Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Italy
Italy: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 1.16 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Italy, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Italy stood at 1.16 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Italy peaked at 1.52 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6103 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Italy ranks 108th 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 volatilises in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6103 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6337 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6865 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7368 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.7664 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7738 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7789 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7837 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.783 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8685 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9567 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1992 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.16 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9621 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.16 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4453 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7281 kg per square kilometre | 0.6103 kg per square kilometre | 0.7837 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 0.8685 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Italy?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Italy was 1.16 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6103 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Italy ranks 108th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.