Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in Ireland
Ireland: Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches was 0.0098 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Ireland is 0.0098 kg per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Ireland peaked at 0.0138 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 kg per person, in 1985.
That places Ireland 132nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0125 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0115 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.011 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0105 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0114 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0109 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0105 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0103 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0102 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0106 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0103 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0109 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0096 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0096 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0095 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0094 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.009 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0092 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.009 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0085 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0083 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0086 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.009 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0098 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0114 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0114 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0106 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0122 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0134 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0125 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0129 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0126 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0124 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0138 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0131 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0132 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0129 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0123 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0119 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0117 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.011 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0108 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 kg per person | -6.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0098 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0107 kg per person, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0098 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0087 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 kg per person | 0.0103 kg per person | 0.0125 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0101 kg per person | 0.0094 kg per person | 0.0109 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0088 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person | 0.0092 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0119 kg per person | 0.0098 kg per person | 0.0134 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0123 kg per person | 0.0111 kg per person | 0.0138 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 kg per person | 0.0105 kg per person | 0.011 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 kg per person | 0.0098 kg per person | 0.0098 kg per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Ireland?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Ireland was 0.0098 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 kg per person in 1985.
- How does Ireland rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Ireland ranks 132nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.