Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Spain
Spain: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.6824 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (n content), per in Spain stood at 0.6824 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 volatilises (n content), per in Spain peaked at 0.6824 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1688 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Spain 123rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 volatilises in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1688 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.178 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2073 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2017 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1828 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2046 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2138 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2252 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2296 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2226 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3013 kg per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.337 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3466 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3554 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.382 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4142 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4417 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4174 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4128 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4216 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4641 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4548 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4397 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4181 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4241 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4042 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4141 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4295 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4236 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4215 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5352 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5145 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.525 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5471 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5675 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5677 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5786 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5789 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5839 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5964 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6006 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6094 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6077 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.616 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6136 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.614 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6135 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6145 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6311 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6256 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6223 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6146 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6243 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6294 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6363 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.631 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6488 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6824 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.6824 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7598 kg per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.6824 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3918 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 volatilises 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% | 0.2226 kg per square kilometre | 0.3013 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +27.0% | 0.4215 kg per square kilometre | 0.5352 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2013 kg per square kilometre | 0.1688 kg per square kilometre | 0.2296 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3631 kg per square kilometre | 0.2226 kg per square kilometre | 0.4417 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4294 kg per square kilometre | 0.4042 kg per square kilometre | 0.4641 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.542 kg per square kilometre | 0.4215 kg per square kilometre | 0.5839 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6117 kg per square kilometre | 0.5964 kg per square kilometre | 0.6311 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6291 kg per square kilometre | 0.6146 kg per square kilometre | 0.6488 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6824 kg per square kilometre | 0.6824 kg per square kilometre | 0.6824 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 120 France 0.7179 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Eritrea 0.7175 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Central African Republic 0.6896 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Nauru 0.6485 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Kazakhstan 0.6345 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Switzerland 0.5859 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 volatilises (n content), per in Spain?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Spain was 0.6824 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6824 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1688 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Spain ranks 123rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 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.