Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in France
France: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.4417 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
France recorded 0.4417 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in France peaked at 0.5518 kg per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.339 kg per square kilometre, in 1998.
France ranks 119th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in France, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3815 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3941 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3985 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4148 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3927 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4126 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4692 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4355 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4301 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4751 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.412 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3903 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5037 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1974 | 0.512 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4494 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4424 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4353 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4634 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.469 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5098 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5161 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5518 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5035 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4873 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4887 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5128 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.501 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.494 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4627 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4374 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3861 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3895 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.383 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3798 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3644 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3594 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3435 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.339 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3476 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3444 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3539 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3724 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.376 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4127 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4166 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.344 kg per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3444 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3554 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3835 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3965 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3724 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.376 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4125 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4166 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4215 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4198 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4312 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4151 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4004 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4379 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4541 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4454 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4417 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.4417 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- France's 0.4417 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2707 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +29.1% | 0.3903 kg per square kilometre | 0.5037 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4143 kg per square kilometre | 0.3815 kg per square kilometre | 0.4692 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4553 kg per square kilometre | 0.3903 kg per square kilometre | 0.512 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5028 kg per square kilometre | 0.4627 kg per square kilometre | 0.5518 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.373 kg per square kilometre | 0.339 kg per square kilometre | 0.4374 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3703 kg per square kilometre | 0.344 kg per square kilometre | 0.4166 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4062 kg per square kilometre | 0.3724 kg per square kilometre | 0.4312 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4448 kg per square kilometre | 0.4379 kg per square kilometre | 0.4541 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 116 Kazakhstan 0.4933 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 Nauru 0.4849 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Suriname 0.4682 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Spain 0.4307 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Niger 0.4009 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Switzerland 0.3679 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % 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 -0.1777 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in France?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in France was 0.4417 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5518 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.339 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does France rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- France ranks 119th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.