Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure in Brazil
Brazil: Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure was 74.25 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 74.25 million kg for buffalo — amount excreted in manure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — amount excreted in manure in Brazil peaked at 74.25 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.71 million kg, in 1963.
Brazil ranks 8th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.80 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 3.02 million kg | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 2.71 million kg | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 2.80 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 3.64 million kg | +30.2% |
| 1966 | 3.86 million kg | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 4.04 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 4.26 million kg | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 4.70 million kg | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 5.24 million kg | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 5.73 million kg | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 6.21 million kg | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 7.06 million kg | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 9.01 million kg | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 11.85 million kg | +31.5% |
| 1976 | 14.20 million kg | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 15.22 million kg | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 17.44 million kg | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 21.04 million kg | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 21.97 million kg | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 24.06 million kg | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 27.68 million kg | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 31.17 million kg | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 35.71 million kg | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 39.15 million kg | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 43.71 million kg | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 48.03 million kg | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 52.43 million kg | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 57.04 million kg | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 62.01 million kg | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 63.56 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 63.17 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 66.53 million kg | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 69.74 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 72.88 million kg | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 46.43 million kg | -36.3% |
| 1997 | 43.40 million kg | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 45.15 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 47.40 million kg | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 48.94 million kg | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 49.66 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 49.42 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 50.99 million kg | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 50.31 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 52.09 million kg | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 51.35 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 50.24 million kg | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 50.89 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 50.38 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 52.57 million kg | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 56.73 million kg | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 56.01 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.13 million kg | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 58.56 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.83 million kg | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 60.85 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.04 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 61.69 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 63.65 million kg | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 66.68 million kg | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 68.88 million kg | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 70.91 million kg | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 74.25 million kg | +4.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 74.25 million kg is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.01 million kg, 18.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -36.3% | 72.88 million kg | 46.43 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.54 million kg | 2.71 million kg | 4.70 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.30 million kg | 5.24 million kg | 21.04 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.09 million kg | 21.97 million kg | 57.04 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.03 million kg | 43.40 million kg | 72.88 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.43 million kg | 48.94 million kg | 52.09 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.11 million kg | 52.57 million kg | 63.65 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.18 million kg | 66.68 million kg | 74.25 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 Philippines 123.22 million kg compare
- 5 Türkiye 7.18 million kg compare
- 6 Nepal 106.16 million kg compare
- 7 Myanmar 92.10 million kg compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 6.00 million kg compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.51 million kg compare
- 9 Egypt 64.17 million kg compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 288,585 kg compare
- 10 Bangladesh 52.24 million kg compare
- 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7,457 kg compare
- 10 Micronesia 7,457 kg compare
- 11 Indonesia 45.12 million kg compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is buffalo — amount excreted in manure in Brazil?
- Buffalo — amount excreted in manure in Brazil was 74.25 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — amount excreted in manure recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 74.25 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest buffalo — amount excreted in manure recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 million kg in 1963.
- How does Brazil rank for buffalo — amount excreted in manure?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is buffalo — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).