Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Spain
Spain: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.8199 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 0.8199 kg per square kilometre. 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 volatilises (n content) in Spain peaked at 0.8199 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1768 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 volatilises in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1768 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1862 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2161 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2096 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1904 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2125 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2229 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2341 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.239 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.231 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3091 kg per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1972 | 0.345 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3556 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3647 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3908 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4225 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.45 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4253 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4217 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4321 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4753 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4665 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4513 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4305 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4379 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4179 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4286 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4445 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4398 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4419 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5755 kg per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5563 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5537 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5757 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5933 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.595 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6074 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6078 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6128 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6254 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6297 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6297 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6279 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6349 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.631 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.633 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6355 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6365 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6531 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6991 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7047 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7102 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7215 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7296 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7469 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7547 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7756 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8199 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.8199 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9621 kg per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.8199 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4453 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 volatilises 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% | 0.231 kg per square kilometre | 0.3091 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +30.2% | 0.4419 kg per square kilometre | 0.5755 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2097 kg per square kilometre | 0.1768 kg per square kilometre | 0.239 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3716 kg per square kilometre | 0.231 kg per square kilometre | 0.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4424 kg per square kilometre | 0.4179 kg per square kilometre | 0.4753 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5719 kg per square kilometre | 0.4419 kg per square kilometre | 0.6128 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6337 kg per square kilometre | 0.6254 kg per square kilometre | 0.6531 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7303 kg per square kilometre | 0.6991 kg per square kilometre | 0.7756 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8199 kg per square kilometre | 0.8199 kg per square kilometre | 0.8199 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 118 Afghanistan 0.9075 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Fiji 0.8956 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Gabon 0.8491 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Kazakhstan 0.7613 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Poland 0.7356 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Eritrea 0.7175 kg per square kilometre compare
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 volatilises (n content) in Spain?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Spain was 0.8199 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8199 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1768 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Spain ranks 121st out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) 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 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.