Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure in World
World: Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure was 18.28 billion kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
World recorded 18.28 billion kg for cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure in World peaked at 18.28 billion kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.41 billion kg, in 1964.
World ranks 1st of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure in World, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.53 billion kg | — |
| 1962 | 13.50 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 13.51 billion kg | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 13.41 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 13.46 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 13.82 billion kg | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 13.83 billion kg | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 13.95 billion kg | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 13.98 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 13.80 billion kg | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 13.87 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 14.02 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 14.01 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 14.19 billion kg | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 14.39 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 14.52 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 14.72 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 14.86 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 15.09 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 15.29 billion kg | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 15.40 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 15.48 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 15.61 billion kg | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 15.63 billion kg | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 15.63 billion kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15.79 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 15.67 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 15.61 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 15.68 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 15.68 billion kg | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 15.52 billion kg | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 15.31 billion kg | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 15.17 billion kg | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 15.33 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 15.29 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.12 billion kg | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 15.06 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 15.04 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 15.06 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 15.02 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.16 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 15.25 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.64 billion kg | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 15.82 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.91 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.16 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 16.48 billion kg | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 16.64 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 17.06 billion kg | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 17.14 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.29 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 17.56 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 17.62 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.83 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 17.57 billion kg | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.75 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.52 billion kg | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.35 billion kg | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.41 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.76 billion kg | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 17.95 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 18.00 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 18.28 billion kg | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.66 billion kg | 13.41 billion kg | 13.98 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.35 billion kg | 13.80 billion kg | 15.09 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.58 billion kg | 15.29 billion kg | 15.79 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.26 billion kg | 15.04 billion kg | 15.68 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.91 billion kg | 15.02 billion kg | 17.06 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.50 billion kg | 17.14 billion kg | 17.83 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.00 billion kg | 17.76 billion kg | 18.28 billion kg | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure in World?
- Cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure in World was 18.28 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 18.28 billion kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.41 billion kg in 1964.
- How does World rank for cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure?
- World ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle, dairy — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle, dairy — 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).