Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Spain
Spain: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.4307 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Spain, 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 Spain is 0.4307 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Spain peaked at 0.4307 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2452 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Spain 120th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2452 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.257 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3031 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2923 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2625 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2967 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2997 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3069 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3099 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3228 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.337 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3609 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2827 kg per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3037 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.356 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3674 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.393 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3685 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3727 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3931 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3899 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4082 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4058 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3707 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3714 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3827 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.377 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3804 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3594 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3726 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3552 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3359 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3014 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3201 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3456 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3118 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.327 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.315 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3241 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3522 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3575 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3558 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3671 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3975 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3878 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3875 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3829 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3793 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3839 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3868 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3747 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3302 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3379 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3519 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3623 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3647 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3705 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4307 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.4307 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.4307 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)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2859 kg per square kilometre | 0.2452 kg per square kilometre | 0.3099 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3465 kg per square kilometre | 0.2827 kg per square kilometre | 0.393 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3838 kg per square kilometre | 0.3594 kg per square kilometre | 0.4082 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3309 kg per square kilometre | 0.3014 kg per square kilometre | 0.3726 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3751 kg per square kilometre | 0.3522 kg per square kilometre | 0.3975 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3599 kg per square kilometre | 0.3302 kg per square kilometre | 0.3868 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4307 kg per square kilometre | 0.4307 kg per square kilometre | 0.4307 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 117 Nauru 0.4849 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Suriname 0.4682 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 France 0.4417 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Niger 0.4009 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Switzerland 0.3679 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Serbia 0.3481 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Spain?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Spain was 0.4307 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4307 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2452 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Spain ranks 120th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.