Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ireland
Ireland: Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 119.55 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 119.55 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2020.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland peaked at 128.41 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 71.19 kg per square kilometre, in 1985.
Ireland ranks 71st of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85.29 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 78.88 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 76.19 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 73.11 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 79.19 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 76.17 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 73.85 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 75.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 73.38 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 73.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 76.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 75.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 81.52 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 82.67 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 75.75 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 75.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 76.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 76.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 76.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 73.99 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 76.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 75.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 77.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 72.53 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 71.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 73.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 72.45 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 76.68 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 78.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 83.66 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 97.35 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 97.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 92.03 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 106.18 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 117.09 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 109.98 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 114.92 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 112.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 112.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 127.15 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 122.47 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 125.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 124.43 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 121.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 120.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 122.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 120.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 120.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 128.41 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 121.18 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 118.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 120.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 122.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 122.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 121.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 122.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 122.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 119.55 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 119.55 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 132.06 kg per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 119.55 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.25 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.8 kg per square kilometre | 73.11 kg per square kilometre | 85.29 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.01 kg per square kilometre | 73.16 kg per square kilometre | 82.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.87 kg per square kilometre | 71.19 kg per square kilometre | 78.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.47 kg per square kilometre | 83.66 kg per square kilometre | 117.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.27 kg per square kilometre | 120.03 kg per square kilometre | 128.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.59 kg per square kilometre | 118.94 kg per square kilometre | 122.84 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 119.55 kg per square kilometre | 119.55 kg per square kilometre | 119.55 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
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- 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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ireland was 119.55 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 128.41 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.19 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Ireland rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Ireland ranks 71st out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.