Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.2441 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.2441 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
152nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.5351 kg per square kilometre
in 1983
All-time low
0.1775 kg per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
60
1961–2020
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Bulgaria, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Bulgaria stood at 0.2441 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5351 kg per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1775 kg per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 152nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3264 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3176 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.295 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3182 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3309 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3228 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3526 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4088 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3618 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4133 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 0.469 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4784 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4797 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5048 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4778 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5007 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5129 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5253 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5162 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5198 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5209 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5096 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5351 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5321 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5201 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4863 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4916 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5075 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5162 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4476 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3473 kg per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2791 kg per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2546 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.245 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2691 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2583 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.224 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2078 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2243 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2201 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2224 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.268 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2996 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3006 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2703 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.268 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2779 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.255 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2385 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2293 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2157 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1929 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1954 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1775 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1937 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2005 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.234 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2543 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2689 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2441 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.2441 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.44 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.2441 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6679 kg per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3371 kg per square kilometre | 0.295 kg per square kilometre | 0.4088 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4878 kg per square kilometre | 0.4133 kg per square kilometre | 0.5253 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5139 kg per square kilometre | 0.4863 kg per square kilometre | 0.5351 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2757 kg per square kilometre | 0.2078 kg per square kilometre | 0.4476 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.262 kg per square kilometre | 0.2201 kg per square kilometre | 0.3006 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2162 kg per square kilometre | 0.1775 kg per square kilometre | 0.2689 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2441 kg per square kilometre | 0.2441 kg per square kilometre | 0.2441 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 149 Latvia 0.2942 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Slovakia 0.2612 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Luxembourg 0.2562 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.2332 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Montenegro 0.2279 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Botswana 0.1794 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -6.02 % 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 -0.7509 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Bulgaria?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Bulgaria was 0.2441 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5351 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1775 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Bulgaria ranks 152nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. 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 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.