Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Ecuador
Ecuador: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 4.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ecuador stood at 4.79 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 61.5% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ecuador peaked at 4.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4414 kg per square kilometre, in 1968.
Ecuador ranks 58th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6253 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6444 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6983 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7412 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7834 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.613 kg per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4904 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4414 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4634 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4806 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.51 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5296 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5394 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5056 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5228 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5914 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6924 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7491 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 1980 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1984 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1991 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9077 kg per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 2000 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | +54.9% |
| 2022 | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | +61.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.79 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.11 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.79 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6112 kg per square kilometre | 0.4414 kg per square kilometre | 0.7834 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6315 kg per square kilometre | 0.4806 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | 0.9077 kg per square kilometre | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ecuador?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ecuador was 4.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.79 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4414 kg per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Ecuador ranks 58th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.