Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 110.47 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 110.47 million kg for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Europe peaked at 165.32 million kg in 1982 and was at its lowest, 110.47 million kg, in 2023.
Southern Europe ranks 21st 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 157.16 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 157.81 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 152.09 million kg | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 147.09 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 151.21 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 155.72 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 159.19 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 160.87 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 163.99 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 160.16 million kg | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 154.19 million kg | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 154.74 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 159.96 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 158.33 million kg | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 158.43 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 159.47 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 162.01 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 161.62 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 160.94 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 161.87 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 161.36 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 165.32 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 156.65 million kg | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 163.94 million kg | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 163.26 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 161.23 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 159.11 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 159.49 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 158.03 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 156.38 million kg | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 149.25 million kg | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 142.18 million kg | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 137.11 million kg | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 136.48 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 135.15 million kg | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 135.55 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 137.24 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 136.07 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 134.62 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 134.05 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 128.63 million kg | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 130.76 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 128.55 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 128.96 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 125.07 million kg | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 123.78 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 124.25 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 121.22 million kg | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 119.73 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 118.52 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 115.24 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 116.38 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 113.67 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 115.48 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 116.26 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 117.16 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 117.71 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 119.79 million kg | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 119.58 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 119.84 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 116.77 million kg | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 113.36 million kg | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 110.47 million kg | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156.12 million kg | 147.09 million kg | 163.99 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 158.99 million kg | 154.19 million kg | 162.01 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 161.03 million kg | 156.65 million kg | 165.32 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 140.00 million kg | 134.62 million kg | 156.38 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.50 million kg | 119.73 million kg | 134.05 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.98 million kg | 113.67 million kg | 119.79 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.11 million kg | 110.47 million kg | 119.84 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 18 Yugoslav SFR 36.91 million kg compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 31.87 million kg compare
- 20 Myanmar 29.81 million kg compare
- 21 Czechoslovakia 29.28 million kg compare
- 22 Belarus 28.37 million kg compare
- 23 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 28.35 million kg compare
- 24 Colombia 26.58 million kg compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8967 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -24.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Europe?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Europe was 110.47 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 165.32 million kg in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 110.47 million kg in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Southern Europe ranks 21st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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 that volatilises (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).