Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre was 2 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Italy, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Italy stood at 2 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Italy peaked at 2.74 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.59 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Italy 111th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left pasture square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 2 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 2 kg per square kilometre | 2 kg per square kilometre | 2 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Italy?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Italy was 2 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square?
- Italy ranks 111th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture (n content), per square rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.