Cattle — Manure management in Spain
Spain: Cattle — Manure management was 255.58 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management in Spain is 255.58 million kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management in Spain peaked at 281.39 million kg in 2004 and was at its lowest, 197.29 million kg, in 1961.
Spain ranks 19th 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 management in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 197.29 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 200.18 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 201.34 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 202.36 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 202.12 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 205.74 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 214.38 million kg | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 222.18 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 232.86 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 238.31 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 238.17 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 239.11 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 250.12 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 243.84 million kg | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 241.93 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 242.18 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 251.71 million kg | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 258.78 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 248.71 million kg | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 253.00 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 247.96 million kg | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 275.56 million kg | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 266.06 million kg | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 265.92 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 266.22 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 267.64 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 254.05 million kg | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 262.10 million kg | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 262.66 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 257.35 million kg | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 254.16 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 246.43 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 239.71 million kg | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 239.11 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 244.74 million kg | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 253.72 million kg | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 266.46 million kg | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 266.02 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 265.18 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 270.57 million kg | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 279.27 million kg | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 280.19 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 280.81 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 281.39 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 272.64 million kg | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 259.57 million kg | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 274.61 million kg | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 251.99 million kg | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 253.38 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 250.15 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 243.41 million kg | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 241.06 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 238.56 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 251.09 million kg | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 254.64 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 255.93 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 258.51 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 264.55 million kg | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 267.45 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 268.59 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 266.43 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 262.31 million kg | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 255.58 million kg | -2.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 255.58 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.80 million kg, 12.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 255.58 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.43 million kg, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 208.72 million kg | 197.29 million kg | 232.86 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 245.28 million kg | 238.17 million kg | 258.78 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 262.12 million kg | 247.96 million kg | 275.56 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 253.29 million kg | 239.11 million kg | 266.46 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 270.44 million kg | 251.99 million kg | 281.39 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 252.54 million kg | 238.56 million kg | 267.45 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.23 million kg | 255.58 million kg | 268.59 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 16 Italy 296.22 million kg compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 2.58 million kg compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.52 million kg compare
- 17 Poland 290.06 million kg compare
- 18 Yugoslav SFR 271.81 million kg compare
- 18 Polynesia 366,312 kg compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 137,652 kg compare
- 19 Micronesia 137,652 kg compare
- 20 Myanmar 237.50 million kg compare
- 21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 205.75 million kg compare
- 22 Czechoslovakia 199.06 million kg compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management in Spain?
- Cattle — manure management in Spain was 255.58 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure management recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 281.39 million kg in 2004.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 197.29 million kg in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for cattle — manure management?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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).