Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Iraq
Iraq: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 1.04 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Iraq, 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 Iraq stood at 1.04 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Iraq peaked at 2.89 kg per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5903 kg per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Iraq 100th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1966 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 1968 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +51.0% |
| 1986 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1987 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5903 kg per square kilometre | -77.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6559 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8265 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8658 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6953 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7215 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7477 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8002 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8265 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7871 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2005 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.793 kg per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9251 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9516 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.04 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.11 kg per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.04 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.89 kg per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -77.5% | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | 0.5903 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9353 kg per square kilometre | 0.5903 kg per square kilometre | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 0.7871 kg per square kilometre | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 0.793 kg per square kilometre | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % 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 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Iraq?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Iraq was 1.04 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 kg per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5903 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Iraq ranks 100th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.