Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Germany
Germany: Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 251.44 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
251.44 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
36th
of 168 countries
All-time high
276.13 kg per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
171.15 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2023
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Germany is 251.44 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Germany peaked at 276.13 kg per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 171.15 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Germany ranks 36th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 171.15 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 172.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 172.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 187.14 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 192.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 201.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 208.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 208.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 212.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 225.11 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 228.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 228.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 223.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 227.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 216.94 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 213.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 216.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 217.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 215.41 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 215.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 213.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 208.61 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 207.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 204.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 207.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 198.34 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 199.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 198.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 198.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 208.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 183.36 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 175.56 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 177.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 182.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 183.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 188.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 187.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 192.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 198.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 201.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 203.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 206.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 210.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 200.97 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 205.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 204.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 214.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 217.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 216.72 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 211.31 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 219.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 227.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 276.13 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 225.72 kg per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 247.53 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 265.46 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 265.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 268.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 251.44 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 251.44 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)
- Germany's 251.44 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.25 kg per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 191.97 kg per square kilometre | 171.15 kg per square kilometre | 212.52 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 221.31 kg per square kilometre | 213.23 kg per square kilometre | 228.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 205.2 kg per square kilometre | 198.34 kg per square kilometre | 215.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 187.77 kg per square kilometre | 175.56 kg per square kilometre | 208.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 208.18 kg per square kilometre | 200.97 kg per square kilometre | 217.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 242.33 kg per square kilometre | 211.31 kg per square kilometre | 276.13 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 259.89 kg per square kilometre | 251.44 kg per square kilometre | 268.35 kg per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 33 Thailand 262.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 France 255.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Togo 252.27 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 250.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Belarus 249.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Morocco 248.5 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Germany?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Germany was 251.44 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 276.13 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 171.15 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Germany ranks 36th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.