Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 28.11 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Ireland stood at 28.11 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Ireland peaked at 29.24 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.14 kg per square kilometre, in 1984.
Ireland ranks 56th 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: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.09 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 15.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 15.55 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 17.66 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 17.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 16.89 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 16.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 16.87 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 16.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 17.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 17.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 18.78 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 18.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 17.06 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 17.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 16.84 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 16.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 16.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 16.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 16.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 16.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 15.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 15.14 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 15.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 15.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 15.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 16.28 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 16.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 18.82 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 19.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 18.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 20.31 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 22.02 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 20.55 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 21 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 20.37 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 20.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 23.55 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 23.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 23.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 23.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 23.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 23.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 24.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 24.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 27.37 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 25.58 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 26.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 26.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 27.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 28.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 28.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 29.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 28.11 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 28.11 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.18 kg per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 28.11 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.04 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.56 kg per square kilometre | 15.55 kg per square kilometre | 17.66 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.33 kg per square kilometre | 16.49 kg per square kilometre | 18.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.69 kg per square kilometre | 15.14 kg per square kilometre | 16.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.76 kg per square kilometre | 16.25 kg per square kilometre | 22.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2 kg per square kilometre | 23.45 kg per square kilometre | 27.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.58 kg per square kilometre | 25.58 kg per square kilometre | 29.24 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.11 kg per square kilometre | 28.11 kg per square kilometre | 28.11 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 53 Austria 28.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 54 Slovenia 28.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 55 Honduras 28.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Panama 26.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 58 Saint Kitts and Nevis 25.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 59 Serbia 24.8 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Ireland?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Ireland was 28.11 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.24 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.14 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Ireland ranks 56th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.