Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) was 329.04 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Northern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 329.04 million kg for cattle — losses from manure treated in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated in Northern Europe peaked at 475.31 million kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 329.04 million kg, in 2023.
Northern Europe ranks 16th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 475.31 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 452.54 million kg | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 446.03 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 439.44 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 441.28 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 445.52 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 444.62 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 439.86 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 434.41 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 426.58 million kg | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 426.02 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 433.12 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 454.81 million kg | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 466.43 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 458.71 million kg | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 444.98 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 443.55 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 444.74 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 441.45 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 438.70 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 431.27 million kg | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 429.43 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 431.15 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 429.50 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 420.53 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 409.60 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 397.81 million kg | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 385.44 million kg | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 382.84 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 382.96 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 377.12 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 450.96 million kg | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 438.67 million kg | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 425.30 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 413.81 million kg | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 413.01 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 406.42 million kg | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 402.33 million kg | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 396.53 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 385.98 million kg | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 375.04 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 369.58 million kg | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 368.12 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 365.08 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 358.94 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 355.54 million kg | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 350.03 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 346.19 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 342.30 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 338.99 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 335.44 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 338.26 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 338.83 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 340.62 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 344.04 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 349.20 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 349.92 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 336.78 million kg | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 333.66 million kg | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 332.29 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 334.11 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 332.90 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 329.04 million kg | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 446.56 million kg | 434.41 million kg | 475.31 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 444.04 million kg | 426.02 million kg | 466.43 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 415.63 million kg | 382.84 million kg | 438.70 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 410.71 million kg | 377.12 million kg | 450.96 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 361.68 million kg | 342.30 million kg | 385.98 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 340.57 million kg | 333.66 million kg | 349.92 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 332.08 million kg | 329.04 million kg | 334.11 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 13 Timor-Leste 1.88 million kg compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 135.66 million kg compare
- 14 Italy 99.39 million kg compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 1.82 million kg compare
- 15 Ireland 97.98 million kg compare
- 15 Melanesia 1.44 million kg compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 616,681 kg compare
- 16 Yugoslav SFR 96.68 million kg compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 299,932 kg compare
- 17 Poland 93.95 million kg compare
- 18 Myanmar 88.45 million kg compare
- 18 Polynesia 155,116 kg compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 65,050 kg compare
- 19 Spain 79.57 million kg compare
- 19 Micronesia 65,050 kg compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.97 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.9433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0.7673 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 11.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0.171 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated in Northern Europe?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated in Northern Europe was 329.04 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 475.31 million kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 329.04 million kg in 2023.
- How does Northern Europe rank for cattle — losses from manure treated?
- Northern Europe ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — 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).