Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in India
India: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 10.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 10.8 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 106.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in India peaked at 10.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5644 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 25th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in India, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5644 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6048 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6128 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5967 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6048 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6289 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7096 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7499 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7741 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8144 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8547 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9757 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.23 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.42 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 4 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 4.9 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.19 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 6.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 7.12 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 8.46 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 9.02 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 10.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 10.8 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 10.8 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.55 kg per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 10.8 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 4.49 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6495 kg per square kilometre | 0.5644 kg per square kilometre | 0.7741 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 0.8144 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | 4.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.98 kg per square kilometre | 4.9 kg per square kilometre | 8.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9 kg per square kilometre | 9.02 kg per square kilometre | 10.8 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 12.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Nigeria 12.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Indonesia 11.01 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Comoros 9.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Thailand 9 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in India?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in India was 10.8 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5644 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- India ranks 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.