Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Spain
Spain: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 1.02 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Spain stood at 1.02 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Spain peaked at 1.02 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2531 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Spain ranks 123rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2531 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.267 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3109 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3026 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2742 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.307 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3206 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3379 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3445 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3339 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4519 kg per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5055 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5198 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5332 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.573 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6213 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6626 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6261 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6192 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6323 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6961 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6822 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6595 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6272 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6361 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6062 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6212 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6443 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6354 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6323 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8029 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7717 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7875 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8206 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8513 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8516 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8679 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8684 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8758 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8946 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9009 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9141 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9116 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9241 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9204 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9211 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9203 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9217 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9466 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9385 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9335 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9219 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9365 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9442 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9545 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9465 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9732 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.02 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 kg per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.02 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5876 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +35.3% | 0.3339 kg per square kilometre | 0.4519 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +27.0% | 0.6323 kg per square kilometre | 0.8029 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.302 kg per square kilometre | 0.2531 kg per square kilometre | 0.3445 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5447 kg per square kilometre | 0.3339 kg per square kilometre | 0.6626 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6441 kg per square kilometre | 0.6062 kg per square kilometre | 0.6961 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.813 kg per square kilometre | 0.6323 kg per square kilometre | 0.8758 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9175 kg per square kilometre | 0.8946 kg per square kilometre | 0.9466 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9436 kg per square kilometre | 0.9219 kg per square kilometre | 0.9732 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 120 France 1.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Eritrea 1.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Central African Republic 1.03 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Nauru 0.9727 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Kazakhstan 0.9517 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Switzerland 0.8788 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Spain?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Spain was 1.02 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2531 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Spain ranks 123rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.