Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.1628 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Bulgaria, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Bulgaria is 0.1628 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 volatilises (n content) in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3567 kg per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1183 kg per square kilometre, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 152nd of 168 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2176 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2117 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1967 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2121 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2206 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2152 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2351 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2726 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2412 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2755 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3127 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.319 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3198 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3365 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3185 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3338 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3419 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3502 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3441 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3466 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3472 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3397 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3567 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3547 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3467 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3242 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3277 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3384 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3441 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2984 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2316 kg per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1861 kg per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1697 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1633 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1794 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1722 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1493 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1385 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1496 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1467 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1482 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1787 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1997 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2004 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1802 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1787 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1853 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.17 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.159 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1528 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1438 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1286 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1303 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1183 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1292 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1337 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.156 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1695 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1792 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1628 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.1628 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9621 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.1628 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4453 kg per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2248 kg per square kilometre | 0.1967 kg per square kilometre | 0.2726 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3252 kg per square kilometre | 0.2755 kg per square kilometre | 0.3502 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3426 kg per square kilometre | 0.3242 kg per square kilometre | 0.3567 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1838 kg per square kilometre | 0.1385 kg per square kilometre | 0.2984 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1747 kg per square kilometre | 0.1467 kg per square kilometre | 0.2004 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1441 kg per square kilometre | 0.1183 kg per square kilometre | 0.1792 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1628 kg per square kilometre | 0.1628 kg per square kilometre | 0.1628 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 149 Latvia 0.1962 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Slovakia 0.1741 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Luxembourg 0.1708 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.1555 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Montenegro 0.1519 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Botswana 0.1196 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 volatilises (n content) in Bulgaria?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Bulgaria was 0.1628 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3567 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1183 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Bulgaria ranks 152nd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.