Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in France

France: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 1.08 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.08 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
120th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1.19 kg per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.7314 kg per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in France, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in France is 1.08 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in France peaked at 1.19 kg per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7314 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.

France ranks 120th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in France, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre in France, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 0.8347 kg per square kilometre —
1962 0.8522 kg per square kilometre +2.1%
1963 0.8662 kg per square kilometre +1.6%
1964 0.8812 kg per square kilometre +1.7%
1965 0.8918 kg per square kilometre +1.2%
1966 0.7314 kg per square kilometre -18.0%
1967 0.7555 kg per square kilometre +3.3%
1968 0.8216 kg per square kilometre +8.7%
1969 0.849 kg per square kilometre +3.3%
1970 0.8657 kg per square kilometre +2.0%
1971 0.8302 kg per square kilometre -4.1%
1972 0.7976 kg per square kilometre -3.9%
1973 0.8507 kg per square kilometre +6.7%
1974 0.8706 kg per square kilometre +2.3%
1975 0.8533 kg per square kilometre -2.0%
1976 0.8517 kg per square kilometre -0.2%
1977 0.8656 kg per square kilometre +1.6%
1978 0.884 kg per square kilometre +2.1%
1979 0.8809 kg per square kilometre -0.3%
1980 0.9269 kg per square kilometre +5.2%
1981 0.9685 kg per square kilometre +4.5%
1982 0.9879 kg per square kilometre +2.0%
1983 0.9673 kg per square kilometre -2.1%
1984 0.9523 kg per square kilometre -1.5%
1985 1.05 kg per square kilometre +10.5%
1986 1.06 kg per square kilometre +0.5%
1987 1.05 kg per square kilometre -0.9%
1988 1.06 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
1989 1.01 kg per square kilometre -4.8%
1990 0.9679 kg per square kilometre -4.1%
1991 1.01 kg per square kilometre +4.8%
1992 1.03 kg per square kilometre +1.3%
1993 1.04 kg per square kilometre +1.6%
1994 1.04 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 1.04 kg per square kilometre -0.1%
1996 1.07 kg per square kilometre +2.1%
1997 1.08 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
1998 1.08 kg per square kilometre +0.6%
1999 1.05 kg per square kilometre -3.1%
2000 1.01 kg per square kilometre -3.9%
2001 1.02 kg per square kilometre +1.2%
2002 1.01 kg per square kilometre -1.4%
2003 0.9882 kg per square kilometre -1.9%
2004 0.9702 kg per square kilometre -1.8%
2005 0.9492 kg per square kilometre -2.2%
2006 0.8814 kg per square kilometre -7.1%
2007 0.9184 kg per square kilometre +4.2%
2008 0.9271 kg per square kilometre +1.0%
2009 0.9547 kg per square kilometre +3.0%
2010 1.1 kg per square kilometre +15.3%
2011 1.1 kg per square kilometre -0.4%
2012 1.13 kg per square kilometre +3.2%
2013 1.19 kg per square kilometre +5.1%
2014 1.16 kg per square kilometre -2.7%
2015 1.17 kg per square kilometre +1.6%
2016 1.16 kg per square kilometre -1.4%
2017 1.17 kg per square kilometre +0.9%
2018 1.14 kg per square kilometre -2.5%
2019 1.13 kg per square kilometre -1.1%
2020 1.16 kg per square kilometre +2.9%
2021 1.16 kg per square kilometre -0.2%
2022 1.12 kg per square kilometre -3.4%
2023 1.08 kg per square kilometre -3.8%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 1.08 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 kg per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • France's 1.08 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5876 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8315 kg per square kilometre 0.7314 kg per square kilometre 0.8918 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.855 kg per square kilometre 0.7976 kg per square kilometre 0.884 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 1 kg per square kilometre 0.9269 kg per square kilometre 1.06 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 1.04 kg per square kilometre 0.9679 kg per square kilometre 1.08 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.9626 kg per square kilometre 0.8814 kg per square kilometre 1.02 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 1.14 kg per square kilometre 1.1 kg per square kilometre 1.19 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 1.13 kg per square kilometre 1.08 kg per square kilometre 1.16 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 117 Gabon 1.27 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 118 Fiji 1.22 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 119 Germany 1.2 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 121 Eritrea 1.08 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 122 Central African Republic 1.03 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 123 Spain 1.02 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in France?
Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in France was 1.08 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7314 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
How does France rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
France ranks 120th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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.

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Indicator
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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.