Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.2241 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.2241 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
137th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.2582 kg per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.1483 kg per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
58
1961–2020
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Ireland, 1961–2020
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 Ireland is 0.2241 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ireland peaked at 0.2582 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1483 kg per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Ireland 137th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2362 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2362 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2362 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2362 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2362 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2362 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2307 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2252 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2259 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2237 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1917 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.185 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1684 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1538 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1773 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1722 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1725 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1808 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1783 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1802 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1902 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1861 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1703 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.175 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1923 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1813 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1668 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1648 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1773 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1578 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1595 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1483 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1593 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1905 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1966 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1966 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2019 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2028 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2172 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.227 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2038 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2038 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2057 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2087 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2142 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2307 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2362 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2472 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2582 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2241 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.2241 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.2241 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2707 kg per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2325 kg per square kilometre | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | 0.2362 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2093 kg per square kilometre | 0.1684 kg per square kilometre | 0.2259 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1762 kg per square kilometre | 0.1538 kg per square kilometre | 0.1902 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1682 kg per square kilometre | 0.1483 kg per square kilometre | 0.1923 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2046 kg per square kilometre | 0.1905 kg per square kilometre | 0.227 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2293 kg per square kilometre | 0.2087 kg per square kilometre | 0.2582 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2241 kg per square kilometre | 0.2241 kg per square kilometre | 0.2241 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 134 Greece 0.2307 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Montenegro 0.2279 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Lithuania 0.2263 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Mauritania 0.2224 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Latvia 0.2058 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Congo 0.2047 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
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 0.2241 kg per square kilometre 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 0.2582 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1483 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Ireland ranks 137th 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 up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.