Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre by country
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.
Countries reporting
168
Highest
539.79 kg per square kilometre
Barbados
Lowest
0.0281 kg per square kilometre
Botswana
Median
8.85 kg per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,696
What the numbers show
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 539.79 kg per square kilometre in Barbados; the lowest is 0.0281 kg per square kilometre in Botswana.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.85 kg per square kilometre, and the mean is 27.18 kg per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19,243.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 274.2%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 56.6%).
Chickens: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 539.79 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 337.86 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 250.94 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 4 | Singapore | 234.62 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 215.35 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Tuvalu | 148.15 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Lebanon | 143.98 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium | 141.01 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 126.65 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Mauritius | 119.76 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 98.93 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Indonesia | 81.09 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Kuwait | 76.3 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Grenada | 69.16 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 15 | Kiribati | 61.37 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Qatar | 59.28 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 274.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Jamaica | 56.66 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 18 | Israel | 51.9 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 19 | Bahrain | 51.39 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 51.21 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 21 | Belarus | 45.42 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 44.71 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 23 | El Salvador | 44.68 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 43.68 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | 42.38 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 42.25 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 27 | Japan | 40.51 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 28 | Germany | 39.18 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 29 | Tonga | 36.88 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 36.12 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 31 | France | 35.09 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 32 | Philippines | 33.72 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 33.35 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 30.78 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 30.06 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 36 | China | 29.13 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29.08 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 28.64 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 26.91 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 40 | Fiji | 26.38 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Thailand | 25.76 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Ukraine | 24.8 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 23.65 kg per square kilometre | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | 23.51 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 45 | Palestine | 23.45 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 23.29 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 22.49 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 48 | Guatemala | 22.09 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Albania | 21.91 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Nauru | 20.97 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.66 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 19.54 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Austria | 19.15 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 54 | Slovenia | 18.84 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 55 | Honduras | 18.77 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Ireland | 18.74 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | 17.63 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.77 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia | 16.53 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.35 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 61 | Slovakia | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 62 | Mexico | 15.69 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Croatia | 15.65 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.5% | falling |
| 64 | India | 15.47 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Cuba | 14.15 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 66 | Lithuania | 14.13 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 67 | Bahamas | 13.83 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 13.46 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 69 | Dominica | 13.35 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 13.25 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Uruguay | 12.18 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Samoa | 11.43 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 73 | Cyprus | 11.4 kg per square kilometre | 2020 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 10.71 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 10.44 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Seychelles | 10.11 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 9.94 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 9.67 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Latvia | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 80 | Togo | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Haiti | 9.45 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 82 | French Polynesia | 9.24 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 9.04 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 84 | Colombia | 9.01 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Myanmar | 8.69 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Brazil | 8.56 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 8.39 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Luxembourg | 8.35 kg per square kilometre | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 89 | Senegal | 7.66 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 7.6 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 91 | Montenegro | 7.43 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 92 | New Zealand | 7.25 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 93 | Morocco | 7.2 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Sweden | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | 2019 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 95 | Iraq | 7.09 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Peru | 6.73 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Guyana | 6.41 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Ghana | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Finland | 5.05 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Comoros | 4.69 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 102 | Nigeria | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 103 | Estonia | 4.34 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 104 | Armenia | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 105 | Egypt | 4.08 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Norway | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Belize | 3.76 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.63 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Uganda | 3.61 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Cambodia | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Chile | 3.3 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 113 | Malawi | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 114 | Benin | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Paraguay | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 116 | Georgia | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 117 | Yemen | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Vanuatu | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 120 | New Caledonia | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Rwanda | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Turkmenistan | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Argentina | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 125 | South Africa | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Burundi | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 128 | Kenya | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 130 | Eswatini | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Cameroon | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Gambia | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Canada | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 134 | Suriname | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 135 | Liberia | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Algeria | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Bhutan | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Madagascar | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 141 | Australia | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 142 | South Sudan | 0.8909 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 143 | Zambia | 0.8648 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8638 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 0.7809 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | 0.7732 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 147 | Angola | 0.748 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 0.7346 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 0.7319 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 150 | Mali | 0.7257 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 151 | Sudan | 0.4053 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 152 | Oman | 0.3913 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Mozambique | 0.3768 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 154 | Libya | 0.3339 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Lesotho | 0.2743 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 156 | Iceland | 0.2502 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 157 | Niger | 0.2478 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 158 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1995 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 159 | Gabon | 0.1992 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Eritrea | 0.1683 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 0.1618 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Congo | 0.1324 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 163 | Somalia | 0.094 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 164 | Namibia | 0.0794 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Mauritania | 0.0751 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 166 | Chad | 0.0735 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 167 | Mongolia | 0.0607 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 235.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Botswana | 0.0281 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 9.76 kg per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.01 kg per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.