Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita was 0.5004 kg per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Ireland is 0.5004 kg per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Ireland peaked at 0.941 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4495 kg per person, in 1998.
That places Ireland 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.941 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9372 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9317 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9272 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9237 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9201 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8944 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8692 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8431 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8361 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8263 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8141 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8236 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8022 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7752 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7636 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6572 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6253 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5615 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5071 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5777 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5557 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5529 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5759 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5671 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5729 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6045 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5941 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5457 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5604 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6121 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5732 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5247 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5165 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5529 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4882 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4884 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4495 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4774 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5632 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5722 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5626 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5684 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5605 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5875 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5978 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5213 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5108 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5104 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5151 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5263 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5375 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5347 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5574 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5653 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.584 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6018 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5004 kg per person | -16.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.5004 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3417 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.5004 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4871 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9097 kg per person | 0.8431 kg per person | 0.941 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7485 kg per person | 0.5615 kg per person | 0.8361 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5654 kg per person | 0.5071 kg per person | 0.6045 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5243 kg per person | 0.4495 kg per person | 0.6121 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5555 kg per person | 0.5104 kg per person | 0.5978 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5528 kg per person | 0.5151 kg per person | 0.6018 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5004 kg per person | 0.5004 kg per person | 0.5004 kg per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Ireland?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Ireland was 0.5004 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.941 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4495 kg per person in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.