Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Latvia
Latvia: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 14.38 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Latvia is 14.38 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Latvia peaked at 18.95 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.8 kg per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Latvia 79th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 18.95 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 11.14 kg per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1994 | 10.04 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 8.96 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 9.78 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 9.33 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 8.87 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 8.09 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 8.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.8 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 8.77 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 9.5 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 9.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 10.53 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 10.33 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 10.92 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 11.66 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 10.46 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 11.4 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 11.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.62 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 10.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 13.68 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 14.28 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 14.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 14.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 14.38 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.18 kg per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 14.38 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.04 kg per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.64 kg per square kilometre | 8.09 kg per square kilometre | 18.95 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.44 kg per square kilometre | 7.8 kg per square kilometre | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.04 kg per square kilometre | 10.46 kg per square kilometre | 11.66 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.09 kg per square kilometre | 13.68 kg per square kilometre | 14.38 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 76 Seychelles 15.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Tunisia 14.92 kg per square kilometre compare
- 78 Uzbekistan 14.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 80 Togo 14.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 81 Haiti 14.18 kg per square kilometre compare
- 82 French Polynesia 13.85 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Latvia?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Latvia was 14.38 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.95 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Latvia ranks 79th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.