Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Ireland
Ireland: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.7173 kg per square kilometre 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 square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.7173 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Ireland peaked at 0.7705 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4272 kg per square kilometre, in 1985.
Ireland ranks 131st of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5118 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4733 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4571 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4387 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4752 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.457 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4431 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4506 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4403 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.439 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4605 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4525 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4891 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.496 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4545 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4529 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4567 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4604 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4592 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4439 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4587 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4559 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.467 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4352 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4272 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4405 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4347 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4601 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.469 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5019 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5841 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.587 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5522 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6371 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6599 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6895 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6773 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6769 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7629 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7348 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7557 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7466 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7295 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7213 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.733 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7216 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7202 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7705 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7271 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7137 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7241 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7324 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7331 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7318 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.737 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7371 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7173 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.7173 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.44 kg per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.7173 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6679 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4608 kg per square kilometre | 0.4387 kg per square kilometre | 0.5118 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4621 kg per square kilometre | 0.439 kg per square kilometre | 0.496 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4492 kg per square kilometre | 0.4272 kg per square kilometre | 0.469 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6268 kg per square kilometre | 0.5019 kg per square kilometre | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7396 kg per square kilometre | 0.7202 kg per square kilometre | 0.7705 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7295 kg per square kilometre | 0.7137 kg per square kilometre | 0.7371 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7173 kg per square kilometre | 0.7173 kg per square kilometre | 0.7173 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 128 Congo 0.8465 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Albania 0.812 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Belarus 0.7488 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Austria 0.6679 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Hungary 0.6332 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Slovenia 0.6144 kg per square kilometre compare
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 — 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 0.7173 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7705 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4272 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Ireland rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Ireland ranks 131st 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 1.3%. 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 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.