Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in India
India: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 16.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in India is 16.2 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 106.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in India peaked at 16.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8467 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 25th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 India, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8467 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9071 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9192 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.895 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9071 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9434 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 4.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 5.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 6 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 6.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 6.72 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 7.35 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 7.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 7.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.14 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 9.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.63 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 10.68 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 12.7 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 13.52 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 14.39 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 15.26 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 16.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 16.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.83 kg per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 16.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.74 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9743 kg per square kilometre | 0.8467 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3 kg per square kilometre | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | 6.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.97 kg per square kilometre | 7.35 kg per square kilometre | 12.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.84 kg per square kilometre | 13.52 kg per square kilometre | 16.2 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 18.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Nigeria 18.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Indonesia 16.52 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Comoros 14.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Thailand 13.51 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in India?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in India was 16.2 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8467 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- India ranks 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.