Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 38.65 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 38.65 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Saudi Arabia peaked at 38.65 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2666 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 118th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2666 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2754 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2926 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3199 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3548 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3988 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4433 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4899 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5385 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5843 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6312 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6774 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7256 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 1975 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 1977 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1980 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 4.71 kg per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1982 | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1983 | 8.07 kg per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1984 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 11.15 kg per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1986 | 11.92 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 11.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 12.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 12.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 14.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 14.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 14.27 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 14.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 14.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 16.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 21.84 kg per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1998 | 22.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 19.55 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 20.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 22.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 22.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 23.77 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 24.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 24.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 25.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 25.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 25.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 26.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 31.22 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 31.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 32.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 32.29 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 32.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 33.58 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 34.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 35.5 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 36.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 37.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 37.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 38.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 38.65 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 132.06 kg per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 38.65 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 214.36 kg per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +55.8% | 0.7256 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +50.3% | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | 4.71 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +48.7% | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 1.77 kg per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +37.9% | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | 8.07 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +36.2% | 16.04 kg per square kilometre | 21.84 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3755 kg per square kilometre | 0.2666 kg per square kilometre | 0.5385 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 0.5843 kg per square kilometre | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.04 kg per square kilometre | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | 12.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.61 kg per square kilometre | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | 22.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.08 kg per square kilometre | 20.28 kg per square kilometre | 26.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.65 kg per square kilometre | 26.56 kg per square kilometre | 36.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.91 kg per square kilometre | 37.25 kg per square kilometre | 38.65 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 115 Cameroon 41.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 116 Gambia 39.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 North Macedonia 38.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 New Zealand 38.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Montenegro 37.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Algeria 37.95 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Saudi Arabia?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Saudi Arabia was 38.65 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.65 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2666 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 118th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.