Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in World

World: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 2.88 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.88 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
2.88 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.4686 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in World, 1961–2023

0.511.522.53196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in World stood at 2.88 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in World peaked at 2.88 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4686 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.

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 World, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 0.4686 kg per square kilometre —
1962 0.4884 kg per square kilometre +4.2%
1963 0.4905 kg per square kilometre +0.4%
1964 0.5102 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
1965 0.5325 kg per square kilometre +4.4%
1966 0.5441 kg per square kilometre +2.2%
1967 0.5663 kg per square kilometre +4.1%
1968 0.5899 kg per square kilometre +4.2%
1969 0.6191 kg per square kilometre +4.9%
1970 0.6246 kg per square kilometre +0.9%
1971 0.6541 kg per square kilometre +4.7%
1972 0.672 kg per square kilometre +2.7%
1973 0.6881 kg per square kilometre +2.4%
1974 0.7092 kg per square kilometre +3.1%
1975 0.7353 kg per square kilometre +3.7%
1976 0.7647 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
1977 0.791 kg per square kilometre +3.4%
1978 0.8185 kg per square kilometre +3.5%
1979 0.8452 kg per square kilometre +3.3%
1980 0.8526 kg per square kilometre +0.9%
1981 0.8531 kg per square kilometre +0.1%
1982 0.887 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
1983 0.9291 kg per square kilometre +4.7%
1984 0.971 kg per square kilometre +4.5%
1985 1.04 kg per square kilometre +6.7%
1986 1.07 kg per square kilometre +3.1%
1987 1.11 kg per square kilometre +3.6%
1988 1.13 kg per square kilometre +2.4%
1989 1.16 kg per square kilometre +2.3%
1990 1.24 kg per square kilometre +6.8%
1991 1.28 kg per square kilometre +3.1%
1992 1.1 kg per square kilometre -13.4%
1993 1.12 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
1994 1.25 kg per square kilometre +11.9%
1995 1.31 kg per square kilometre +4.6%
1996 1.37 kg per square kilometre +4.7%
1997 1.42 kg per square kilometre +3.6%
1998 1.48 kg per square kilometre +4.1%
1999 1.53 kg per square kilometre +3.8%
2000 1.6 kg per square kilometre +4.5%
2001 1.65 kg per square kilometre +3.1%
2002 1.72 kg per square kilometre +4.1%
2003 1.74 kg per square kilometre +1.3%
2004 1.8 kg per square kilometre +3.6%
2005 1.87 kg per square kilometre +3.5%
2006 1.94 kg per square kilometre +4.0%
2007 2.01 kg per square kilometre +3.6%
2008 2.08 kg per square kilometre +3.6%
2009 2.13 kg per square kilometre +2.4%
2010 2.19 kg per square kilometre +2.5%
2011 2.22 kg per square kilometre +1.6%
2012 2.25 kg per square kilometre +1.3%
2013 2.27 kg per square kilometre +0.9%
2014 2.32 kg per square kilometre +2.2%
2015 2.34 kg per square kilometre +1.0%
2016 2.45 kg per square kilometre +4.4%
2017 2.47 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
2018 2.5 kg per square kilometre +1.2%
2019 2.65 kg per square kilometre +5.7%
2020 2.76 kg per square kilometre +4.5%
2021 2.78 kg per square kilometre +0.6%
2022 2.81 kg per square kilometre +1.2%
2023 2.88 kg per square kilometre +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5344 kg per square kilometre 0.4686 kg per square kilometre 0.6191 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.7303 kg per square kilometre 0.6246 kg per square kilometre 0.8452 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.9996 kg per square kilometre 0.8526 kg per square kilometre 1.16 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 1.31 kg per square kilometre 1.1 kg per square kilometre 1.53 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 1.85 kg per square kilometre 1.6 kg per square kilometre 2.13 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 2.37 kg per square kilometre 2.19 kg per square kilometre 2.65 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 2.81 kg per square kilometre 2.76 kg per square kilometre 2.88 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Singapore 192.53 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Barbados 110.5 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Bangladesh 75.4 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Mauritius 58.56 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in World?
Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in World was 2.88 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 2.88 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4686 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
How does World rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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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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.

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Indicator
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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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.