Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches was 0.0031 kg per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.0031 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2020.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ireland peaked at 0.0058 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 kg per person, in 1998.
That places Ireland 143rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0058 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0057 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0057 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0057 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0057 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0056 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0055 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0053 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0052 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.005 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.005 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.004 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0038 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.003 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.003 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 kg per person | -16.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0031 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.004 kg per person, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0031 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0033 kg per person, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0046 kg per person | 0.0034 kg per person | 0.0051 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0031 kg per person | 0.0037 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0032 kg per person | 0.0028 kg per person | 0.0037 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 kg per person | 0.0031 kg per person | 0.0037 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 kg per person | 0.0032 kg per person | 0.0037 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 kg per person | 0.0031 kg per person | 0.0031 kg per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ireland?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ireland was 0.0031 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 kg per person in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Ireland ranks 143rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.