Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Cattle — Amount excreted in manure was 273.78 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
273.78 million kg
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
46th
of 190 countries
All-time high
411.30 million kg
in 1984
All-time low
268.35 million kg
in 2006
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2023

0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) is 273.78 million kg, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 411.30 million kg in 1984 and was at its lowest, 268.35 million kg, in 2006.

That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 273.13 million kg
1962 286.89 million kg +5.0%
1963 280.56 million kg -2.2%
1964 271.26 million kg -3.3%
1965 282.33 million kg +4.1%
1966 295.15 million kg +4.5%
1967 300.93 million kg +2.0%
1968 308.03 million kg +2.4%
1969 289.94 million kg -5.9%
1970 289.51 million kg -0.1%
1971 278.35 million kg -3.9%
1972 297.03 million kg +6.7%
1973 322.49 million kg +8.6%
1974 356.56 million kg +10.6%
1975 358.99 million kg +0.7%
1976 354.07 million kg -1.4%
1977 349.04 million kg -1.4%
1978 359.10 million kg +2.9%
1979 369.51 million kg +2.9%
1980 392.85 million kg +6.3%
1981 392.49 million kg -0.1%
1982 398.11 million kg +1.4%
1983 410.06 million kg +3.0%
1984 411.30 million kg +0.3%
1985 392.66 million kg -4.5%
1986 380.55 million kg -3.1%
1987 360.71 million kg -5.2%
1988 335.55 million kg -7.0%
1989 344.37 million kg +2.6%
1990 350.38 million kg +1.7%
1991 355.27 million kg +1.4%
1992 345.96 million kg -2.6%
1993 337.93 million kg -2.3%
1994 331.16 million kg -2.0%
1995 328.57 million kg -0.8%
1996 321.31 million kg -2.2%
1997 309.91 million kg -3.5%
1998 304.52 million kg -1.7%
1999 299.37 million kg -1.7%
2000 289.44 million kg -3.3%
2001 289.31 million kg -0.0%
2002 279.48 million kg -3.4%
2003 274.76 million kg -1.7%
2004 272.47 million kg -0.8%
2005 273.22 million kg +0.3%
2006 268.35 million kg -1.8%
2007 271.62 million kg +1.2%
2008 283.33 million kg +4.3%
2009 286.45 million kg +1.1%
2010 286.00 million kg -0.2%
2011 280.69 million kg -1.9%
2012 280.28 million kg -0.1%
2013 289.40 million kg +3.3%
2014 298.70 million kg +3.2%
2015 311.92 million kg +4.4%
2016 315.06 million kg +1.0%
2017 294.67 million kg -6.5%
2018 271.31 million kg -7.9%
2019 274.95 million kg +1.3%
2020 272.28 million kg -1.0%
2021 272.17 million kg -0.0%
2022 275.37 million kg +1.2%
2023 273.78 million kg -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 287.58 million kg 271.26 million kg 308.03 million kg 9
1970s 333.47 million kg 278.35 million kg 369.51 million kg 10
1980s 381.86 million kg 335.55 million kg 411.30 million kg 10
1990s 328.44 million kg 299.37 million kg 355.27 million kg 10
2000s 278.84 million kg 268.35 million kg 289.44 million kg 10
2010s 290.30 million kg 271.31 million kg 315.06 million kg 10
2020s 273.40 million kg 272.17 million kg 275.37 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 43 Yugoslav SFR 356.23 million kg compare
  2. 44 Madagascar 328.78 million kg compare
  3. 45 Kazakhstan 289.46 million kg compare
  4. 47 Peru 263.51 million kg compare
  5. 48 Nicaragua 252.93 million kg compare
  6. 49 Zimbabwe 249.96 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More environment data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

All data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the) →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — amount excreted in manure in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Cattle — amount excreted in manure in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 273.78 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 411.30 million kg in 1984.
What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 268.35 million kg in 2006.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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.

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

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Netherlands (Kingdom of the). Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/cattle-amount-excreted-in-manure-n-content/netherlands-kingdom-of-the/

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/cattle-amount-excreted-in-manure-n-content/netherlands-kingdom-of-the/">Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 13,919 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).