Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 8.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 8.23 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 8.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0568 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 83rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0568 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0587 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0623 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0681 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0756 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.085 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0944 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1043 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1147 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1244 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1345 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1443 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1546 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2409 kg per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2531 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3764 kg per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4124 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4675 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5796 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6671 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1982 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1983 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1984 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1986 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.42 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 4.65 kg per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1998 | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 4.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 5.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 5.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.65 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 6.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 7.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.56 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 7.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 8.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 8.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.44 kg per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 8.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.6 kg per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +55.8% | 0.1546 kg per square kilometre | 0.2409 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +50.3% | 0.6671 kg per square kilometre | 1 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +48.7% | 0.2531 kg per square kilometre | 0.3764 kg per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +37.9% | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 1.72 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +36.2% | 3.42 kg per square kilometre | 4.65 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.0568 kg per square kilometre | 0.1147 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2888 kg per square kilometre | 0.1244 kg per square kilometre | 0.5796 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 0.6671 kg per square kilometre | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.54 kg per square kilometre | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 kg per square kilometre | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | 5.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.95 kg per square kilometre | 5.66 kg per square kilometre | 7.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.07 kg per square kilometre | 7.93 kg per square kilometre | 8.23 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Saudi Arabia?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Saudi Arabia was 8.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0568 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.