Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Americas
Americas: Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) was 3.35 billion kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management in Americas is 3.35 billion kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management in Americas peaked at 3.76 billion kg in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.20 billion kg, in 1969.
Americas ranks 6th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.31 billion kg | — |
| 1962 | 3.32 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.33 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 3.33 billion kg | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.32 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 3.28 billion kg | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 3.23 billion kg | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 3.21 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 3.20 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.21 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.23 billion kg | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 3.27 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 3.26 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 3.35 billion kg | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 3.47 billion kg | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 3.46 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 3.46 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 3.37 billion kg | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.36 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.46 billion kg | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 3.51 billion kg | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 3.52 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.52 billion kg | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.51 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 3.49 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.47 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 3.41 billion kg | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 3.41 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.42 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 3.44 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.47 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.49 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.48 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.52 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.59 billion kg | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 3.43 billion kg | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 3.46 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.48 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.49 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.50 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.54 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.58 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.58 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.61 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.65 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.64 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.60 billion kg | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.64 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.71 billion kg | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.72 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.76 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.76 billion kg | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.76 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.74 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.51 billion kg | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 3.53 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.37 billion kg | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 3.39 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.39 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.41 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.38 billion kg | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.36 billion kg | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.35 billion kg | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.28 billion kg | 3.20 billion kg | 3.33 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.34 billion kg | 3.21 billion kg | 3.47 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.47 billion kg | 3.41 billion kg | 3.52 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.48 billion kg | 3.43 billion kg | 3.59 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.61 billion kg | 3.50 billion kg | 3.71 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 billion kg | 3.37 billion kg | 3.76 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.37 billion kg | 3.35 billion kg | 3.41 billion kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 3 China 1.80 billion kg compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 134.58 million kg compare
- 4 China, mainland 1.80 billion kg compare
- 4 Viet Nam 128.31 million kg compare
- 5 India 1.09 billion kg compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 77.59 million kg compare
- 6 Russian Federation 812.06 million kg compare
- 7 Brazil 791.70 million kg compare
- 8 France 735.43 million kg compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 49.57 million kg compare
- 9 Germany 557.28 million kg compare
- 9 Türkiye 48.07 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) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 670,896 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management in Americas?
- Cattle — manure management in Americas was 3.35 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure management recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 billion kg in 2012.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.20 billion kg in 1969.
- How does Americas rank for cattle — manure management?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 management (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).