Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in World
World: Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) was 15.18 billion kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure management in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
World recorded 15.18 billion kg for cattle — manure management in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management in World peaked at 19.60 billion kg in 1985 and was at its lowest, 14.93 billion kg, in 2019.
World ranks 1st of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in World, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.06 billion kg | — |
| 1962 | 16.35 billion kg | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 16.54 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 16.45 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 16.68 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 17.09 billion kg | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 17.37 billion kg | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 17.47 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 17.40 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 17.32 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 17.50 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 17.78 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 18.06 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 18.46 billion kg | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 18.72 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 18.74 billion kg | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 18.71 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 18.77 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 18.87 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 18.98 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 19.01 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 19.17 billion kg | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 19.30 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 19.53 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 19.60 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 19.59 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 19.48 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 19.24 billion kg | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 19.36 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 19.33 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 19.09 billion kg | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 18.25 billion kg | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 17.91 billion kg | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 17.83 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.63 billion kg | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 17.35 billion kg | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 16.63 billion kg | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 16.39 billion kg | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 16.19 billion kg | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 16.12 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 15.90 billion kg | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.79 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.68 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 15.62 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.56 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.54 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.52 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.60 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.42 billion kg | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 15.37 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.26 billion kg | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.31 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.26 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 15.36 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.19 billion kg | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.30 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.14 billion kg | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.96 billion kg | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.93 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.06 billion kg | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 15.10 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 15.14 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.18 billion kg | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.82 billion kg | 16.06 billion kg | 17.47 billion kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.29 billion kg | 17.32 billion kg | 18.87 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.33 billion kg | 18.98 billion kg | 19.60 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.66 billion kg | 16.19 billion kg | 19.33 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.67 billion kg | 15.42 billion kg | 16.12 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.21 billion kg | 14.93 billion kg | 15.37 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.12 billion kg | 15.06 billion kg | 15.18 billion kg | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management in World?
- Cattle — manure management in World was 15.18 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure management recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 19.60 billion kg in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.93 billion kg in 2019.
- How does World rank for cattle — manure management?
- World ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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).