Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in France
France: Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 255.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
255.25 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
34th
of 168 countries
All-time high
347.49 kg per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
141.84 kg per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in France stood at 255.25 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in France peaked at 347.49 kg per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 141.84 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
France ranks 34th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in France, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 158.24 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 161.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 163.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 166.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 168.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 141.84 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1967 | 145.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 157.4 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 161.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 165.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 160.75 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 158.63 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 183.12 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 189.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 186.43 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 183.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 192.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 198.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 201.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 215.88 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 229.54 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 241.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 231.26 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 228.77 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 262.83 kg per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 267.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 271.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 277.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 273.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 275.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 294.62 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 305.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 313.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 324.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 331.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 335.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 344.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 347.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 340.27 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 335.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 338.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 327.83 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 315.74 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 300.31 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 289.44 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 277.19 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 280.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 273.89 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 274.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 305.81 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 304.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 304.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 306.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 305.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 310.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 300.71 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 299.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 290.54 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 288.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 292.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 286.6 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 260.89 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 255.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 255.25 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 132.06 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- France's 255.25 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.25 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158.32 kg per square kilometre | 141.84 kg per square kilometre | 168.43 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 182.01 kg per square kilometre | 158.63 kg per square kilometre | 201.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 249.99 kg per square kilometre | 215.88 kg per square kilometre | 277.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 321.34 kg per square kilometre | 275.57 kg per square kilometre | 347.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 301.39 kg per square kilometre | 273.89 kg per square kilometre | 338.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 301.59 kg per square kilometre | 288.09 kg per square kilometre | 310.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 273.81 kg per square kilometre | 255.25 kg per square kilometre | 292.48 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 31 Portugal 272.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Ecuador 268.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Thailand 262.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Togo 252.27 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 Germany 251.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 250.69 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % 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 -0.1777 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in France?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in France was 255.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 347.49 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 141.84 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does France rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- France ranks 34th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure 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
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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.