Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas

Americas: Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 27.76 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.76 million kg
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
14th
of 37 groups
All-time high
34.25 million kg
in 1975
All-time low
26.94 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas, 1961–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for asses — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas is 27.76 million kg, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, asses — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas peaked at 34.25 million kg in 1975 and was at its lowest, 26.94 million kg, in 1961.

That places Americas 14th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30.00 million kg 26.94 million kg 32.92 million kg 9
1970s 33.22 million kg 32.41 million kg 34.25 million kg 10
1980s 32.43 million kg 32.01 million kg 33.03 million kg 10
1990s 32.49 million kg 31.99 million kg 32.99 million kg 10
2000s 31.24 million kg 30.24 million kg 32.01 million kg 10
2010s 28.93 million kg 28.22 million kg 29.95 million kg 10
2020s 27.93 million kg 27.76 million kg 28.16 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 11 Afghanistan 6.30 million kg compare
  2. 12 China (People's Republic of) 6.05 million kg compare
  3. 12 China, mainland 6.05 million kg compare
  4. 14 Nigeria 5.87 million kg compare
  5. 15 Mali 5.35 million kg compare
  6. 16 Egypt 4.35 million kg compare
  7. 17 Morocco 3.85 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

More environment data for Americas

All data for Americas →

Frequently asked questions

What is asses — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas?
Asses — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas was 27.76 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest asses — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 34.25 million kg in 1975.
What is the lowest asses — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 26.94 million kg in 1961.
How does Americas rank for asses — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
Americas ranks 14th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is asses — manure left on pasture that volatilises rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/asses-manure-left-on-pasture-that-volatilises-n-content/americas/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/asses-manure-left-on-pasture-that-volatilises-n-content/americas/">Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 9,444 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).