Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) was 715.80 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils in Northern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 715.80 million kg for cattle — manure applied to soils 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 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils in Northern Europe peaked at 995.73 million kg in 1974 and was at its lowest, 715.80 million kg, in 2023.
That places Northern Europe 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 955.02 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 923.17 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 910.44 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 898.36 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 905.08 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 919.63 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 919.22 million kg | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 907.36 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 900.33 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 889.48 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 891.03 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 911.24 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 962.06 million kg | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 995.73 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 978.19 million kg | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 947.30 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 940.46 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 940.85 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 933.96 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 928.29 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 909.94 million kg | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 907.76 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 909.67 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 904.16 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 886.68 million kg | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 863.26 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 837.18 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 815.03 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 813.14 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 818.86 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 809.75 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 963.27 million kg | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 936.69 million kg | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 907.57 million kg | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 885.34 million kg | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 886.63 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 873.45 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 867.45 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 855.58 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 835.99 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 812.29 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 799.30 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 798.45 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 794.19 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 786.91 million kg | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 779.19 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 767.10 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 758.85 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 751.40 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 744.73 million kg | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 735.45 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 742.53 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 744.35 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 746.24 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 752.00 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 763.68 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 765.53 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 735.18 million kg | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 727.27 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 723.27 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 726.82 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 724.14 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 715.80 million kg | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 915.40 million kg | 898.36 million kg | 955.02 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 939.03 million kg | 889.48 million kg | 995.73 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 877.51 million kg | 813.14 million kg | 928.29 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 880.46 million kg | 809.75 million kg | 963.27 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 788.37 million kg | 751.40 million kg | 835.99 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 745.70 million kg | 727.27 million kg | 765.53 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 722.51 million kg | 715.80 million kg | 726.82 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 15 Poland 212.61 million kg compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 2.03 million kg compare
- 16 Italy 208.03 million kg compare
- 16 Melanesia 1.62 million kg compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.22 million kg compare
- 17 Spain 186.63 million kg compare
- 18 Yugoslav SFR 184.56 million kg compare
- 18 Polynesia 211,196 kg compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 72,601 kg compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 159.35 million kg compare
- 19 Micronesia 72,601 kg compare
- 20 Myanmar 149.05 million kg compare
- 21 Czechoslovakia 146.38 million 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 — manure applied to soils in Northern Europe?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils in Northern Europe was 715.80 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 995.73 million kg in 1974.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 715.80 million kg in 2023.
- How does Northern Europe rank for cattle — manure applied to soils?
- Northern Europe ranks 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 — 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).