Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches was 0.1497 kg per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ireland stood at 0.1497 kg per person.
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 that leaches (n content) in Ireland peaked at 0.2816 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1345 kg per person, in 1998.
Ireland ranks 30th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 … applied capita leaches in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2816 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2804 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2788 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2774 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2764 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2753 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2676 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2601 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2523 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2502 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2473 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2436 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2465 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.24 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.232 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2285 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1967 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1871 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.168 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1517 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1729 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1663 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1654 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1723 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1697 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1714 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1809 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1778 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1633 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1677 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1832 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1715 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.157 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1545 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1654 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1461 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1461 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1345 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1429 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1685 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1712 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1684 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1701 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1677 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1758 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1789 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.156 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1528 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1527 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1541 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1575 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1608 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.16 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1668 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1691 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1748 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1801 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1497 kg per person | -16.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.1497 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1025 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.1497 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1458 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2722 kg per person | 0.2523 kg per person | 0.2816 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.224 kg per person | 0.168 kg per person | 0.2502 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1692 kg per person | 0.1517 kg per person | 0.1809 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1569 kg per person | 0.1345 kg per person | 0.1832 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1662 kg per person | 0.1527 kg per person | 0.1789 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1654 kg per person | 0.1541 kg per person | 0.1801 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1497 kg per person | 0.1497 kg per person | 0.1497 kg per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ireland?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ireland was 0.1497 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2816 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1345 kg per person in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 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.