Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre by country
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.
Countries reporting
168
Highest
234.62 kg per square kilometre
Singapore
Lowest
0.0191 kg per square kilometre
Chad
Median
2.53 kg per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,696
What the numbers show
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 234.62 kg per square kilometre in Singapore; the lowest is 0.0191 kg per square kilometre in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.53 kg per square kilometre, and the mean is 9.77 kg per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,282.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 670.1%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 68.6%).
Chickens, layers … applied soils that square kilometre volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 234.62 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 2 | Barbados | 152.6 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 130.63 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 91.88 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Belgium | 65.7 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 6 | Grenada | 60.66 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 7 | Tuvalu | 38.32 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 26.08 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Albania | 21.86 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Denmark | 21.34 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 21.07 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 12 | China | 20.97 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Japan | 20.61 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 14 | El Salvador | 20.36 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 19.53 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 16 | Malaysia | 19.21 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Romania | 17.87 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 17.75 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.55 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 17.08 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.04 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Kuwait | 16.57 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Israel | 14.94 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 24 | France | 14.39 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 25 | Spain | 14.03 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 26 | Mauritius | 13.74 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 13.42 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 13.28 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 29 | Fiji | 13.19 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 30 | India | 13.17 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Kiribati | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.74 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 12.39 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 34 | Switzerland | 11.99 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 35 | Tonga | 11.47 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 36 | Palestine | 11.4 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.6% | flat |
| 37 | Serbia | 11.34 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 38 | Lebanon | 11.08 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 39 | Austria | 11.04 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 40 | Guatemala | 11.01 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Thailand | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 10.76 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 43 | Nauru | 10.45 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 9.89 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 45 | Belarus | 9.85 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 46 | Bahrain | 9.76 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 9.12 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 48 | Pakistan | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 8.76 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.96 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.69 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 7.6 kg per square kilometre | 2022 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 53 | Greece | 7.52 kg per square kilometre | 2018 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 54 | Montenegro | 7.43 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 55 | Lithuania | 7.37 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 56 | French Polynesia | 7.32 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ireland | 7.3 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 58 | Mexico | 6.97 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Latvia | 6.71 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 60 | Seychelles | 6.68 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 6.5 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 62 | Czechia | 6.48 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 6.34 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 64 | Slovakia | 6.17 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 65 | Croatia | 6.07 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 66 | Jamaica | 6.04 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 67 | Dominica | 5.92 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 68 | Cuba | 5.89 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 5.48 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 5.34 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Nepal | 5.19 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 5.08 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 4.06 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 75 | Colombia | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 77 | Benin | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Armenia | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 79 | Sweden | 2.85 kg per square kilometre | 2019 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 80 | Nigeria | 2.85 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Samoa | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 82 | Cyprus | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 83 | Qatar | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 86 | Comoros | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Brazil | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 89 | Estonia | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 90 | Belize | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Panama | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Myanmar | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Ghana | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 96 | Cambodia | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 97 | Finland | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 98 | New Zealand | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 99 | Togo | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Norway | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 101 | Paraguay | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 102 | Sierra Leone | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Peru | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Georgia | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 105 | Jordan | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Haiti | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 109 | Argentina | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 110 | Malawi | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Rwanda | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Senegal | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Chile | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 116 | Uruguay | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.3% | rising |
| 117 | Bhutan | 0.9989 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Egypt | 0.9255 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 0.9211 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 120 | Morocco | 0.9174 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 0.8805 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 122 | Uganda | 0.8349 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 123 | Bahamas | 0.7304 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Angola | 0.6649 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 670.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Guinea | 0.6503 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Kenya | 0.6313 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 127 | South Africa | 0.6113 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Cameroon | 0.5654 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Yemen | 0.5635 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Burundi | 0.5612 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | 0.4929 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 132 | Gambia | 0.4633 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4624 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Suriname | 0.431 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 135 | Canada | 0.4205 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 0.4007 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3956 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 138 | South Sudan | 0.3594 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 0.3435 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 140 | Zambia | 0.3098 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 141 | Iraq | 0.2837 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 142 | Liberia | 0.2625 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 143 | Eswatini | 0.2428 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.2271 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Iceland | 0.225 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 146 | Australia | 0.2245 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 147 | Algeria | 0.2006 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Ethiopia | 0.1914 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 149 | Lesotho | 0.1834 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 150 | Oman | 0.1551 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Mali | 0.1426 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 152 | Madagascar | 0.1369 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 153 | Guyana | 0.116 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Libya | 0.1158 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Sudan | 0.107 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 156 | Eritrea | 0.0971 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 157 | Mozambique | 0.0901 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Niger | 0.0627 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 159 | Gabon | 0.0541 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Mongolia | 0.0474 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 169.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0394 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 162 | Mauritania | 0.0348 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 163 | Congo | 0.032 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 164 | Somalia | 0.0272 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 165 | Botswana | 0.0249 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 166 | Namibia | 0.0207 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Central African Republic | 0.0195 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 168 | Chad | 0.0191 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.98 kg per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.3786 kg per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 that volatilises (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.