Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in France
France: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 72.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in France stood at 72.14 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in France peaked at 90.12 kg per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 55.37 kg per square kilometre, in 1998.
France ranks 24th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in France, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.31 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 64.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 65.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 67.76 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 64.13 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 67.39 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 76.63 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 71.13 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 70.24 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 77.59 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 67.3 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 63.74 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 82.28 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1974 | 83.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 73.4 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 72.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 71.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 75.69 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 76.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 83.26 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 84.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 90.12 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 82.23 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 79.59 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 79.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 83.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 81.83 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 80.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 75.58 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 71.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 63.07 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 63.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 62.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 62.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 59.51 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 58.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 56.11 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 55.37 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 56.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 56.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 57.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 60.83 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 61.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 67.42 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 68.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 56.19 kg per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 56.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 58.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 62.64 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 64.77 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 60.83 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 61.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 67.38 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 68.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 68.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 68.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 67.8 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 65.39 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 71.53 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 74.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 72.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 72.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 72.14 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.78 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- France's 72.14 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.96 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +29.1% | 63.74 kg per square kilometre | 82.28 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.67 kg per square kilometre | 62.31 kg per square kilometre | 76.63 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.36 kg per square kilometre | 63.74 kg per square kilometre | 83.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.12 kg per square kilometre | 75.58 kg per square kilometre | 90.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.92 kg per square kilometre | 55.37 kg per square kilometre | 71.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.49 kg per square kilometre | 56.19 kg per square kilometre | 68.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.35 kg per square kilometre | 60.83 kg per square kilometre | 70.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.65 kg per square kilometre | 71.53 kg per square kilometre | 74.18 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 85.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 22 Kuwait 82.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Israel 74.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Spain 70.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Mauritius 68.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Indonesia 68.07 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % 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 -0.1777 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in France?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in France was 72.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 90.12 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.37 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does France rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- France ranks 24th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.