Chickens: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Italy
Italy: Chickens: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 212.47 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Italy, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Italy stood at 212.47 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Italy peaked at 241 kg per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 141.57 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Italy ranks 25th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 141.57 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 146.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 158.1 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 169.51 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 175.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 176.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 175.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 174.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 170.41 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 179.73 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 178.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 190.48 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 205.29 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 211.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 202.76 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 203.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 202.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 207.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 210.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 212.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 208.02 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 207.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 203.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 197.34 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 194.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 192.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 192.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 207.61 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 208.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 229.45 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 210.65 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 212.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 203.49 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 198.67 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 181.01 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 241 kg per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1997 | 173.11 kg per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1998 | 189.79 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 177.62 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 176.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 175.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 172.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 172.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 172.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 171.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 163.27 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 171.53 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 189.49 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 195.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 207.45 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 217.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 219.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 211.96 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 213.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 218.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 227.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 229.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 212.47 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 212.47 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.19 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 212.47 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.12 kg per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +33.1% | 181.01 kg per square kilometre | 241 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | -28.2% | 241 kg per square kilometre | 173.11 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 165.27 kg per square kilometre | 141.57 kg per square kilometre | 176.43 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 199.22 kg per square kilometre | 178.09 kg per square kilometre | 211.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 202.39 kg per square kilometre | 192.46 kg per square kilometre | 212.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 201.71 kg per square kilometre | 173.11 kg per square kilometre | 241 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 175.95 kg per square kilometre | 163.27 kg per square kilometre | 195.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 218.16 kg per square kilometre | 207.45 kg per square kilometre | 229.53 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 212.47 kg per square kilometre | 212.47 kg per square kilometre | 212.47 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 22 Denmark 224.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 El Salvador 223.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Malaysia 221.48 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Portugal 211.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Japan 205.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Germany 196.4 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Italy?
- Chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Italy was 212.47 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 241 kg per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 141.57 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Italy ranks 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.