Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Greece
Greece: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.1538 kg per square kilometre in 2018. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Greece, 1961–2018
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 Greece is 0.1538 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Greece peaked at 0.3523 kg per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.1501 kg per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Greece 134th out of 168 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1918 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1957 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2153 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2055 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2447 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2544 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2544 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2544 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2936 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2936 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3034 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3034 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3034 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3034 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3034 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3132 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3073 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3073 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3132 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3229 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3327 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3425 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3425 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3523 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3366 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3327 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3327 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3327 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3327 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3365 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2345 kg per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2385 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3086 kg per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3028 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3028 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2873 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2838 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2849 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2832 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2898 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2979 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2881 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2784 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2784 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2705 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2501 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2549 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.243 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2346 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2183 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1957 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2094 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2026 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.187 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1556 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1501 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1523 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1538 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.1538 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2908 kg per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.1538 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1805 kg per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Greece 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 | -30.3% | 0.3365 kg per square kilometre | 0.2345 kg per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +29.4% | 0.2385 kg per square kilometre | 0.3086 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2344 kg per square kilometre | 0.1918 kg per square kilometre | 0.2936 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3051 kg per square kilometre | 0.2936 kg per square kilometre | 0.3132 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3361 kg per square kilometre | 0.3229 kg per square kilometre | 0.3523 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2863 kg per square kilometre | 0.2345 kg per square kilometre | 0.3365 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2686 kg per square kilometre | 0.2346 kg per square kilometre | 0.2979 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1805 kg per square kilometre | 0.1501 kg per square kilometre | 0.2183 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 131 Equatorial Guinea 0.168 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1629 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Luxembourg 0.1555 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Montenegro 0.1519 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Lithuania 0.1508 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Ireland 0.1494 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Greece?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Greece was 0.1538 kg per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3523 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1501 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Greece rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Greece ranks 134th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.