Cattle, dairy — Manure applied to soils in Western Europe
Western Europe: Cattle, dairy — Manure applied to soils was 550.45 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle, dairy — Manure applied to soils in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils in Western Europe is 550.45 million kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils in Western Europe peaked at 1.11 billion kg in 1983 and was at its lowest, 550.45 million 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 | 1.09 billion kg | 1.06 billion kg | 1.10 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 billion kg | 1.07 billion kg | 1.10 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 billion kg | 929.74 million kg | 1.11 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 759.05 million kg | 686.54 million kg | 890.58 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 636.38 million kg | 606.09 million kg | 678.76 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 606.47 million kg | 586.79 million kg | 619.39 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 563.39 million kg | 550.45 million kg | 575.87 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 6 China, mainland 468.49 million kg compare
- 7 Russian Federation 254.20 million kg compare
- 8 Germany 202.60 million kg compare
- 9 France 172.69 million kg compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 165.09 million kg compare
- 11 Yugoslav SFR 127.96 million kg compare
- 12 Pakistan 126.72 million kg compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1.84 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 19.11 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils in Western Europe?
- Cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils in Western Europe was 550.45 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 billion kg in 1983.
- What is the lowest cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 550.45 million kg in 2023.
- How does Western Europe rank for cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils?
- Western Europe ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle, dairy — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle, dairy — Manure applied to soils (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).