Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Northern America
Northern America: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure was 4.96 billion kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure in Northern America, 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 Northern America is 4.96 billion kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure in Northern America peaked at 7.14 billion kg in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4.96 billion kg, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.12 billion kg | 5.84 billion kg | 6.28 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.57 billion kg | 6.07 billion kg | 7.14 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.92 billion kg | 5.35 billion kg | 6.29 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.50 billion kg | 5.31 billion kg | 5.71 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.39 billion kg | 5.28 billion kg | 5.45 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 billion kg | 4.97 billion kg | 5.23 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.10 billion kg | 4.96 billion kg | 5.18 billion kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 5 China (People’s Republic of) 3.25 billion kg compare
- 6 China, mainland 3.24 billion kg compare
- 7 Ethiopia 3.01 billion kg compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 2.49 billion kg compare
- 9 Argentina 2.22 billion kg compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 1.95 billion kg compare
- 11 Australia 1.83 billion kg compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure in Northern America?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure in Northern America was 4.96 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 7.14 billion kg in 1975.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 billion kg in 2023.
- How does Northern America rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure?
- Northern America ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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).