Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Canada
Canada: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) was 548.26 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure in Canada is 548.26 million kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure in Canada peaked at 736.65 million kg in 1975 and was at its lowest, 545.42 million kg, in 1987.
Canada ranks 33rd of 190 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) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 629.05 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 637.82 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 648.41 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 667.99 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 686.69 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 665.68 million kg | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 657.49 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 652.74 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 638.87 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 647.02 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 647.14 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 659.72 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 677.77 million kg | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 702.95 million kg | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 736.65 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 725.52 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 692.73 million kg | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 652.38 million kg | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 624.71 million kg | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 627.68 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 628.96 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 629.63 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 614.05 million kg | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 600.84 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 584.40 million kg | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 564.19 million kg | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 545.42 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 548.04 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 557.35 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 566.62 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 567.25 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 590.37 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 586.80 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 593.54 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 625.34 million kg | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 655.44 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 655.55 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 650.78 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 642.79 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 639.53 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 656.78 million kg | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 662.71 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 649.17 million kg | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 696.54 million kg | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 712.11 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 699.04 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 675.01 million kg | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 657.61 million kg | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 624.68 million kg | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 608.87 million kg | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 586.17 million kg | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 589.09 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 589.64 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 581.22 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 562.44 million kg | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 561.02 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 556.69 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 565.18 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 565.47 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 559.90 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 558.47 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 558.19 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 548.26 million kg | -1.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 548.26 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.46 million kg, 15.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 653.86 million kg | 629.05 million kg | 686.69 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 676.66 million kg | 624.71 million kg | 736.65 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 590.06 million kg | 545.42 million kg | 629.63 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 613.45 million kg | 566.62 million kg | 655.55 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 667.32 million kg | 624.68 million kg | 712.11 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 576.58 million kg | 556.69 million kg | 608.87 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 556.21 million kg | 548.26 million kg | 559.90 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 30 Mali 586.85 million kg compare
- 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 584.91 million kg compare
- 31 Caribbean 375.42 million kg compare
- 32 Côte d'Ivoire 80.99 million kg compare
- 32 Paraguay 548.39 million kg compare
- 33 Cabo Verde 1.35 million kg compare
- 34 South Africa 505.73 million kg compare
- 35 Uruguay 496.79 million kg compare
- 36 Myanmar 454.14 million kg compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure in Canada?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure in Canada was 548.26 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 736.65 million kg in 1975.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 545.42 million kg in 1987.
- How does Canada rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure?
- Canada ranks 33rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — 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).