Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 27.44 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 27.44 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 27.44 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1893 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 79th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1893 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1955 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2078 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2271 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2519 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2832 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3148 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3478 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3824 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4148 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4482 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4809 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5152 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8029 kg per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8438 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 1977 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1980 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1982 | 4.15 kg per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1983 | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1984 | 6.11 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 7.92 kg per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1986 | 8.46 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 8.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 8.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 9.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 9.66 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 10.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 10.13 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 10.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 11.39 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 15.5 kg per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1998 | 15.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 14.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 15.65 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 16.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 16.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 17.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 17.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 17.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 18.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 22.16 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 22.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 23.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 22.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 24.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 25.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 25.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 26.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 26.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 27.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 27.44 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.8 kg per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 27.44 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 115.28 kg per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +55.8% | 0.5152 kg per square kilometre | 0.8029 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +50.3% | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | 3.34 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +48.7% | 0.8438 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +37.9% | 4.15 kg per square kilometre | 5.73 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +36.2% | 11.39 kg per square kilometre | 15.5 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2666 kg per square kilometre | 0.1893 kg per square kilometre | 0.3824 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9626 kg per square kilometre | 0.4148 kg per square kilometre | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | 9.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.79 kg per square kilometre | 9.66 kg per square kilometre | 15.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.09 kg per square kilometre | 14.4 kg per square kilometre | 18.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.18 kg per square kilometre | 18.86 kg per square kilometre | 25.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.92 kg per square kilometre | 26.45 kg per square kilometre | 27.44 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 27.44 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.44 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1893 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 79th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.