Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 166.77 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Spain is 166.77 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 166.77 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.24 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Spain 33rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.24 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 43.5 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 50.65 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 49.29 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 44.68 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 50.01 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 52.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 55.04 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 56.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 54.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 73.63 kg per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 82.36 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 84.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 86.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 93.34 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 101.22 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 107.95 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 102.01 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 100.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 103.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 113.4 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 111.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 107.44 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 102.17 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 103.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 98.77 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 101.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 104.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 103.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 103.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 130.8 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 125.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 128.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 133.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 138.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 138.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 141.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 141.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 142.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 145.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 146.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 148.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 148.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 150.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 149.94 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 150.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 149.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 150.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 154.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 152.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 152.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 150.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 152.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 153.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 155.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 154.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 158.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 166.77 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 166.77 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.95 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 166.77 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.12 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +35.3% | 54.4 kg per square kilometre | 73.63 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +27.0% | 103.01 kg per square kilometre | 130.8 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.2 kg per square kilometre | 41.24 kg per square kilometre | 56.12 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.73 kg per square kilometre | 54.4 kg per square kilometre | 107.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.93 kg per square kilometre | 98.77 kg per square kilometre | 113.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 132.45 kg per square kilometre | 103.01 kg per square kilometre | 142.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 149.48 kg per square kilometre | 145.75 kg per square kilometre | 154.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 153.73 kg per square kilometre | 150.19 kg per square kilometre | 158.56 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 166.77 kg per square kilometre | 166.77 kg per square kilometre | 166.77 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 30 Saint Lucia 180.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 France 175.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Philippines 168.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Ecuador 153.9 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Romania 150.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 China 145.67 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Spain?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Spain was 166.77 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 166.77 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.24 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.