1997 0.1131 kg per person -0.6%
1998 0.1126 kg per person -0.5%
1999 0.1206 kg per person +7.1%
2000 0.1247 kg per person +3.5%
2001 0.1268 kg per person +1.6%
2002 0.1278 kg per person +0.8%
2003 0.1265 kg per person -1.0%
2004 0.12 kg per person -5.2%
2005 0.1238 kg per person +3.1%
2006 0.1237 kg per person -0.1%
2007 0.1225 kg per person -0.9%
2008 0.1216 kg per person -0.8%
2009 0.1217 kg per person +0.1%
2010 0.1214 kg per person -0.3%
2011 0.1215 kg per person +0.1%
2012 0.1213 kg per person -0.2%
2013 0.1213 kg per person -0.0%
2014 0.12 kg per person -1.0%
2015 0.1249 kg per person +4.0%
2016 0.1315 kg per person +5.3%
2017 0.1348 kg per person +2.6%
2018 0.1372 kg per person +1.8%
2019 0.1388 kg per person +1.2%
2020 0.1397 kg per person +0.6%
2021 0.1403 kg per person +0.4%
2022 0.1406 kg per person +0.2%
2023 0.1384 kg per person -1.6%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.1384 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1025 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2077 kg per person 0.1969 kg per person 0.2249 kg per person 9
1970s 0.1737 kg per person 0.1532 kg per person 0.2059 kg per person 10
1980s 0.1409 kg per person 0.1244 kg per person 0.1595 kg per person 10
1990s 0.1161 kg per person 0.1126 kg per person 0.1206 kg per person 10
2000s 0.1239 kg per person 0.12 kg per person 0.1278 kg per person 10
2010s 0.1273 kg per person 0.12 kg per person 0.1388 kg per person 10
2020s 0.1398 kg per person 0.1384 kg per person 0.1406 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 29 Norway 0.1527 kg per person compare
  2. 30 Ireland 0.1497 kg per person compare
  3. 31 Italy 0.1458 kg per person compare
  4. 33 French Polynesia 0.1355 kg per person compare
  5. 34 Indonesia 0.1355 kg per person compare
  6. 35 Greece 0.1354 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Canada?
Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Canada was 0.1384 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.2249 kg per person in 1961.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1126 kg per person in 1998.
How does Canada rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
Canada ranks 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.