Cattle — Manure left on pasture in Americas
Americas: Cattle — Manure left on pasture was 20.69 billion kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture in Americas stood at 20.69 billion kg. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture in Americas peaked at 20.69 billion kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.10 billion kg, in 1961.
Americas ranks 3rd of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture in Americas, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.10 billion kg | — |
| 1962 | 10.37 billion kg | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 10.56 billion kg | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 10.96 billion kg | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 11.34 billion kg | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 11.62 billion kg | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 11.90 billion kg | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 12.11 billion kg | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 12.17 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 12.45 billion kg | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 12.74 billion kg | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 13.21 billion kg | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 13.64 billion kg | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 14.24 billion kg | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 14.69 billion kg | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 15.02 billion kg | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 15.21 billion kg | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 14.88 billion kg | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 14.73 billion kg | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 15.18 billion kg | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 15.44 billion kg | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 15.55 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 15.61 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 15.69 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 15.61 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 15.57 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 15.55 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 15.75 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 15.94 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 15.97 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 16.15 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 16.38 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 16.57 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 16.85 billion kg | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 17.01 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 16.95 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 16.99 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 16.91 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 16.90 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.06 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 17.34 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 17.88 billion kg | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 18.49 billion kg | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 18.88 billion kg | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 19.04 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 19.16 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 19.00 billion kg | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.09 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.07 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.93 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.91 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.91 billion kg | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.91 billion kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.94 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.13 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.39 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 19.54 billion kg | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 19.59 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.78 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 19.88 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.25 billion kg | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 20.58 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 20.69 billion kg | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.24 billion kg | 10.10 billion kg | 12.17 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.08 billion kg | 12.45 billion kg | 15.21 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.59 billion kg | 15.18 billion kg | 15.94 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.67 billion kg | 15.97 billion kg | 17.01 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.50 billion kg | 17.06 billion kg | 19.16 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.20 billion kg | 18.91 billion kg | 19.78 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.35 billion kg | 19.88 billion kg | 20.69 billion kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 OECD 9.45 billion kg compare
- 2 Brazil 9.24 billion kg compare
- 3 Ethiopia 2.85 billion kg compare
- 4 India 2.44 billion kg compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1.58 billion kg compare
- 5 Türkiye 846.08 million kg compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 2.20 billion kg compare
- 6 Argentina 2.13 billion kg compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 614.13 million kg compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture in Americas?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture in Americas was 20.69 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 20.69 billion kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.10 billion kg in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for cattle — manure left on pasture?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — 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).
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).