Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Spain
Spain: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.2872 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Spain stood at 0.2872 kg per square kilometre. 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 volatilises (n) in Spain peaked at 0.2872 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1635 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Spain ranks 120th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1635 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1713 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2021 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1948 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.175 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1978 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1998 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2046 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2066 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2152 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2247 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2406 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1885 kg per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2024 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2373 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2449 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.262 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2457 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2484 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.262 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2599 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2721 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2705 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2471 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2476 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2551 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2514 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2536 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2396 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2484 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2368 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2239 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.201 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2134 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2304 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2078 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.218 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.21 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2161 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2348 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2383 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2372 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2447 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.265 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2585 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2583 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2552 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2529 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.256 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2579 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2498 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2201 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2253 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2346 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2415 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2431 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.247 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2872 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1906 kg per square kilometre | 0.1635 kg per square kilometre | 0.2066 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.231 kg per square kilometre | 0.1885 kg per square kilometre | 0.262 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2559 kg per square kilometre | 0.2396 kg per square kilometre | 0.2721 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2206 kg per square kilometre | 0.201 kg per square kilometre | 0.2484 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2501 kg per square kilometre | 0.2348 kg per square kilometre | 0.265 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2399 kg per square kilometre | 0.2201 kg per square kilometre | 0.2579 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2872 kg per square kilometre | 0.2872 kg per square kilometre | 0.2872 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 117 Nauru 0.3232 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Suriname 0.3121 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 France 0.2945 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Niger 0.2673 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Switzerland 0.2453 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Serbia 0.2321 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Spain?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Spain was 0.2872 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2872 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1635 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Spain ranks 120th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 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.