Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Spain
Spain: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 1.23 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.23 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Spain peaked at 1.23 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2653 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Spain ranks 121st of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2653 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2793 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3241 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2857 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3188 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3344 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3511 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3584 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3465 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4636 kg per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5175 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5334 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5471 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5862 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6337 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6751 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.638 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6326 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6481 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.713 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6998 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.677 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6457 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6568 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6269 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6429 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6667 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6598 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6629 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8632 kg per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8344 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8305 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8636 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8925 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9111 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9117 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9192 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9381 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9445 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9445 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9419 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9523 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9465 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9495 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9532 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9547 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9797 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.44 kg per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6679 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +33.8% | 0.3465 kg per square kilometre | 0.4636 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +30.2% | 0.6629 kg per square kilometre | 0.8632 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3146 kg per square kilometre | 0.2653 kg per square kilometre | 0.3584 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5574 kg per square kilometre | 0.3465 kg per square kilometre | 0.6751 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6637 kg per square kilometre | 0.6269 kg per square kilometre | 0.713 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8579 kg per square kilometre | 0.6629 kg per square kilometre | 0.9192 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9505 kg per square kilometre | 0.9381 kg per square kilometre | 0.9797 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Spain?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Spain was 1.23 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2653 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Spain ranks 121st out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.