Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Ireland
Ireland: Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 0.0065 kg per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Ireland stood at 0.0065 kg per person.
The figure 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 volatilises (n content) in Ireland peaked at 0.0092 kg per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 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 volatilises in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0083 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0077 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0074 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.007 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0076 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0073 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.007 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0071 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0069 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0068 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0071 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0068 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0073 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0065 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0064 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0064 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.006 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0061 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.006 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0061 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0057 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0055 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.006 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0066 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0076 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0081 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0083 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0086 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0084 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0083 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0086 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.008 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.007 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 kg per person | -6.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0065 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0071 kg per person, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0065 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0058 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.0069 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0067 kg per person | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0073 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0059 kg per person | 0.0055 kg per person | 0.0061 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.008 kg per person | 0.0066 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0082 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.0092 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person | 0.0073 kg per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 kg per person | 0.0065 kg per person | 0.0065 kg per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Ireland?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Ireland was 0.0065 kg per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0092 kg per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 kg per person in 1985.
- How does Ireland rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Ireland ranks 132nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 volatilises (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.