Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Brazil
Brazil: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 1.43 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Brazil is 1.43 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Brazil peaked at 1.78 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2599 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 75th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2599 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2745 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2913 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3102 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3238 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3411 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3465 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3628 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.379 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3952 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4223 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4386 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4602 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4873 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5956 kg per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6551 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6264 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7242 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8259 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6419 kg per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6405 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6803 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6439 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.791 kg per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8563 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9313 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9667 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.974 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9692 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -26.8% | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.321 kg per square kilometre | 0.2599 kg per square kilometre | 0.379 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5631 kg per square kilometre | 0.3952 kg per square kilometre | 0.8259 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8139 kg per square kilometre | 0.6405 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 0.9692 kg per square kilometre | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Brazil?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Brazil was 1.43 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2599 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Brazil ranks 75th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.