Horses: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Horses: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises was 0.2555 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Bulgaria, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2017, horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Bulgaria stood at 0.2555 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Bulgaria peaked at 1.86 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2555 kg per square kilometre, in 2015.
Bulgaria ranks 31st of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Horses: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9473 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8851 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.847 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.82 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7959 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.763 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7511 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7387 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7161 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7148 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7089 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7078 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7077 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.705 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7138 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.725 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7333 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7284 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7099 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6891 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6822 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6789 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6757 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7943 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8987 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7535 kg per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7963 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.842 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8377 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9148 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7671 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7672 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8208 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8999 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9426 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4221 kg per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4226 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3651 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3529 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2564 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2555 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2555 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2555 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.2555 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0926 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.2555 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1762 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in Bulgaria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -60.4% | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 0.4221 kg per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -27.3% | 0.3529 kg per square kilometre | 0.2564 kg per square kilometre |
| 1998 | -26.0% | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 0.7535 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8644 kg per square kilometre | 0.7387 kg per square kilometre | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7161 kg per square kilometre | 0.705 kg per square kilometre | 0.7333 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7696 kg per square kilometre | 0.6757 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8881 kg per square kilometre | 0.7671 kg per square kilometre | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3232 kg per square kilometre | 0.2555 kg per square kilometre | 0.4226 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 28 Slovenia 0.2765 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Hungary 0.2678 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Mexico 0.2636 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 0.2502 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Tajikistan 0.2419 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Barbados 0.2295 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -6.02 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Bulgaria?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Bulgaria was 0.2555 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2555 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils 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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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
Horses — Manure applied to soils 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.