Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in France
France: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,898 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,898 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
20th
of 167 countries
All-time high
3,013 kg per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
1,898 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in France is 1,898 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in France peaked at 3,013 kg per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1,898 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
France ranks 20th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in France, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,553 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,646 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 2,597 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 2,570 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 2,604 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 2,643 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 2,714 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 2,762 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 2,742 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 2,747 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 2,755 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2,771 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 2,855 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 2,972 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 3,005 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 3,013 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 2,982 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 2,972 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 2,993 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2,980 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 2,955 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2,930 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 2,947 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 2,952 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 2,880 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2,845 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 2,687 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 2,583 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 2,575 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2,568 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2,489 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 2,420 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 2,388 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2,386 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,385 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,373 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2,333 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2,313 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2,310 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,433 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 2,423 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,352 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2,273 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2,240 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2,225 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,226 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,259 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2,273 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,238 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,212 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,162 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2,153 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,167 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,181 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,190 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2,186 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,143 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2,107 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,059 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2,017 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,963 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,921 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,898 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1,898 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 491.12 kg per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- France's 1,898 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 677.48 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,648 kg per square kilometre | 2,553 kg per square kilometre | 2,762 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,906 kg per square kilometre | 2,747 kg per square kilometre | 3,013 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,833 kg per square kilometre | 2,575 kg per square kilometre | 2,980 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,396 kg per square kilometre | 2,310 kg per square kilometre | 2,568 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,294 kg per square kilometre | 2,225 kg per square kilometre | 2,433 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,156 kg per square kilometre | 2,059 kg per square kilometre | 2,212 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,950 kg per square kilometre | 1,898 kg per square kilometre | 2,017 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 17 Nicaragua 2,102 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 El Salvador 1,959 kg per square kilometre compare
- 19 Burundi 1,925 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 Azerbaijan 1,766 kg per square kilometre compare
- 22 Guatemala 1,764 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Pakistan 1,693 kg per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in France?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in France was 1,898 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3,013 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,898 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does France rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- France ranks 20th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure 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
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.