Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Ireland
Ireland: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 20,590 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 20,590 kg for poultry birds — losses from manure treated in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Ireland peaked at 22,115 kg in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12,261 kg, in 1985.
Ireland ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,690 kg | — |
| 1962 | 13,585 kg | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 13,122 kg | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 12,592 kg | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 13,639 kg | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 13,119 kg | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 12,719 kg | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 12,934 kg | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 12,637 kg | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 12,600 kg | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 13,217 kg | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 12,989 kg | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 14,040 kg | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 14,238 kg | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 13,046 kg | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 12,999 kg | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 13,110 kg | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 13,216 kg | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 13,180 kg | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 12,742 kg | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 13,167 kg | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 13,087 kg | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 13,406 kg | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 12,491 kg | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 12,261 kg | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 12,644 kg | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 12,477 kg | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 13,207 kg | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 13,461 kg | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 14,408 kg | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 16,767 kg | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 16,850 kg | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 15,850 kg | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 18,286 kg | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 20,166 kg | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 18,941 kg | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 19,793 kg | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 19,441 kg | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 19,431 kg | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 21,898 kg | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 21,092 kg | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 21,692 kg | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 21,430 kg | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 20,941 kg | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 20,703 kg | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 21,041 kg | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 20,712 kg | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 20,672 kg | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 22,115 kg | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 20,871 kg | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 20,485 kg | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 20,784 kg | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 21,024 kg | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 21,043 kg | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 21,005 kg | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 21,155 kg | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 21,157 kg | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20,590 kg | -2.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 20,590 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9,270 kg, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,226 kg | 12,592 kg | 14,690 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,264 kg | 12,600 kg | 14,238 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,894 kg | 12,261 kg | 13,461 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,993 kg | 14,408 kg | 20,166 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,230 kg | 20,672 kg | 22,115 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,940 kg | 20,485 kg | 21,157 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 20,590 kg | 20,590 kg | 20,590 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Ireland?
- Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Ireland was 20,590 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 22,115 kg in 2009.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,261 kg in 1985.
- How does Ireland rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
- Ireland ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).