Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture was 39.14 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
39.14 million kg
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
41st
of 190 countries
All-time high
88.62 million kg
in 1961
All-time low
37.72 million kg
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 39.14 million kg for cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in 2023.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 88.62 million kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 37.72 million kg, in 2013.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 41st 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 — Manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture (N content) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 88.62 million kg
1962 70.09 million kg -20.9%
1963 69.10 million kg -1.4%
1964 67.54 million kg -2.3%
1965 68.01 million kg +0.7%
1966 67.78 million kg -0.3%
1967 68.67 million kg +1.3%
1968 68.96 million kg +0.4%
1969 70.00 million kg +1.5%
1970 69.46 million kg -0.8%
1971 69.25 million kg -0.3%
1972 71.18 million kg +2.8%
1973 73.36 million kg +3.1%
1974 71.36 million kg -2.7%
1975 71.08 million kg -0.4%
1976 68.16 million kg -4.1%
1977 69.76 million kg +2.3%
1978 71.31 million kg +2.2%
1979 70.07 million kg -1.7%
1980 70.07 million kg +0.0%
1981 71.00 million kg +1.3%
1982 69.23 million kg -2.5%
1983 70.58 million kg +1.9%
1984 72.07 million kg +2.1%
1985 69.63 million kg -3.4%
1986 68.48 million kg -1.7%
1987 68.16 million kg -0.5%
1988 64.17 million kg -5.9%
1989 62.55 million kg -2.5%
1990 60.34 million kg -3.5%
1991 58.65 million kg -2.8%
1992 56.41 million kg -3.8%
1993 56.09 million kg -0.6%
1994 57.10 million kg +1.8%
1995 54.73 million kg -4.2%
1996 54.39 million kg -0.6%
1997 52.10 million kg -4.2%
1998 51.28 million kg -1.6%
1999 51.30 million kg +0.0%
2000 49.49 million kg -3.5%
2001 47.33 million kg -4.4%
2002 46.82 million kg -1.1%
2003 46.09 million kg -1.6%
2004 44.84 million kg -2.7%
2005 42.00 million kg -6.3%
2006 41.60 million kg -0.9%
2007 41.08 million kg -1.3%
2008 40.13 million kg -2.3%
2009 39.19 million kg -2.4%
2010 38.89 million kg -0.8%
2011 38.16 million kg -1.9%
2012 37.80 million kg -0.9%
2013 37.72 million kg -0.2%
2014 38.92 million kg +3.2%
2015 39.97 million kg +2.7%
2016 39.88 million kg -0.2%
2017 39.88 million kg +0.0%
2018 39.55 million kg -0.8%
2019 39.25 million kg -0.7%
2020 39.02 million kg -0.6%
2021 39.47 million kg +1.2%
2022 39.46 million kg -0.0%
2023 39.14 million kg -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 70.97 million kg 67.54 million kg 88.62 million kg 9
1970s 70.50 million kg 68.16 million kg 73.36 million kg 10
1980s 68.59 million kg 62.55 million kg 72.07 million kg 10
1990s 55.24 million kg 51.28 million kg 60.34 million kg 10
2000s 43.86 million kg 39.19 million kg 49.49 million kg 10
2010s 39.00 million kg 37.72 million kg 39.97 million kg 10
2020s 39.27 million kg 39.02 million kg 39.47 million kg 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 38 Algeria 50.36 million kg compare
  2. 39 Yugoslav SFR 49.30 million kg compare
  3. 40 Guinea 48.06 million kg compare
  4. 42 Argentina 39.00 million kg compare
  5. 43 Italy 38.01 million kg compare
  6. 44 Eritrea 37.29 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 39.14 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 88.62 million kg in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 37.72 million kg in 2013.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/cattle-dairy-manure-left-on-pasture-n-content/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/cattle-dairy-manure-left-on-pasture-n-content/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/">Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 13,919 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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).