Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Brazil
Brazil: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 1.85 billion kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.85 billion kg for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Brazil peaked at 1.85 billion kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 423.33 million kg, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 2nd of 190 countries 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 that volatilises in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 423.33 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 436.17 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 450.91 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 466.79 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 482.20 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 497.59 million kg | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 515.55 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 533.99 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 552.21 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 571.20 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 594.86 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 629.67 million kg | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 650.29 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 686.32 million kg | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 698.45 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 769.67 million kg | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 810.57 million kg | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 807.73 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 823.30 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 896.35 million kg | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 918.74 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 932.56 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 938.42 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 964.60 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 969.94 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 998.36 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.03 billion kg | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.06 billion kg | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.09 billion kg | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.11 billion kg | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.15 billion kg | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.16 billion kg | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.17 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.20 billion kg | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.22 billion kg | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.21 billion kg | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.23 billion kg | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.24 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.26 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.30 billion kg | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.35 billion kg | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.42 billion kg | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.50 billion kg | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.56 billion kg | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.58 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.57 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.52 billion kg | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.54 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.56 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.60 billion kg | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.62 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.61 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.61 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.62 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.65 billion kg | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.67 billion kg | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.66 billion kg | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.65 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.66 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.68 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.74 billion kg | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.81 billion kg | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.85 billion kg | +1.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.85 billion kg is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.31 million kg, 347.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.85 billion kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.72 million kg, 157.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 484.30 million kg | 423.33 million kg | 552.21 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 704.21 million kg | 571.20 million kg | 823.30 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 979.01 million kg | 896.35 million kg | 1.09 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 billion kg | 1.11 billion kg | 1.26 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 billion kg | 1.30 billion kg | 1.58 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 billion kg | 1.60 billion kg | 1.67 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 billion kg | 1.68 billion kg | 1.85 billion kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Brazil?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Brazil was 1.85 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 billion kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 423.33 million kg in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Brazil ranks 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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).