Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.5752 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.5752 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
135th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.5982 kg per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.3097 kg per square kilometre
in 1984
Years of data
58
1961–2020
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.5752 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in 2020.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Ireland peaked at 0.5982 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3097 kg per square kilometre, in 1984.
Ireland ranks 135th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3293 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3197 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3228 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3181 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3613 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3604 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3455 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3467 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3452 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3421 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3512 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3614 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3842 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3803 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3549 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3445 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3418 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3373 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3353 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3327 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3285 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3245 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3097 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3098 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3104 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3122 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3138 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3332 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3324 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3851 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3896 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3879 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4155 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4504 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4205 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4298 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4169 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4139 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4818 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4806 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4839 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4871 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4799 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4998 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4962 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5025 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5599 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5235 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5321 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5502 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5659 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5738 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5793 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5914 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5982 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5752 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.5752 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 kg per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.5752 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5876 kg per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3388 kg per square kilometre | 0.3181 kg per square kilometre | 0.3613 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3547 kg per square kilometre | 0.3373 kg per square kilometre | 0.3842 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.321 kg per square kilometre | 0.3097 kg per square kilometre | 0.3353 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4042 kg per square kilometre | 0.3324 kg per square kilometre | 0.4504 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4952 kg per square kilometre | 0.4799 kg per square kilometre | 0.5599 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5643 kg per square kilometre | 0.5235 kg per square kilometre | 0.5982 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5752 kg per square kilometre | 0.5752 kg per square kilometre | 0.5752 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 132 Somalia 0.6009 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Austria 0.5876 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Slovenia 0.5781 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Samoa 0.5303 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Namibia 0.508 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Serbia 0.5074 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Ireland?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Ireland was 0.5752 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5982 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3097 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Ireland ranks 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 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.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 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.