Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated was 595.96 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 595.96 million kg for cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in European Union (27) peaked at 1.16 billion kg in 1962 and was at its lowest, 595.96 million kg, in 2023.
European Union (27) ranks 6th of 33 groups 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.15 billion kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.16 billion kg | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.14 billion kg | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.13 billion kg | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.13 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.14 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.15 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.16 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.16 billion kg | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.13 billion kg | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.12 billion kg | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.12 billion kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.14 billion kg | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.14 billion kg | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.13 billion kg | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.13 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.13 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.14 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.14 billion kg | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.13 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.12 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.13 billion kg | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.13 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.12 billion kg | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.09 billion kg | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.07 billion kg | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.02 billion kg | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 988.20 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 971.11 million kg | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 942.95 million kg | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 875.70 million kg | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 902.70 million kg | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 890.68 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 867.96 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 843.47 million kg | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 826.01 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 813.85 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 795.09 million kg | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 776.92 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 763.02 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 756.44 million kg | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 740.20 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 721.46 million kg | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 706.78 million kg | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 690.57 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 678.56 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 675.59 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 679.05 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 666.02 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 656.55 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 642.67 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 644.09 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 645.76 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 648.65 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 650.82 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 647.87 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 637.40 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 630.99 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 623.21 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 615.73 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 606.85 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 602.75 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 595.96 million kg | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 billion kg | 1.13 billion kg | 1.16 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 billion kg | 1.12 billion kg | 1.14 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 billion kg | 971.11 million kg | 1.13 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 853.53 million kg | 776.92 million kg | 942.95 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 707.77 million kg | 666.02 million kg | 763.02 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 642.80 million kg | 623.21 million kg | 656.55 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 605.32 million kg | 595.96 million kg | 615.73 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in European Union (27)?
- Cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in European Union (27) was 595.96 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 billion kg in 1962.
- What is the lowest cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 595.96 million kg in 2023.
- How does European Union (27) rank for cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated?
- European Union (27) ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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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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).