Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Canada
Canada: Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated was 34.54 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Canada recorded 34.54 million kg for cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Canada peaked at 106.96 million kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 33.80 million kg, in 2016.
Canada ranks 21st 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, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 106.96 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 105.84 million kg | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 104.37 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 104.07 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 103.32 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 95.85 million kg | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 95.63 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 93.79 million kg | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 92.63 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 91.44 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 80.84 million kg | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 79.26 million kg | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 75.90 million kg | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 74.06 million kg | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 73.13 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 72.45 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 70.69 million kg | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 68.29 million kg | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 65.36 million kg | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 63.49 million kg | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 63.17 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 63.74 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 62.17 million kg | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 60.13 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 57.94 million kg | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 55.40 million kg | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 51.31 million kg | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 50.42 million kg | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 49.92 million kg | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 49.17 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 47.56 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 45.93 million kg | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 43.78 million kg | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 43.82 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 44.58 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 44.31 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 44.09 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 42.40 million kg | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 41.42 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 39.51 million kg | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 39.07 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 38.82 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 38.16 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 37.78 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 37.29 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 36.50 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 35.72 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 35.26 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 34.58 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 34.60 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 34.58 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.32 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 34.40 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 34.35 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 33.86 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 33.80 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 33.84 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.82 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 35.01 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.12 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 34.90 million kg | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.70 million kg | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 34.54 million kg | -0.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 34.54 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.95 million kg, 11.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.27 million kg | 92.63 million kg | 106.96 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.14 million kg | 65.36 million kg | 91.44 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.77 million kg | 49.92 million kg | 63.74 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.71 million kg | 41.42 million kg | 49.17 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.27 million kg | 34.58 million kg | 39.51 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.36 million kg | 33.80 million kg | 35.01 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.82 million kg | 34.54 million kg | 35.12 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 18 Ireland 48.50 million kg compare
- 19 Colombia 35.65 million kg compare
- 19 Polynesia 27,769 kg compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,122 kg compare
- 20 Pakistan 35.35 million kg compare
- 22 Belarus 32.00 million kg compare
- 23 Czechoslovakia 31.87 million kg compare
- 24 Ukraine 29.42 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, dairy — losses from manure treated in Canada?
- Cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Canada was 34.54 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 106.96 million kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.80 million kg in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, dairy — Losses from manure treated (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).