Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Ireland
Ireland: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.3835 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.3835 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ireland peaked at 0.3988 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2065 kg per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Ireland 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 volatilises in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2195 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2132 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2152 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2121 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2409 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2403 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2303 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2311 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2301 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.228 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2341 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2409 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2562 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2535 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2327 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2366 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2297 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2278 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2249 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2235 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2218 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.219 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2163 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2065 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2066 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2069 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2082 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2092 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2221 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2216 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2567 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2597 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2586 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.277 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3003 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2804 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2865 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2779 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.276 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3212 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3204 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3226 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3247 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3199 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3332 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3308 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.335 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3733 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3547 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3668 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3773 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3825 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3862 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3943 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3988 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3835 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.3835 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7598 kg per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.3835 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3918 kg per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2259 kg per square kilometre | 0.2121 kg per square kilometre | 0.2409 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2364 kg per square kilometre | 0.2249 kg per square kilometre | 0.2562 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.214 kg per square kilometre | 0.2065 kg per square kilometre | 0.2235 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2695 kg per square kilometre | 0.2216 kg per square kilometre | 0.3003 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3301 kg per square kilometre | 0.3199 kg per square kilometre | 0.3733 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3762 kg per square kilometre | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | 0.3988 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3835 kg per square kilometre | 0.3835 kg per square kilometre | 0.3835 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 132 Somalia 0.4006 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Austria 0.3918 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Slovenia 0.3854 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Samoa 0.3535 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Namibia 0.3387 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Serbia 0.3383 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 volatilises (n content), per in Ireland?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ireland was 0.3835 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3988 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2065 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Ireland rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Ireland ranks 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.