Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Italy
Italy: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.3996 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Italy, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.3996 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in 2020.
The figure is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Italy peaked at 0.5484 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3174 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Italy ranks 111th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3174 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.326 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3603 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4117 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4117 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4203 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4117 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4203 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4203 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4289 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4546 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4718 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4718 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4889 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4718 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4718 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4546 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4461 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4375 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4203 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3966 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3919 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3946 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3774 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4168 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3968 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4084 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4422 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4753 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4779 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4827 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4758 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4761 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4718 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4247 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4098 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4077 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4385 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4778 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5399 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5306 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5057 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5009 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4995 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4937 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4732 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4692 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4692 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5119 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5484 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5119 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3996 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.3996 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2908 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.3996 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1805 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3889 kg per square kilometre | 0.3174 kg per square kilometre | 0.4203 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4598 kg per square kilometre | 0.4289 kg per square kilometre | 0.4889 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.412 kg per square kilometre | 0.3774 kg per square kilometre | 0.4753 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4543 kg per square kilometre | 0.4077 kg per square kilometre | 0.4827 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5028 kg per square kilometre | 0.4732 kg per square kilometre | 0.5399 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4994 kg per square kilometre | 0.4692 kg per square kilometre | 0.5484 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3996 kg per square kilometre | 0.3996 kg per square kilometre | 0.3996 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 108 Eritrea 0.4141 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 Fiji 0.4078 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 Kiribati 0.407 kg per square kilometre compare
- 112 Mozambique 0.3841 kg per square kilometre compare
- 113 Oman 0.3797 kg per square kilometre compare
- 114 Germany 0.3632 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Italy?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Italy was 0.3996 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5484 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3174 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Italy ranks 111th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.