Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 1.6 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ireland stood at 1.6 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ireland peaked at 2.25 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.36 kg per person, in 1985.
Ireland ranks 29th of 168 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.03 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.87 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 1.8 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 1.72 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 1.85 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 1.78 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 1.71 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 1.73 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.68 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.67 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 1.73 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 1.67 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.78 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 1.77 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.6 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 1.57 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.56 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.55 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.53 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.46 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.49 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.47 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.49 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.38 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 1.36 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.4 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.38 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.46 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 1.5 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.6 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.85 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 1.85 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.73 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 1.99 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 2.18 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 2.04 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 2.11 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.05 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 2.02 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.25 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 2.13 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 2.16 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.01 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.95 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.93 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.84 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.91 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.79 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.75 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.77 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.78 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.77 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.75 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.74 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.71 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6 kg per person | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8 kg per person | 1.68 kg per person | 2.03 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.64 kg per person | 1.53 kg per person | 1.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 1.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 kg per person | 1.6 kg per person | 2.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 kg per person | 1.8 kg per person | 2.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 kg per person | 1.71 kg per person | 1.79 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.6 kg per person | 1.6 kg per person | 1.6 kg per person | 1 |
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- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ireland?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ireland was 1.6 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 kg per person in 1985.
- How does Ireland rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.