Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Ireland
Ireland: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.4782 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 0.4782 kg per square kilometre, measured 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 volatilises (n content) in Ireland peaked at 0.5136 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2848 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 volatilises in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3412 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3155 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3048 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2924 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3168 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3047 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2954 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3004 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2935 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2926 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.307 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3017 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3261 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3307 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.303 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3019 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3045 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3069 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3061 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2959 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3058 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.304 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3114 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2901 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2848 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2937 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2898 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3067 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3126 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3346 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3894 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3913 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3681 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4247 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4684 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4399 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4597 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4515 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4513 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5086 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4899 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5038 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4977 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4864 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4808 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4887 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.481 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4801 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5136 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4847 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4758 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4827 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4883 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4887 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4878 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4913 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4914 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4782 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.4782 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9621 kg per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.4782 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4453 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3072 kg per square kilometre | 0.2924 kg per square kilometre | 0.3412 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3081 kg per square kilometre | 0.2926 kg per square kilometre | 0.3307 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2995 kg per square kilometre | 0.2848 kg per square kilometre | 0.3126 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4179 kg per square kilometre | 0.3346 kg per square kilometre | 0.4684 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4931 kg per square kilometre | 0.4801 kg per square kilometre | 0.5136 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4864 kg per square kilometre | 0.4758 kg per square kilometre | 0.4914 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4782 kg per square kilometre | 0.4782 kg per square kilometre | 0.4782 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 128 Congo 0.5643 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Albania 0.5413 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Belarus 0.4992 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Austria 0.4453 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Hungary 0.4221 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Slovenia 0.4096 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 volatilises (n content) in Ireland?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Ireland was 0.4782 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5136 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2848 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Ireland rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Ireland ranks 131st 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 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 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.