Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Italy

Italy: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure was 64.11 million kg in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
64.11 million kg
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
34th
of 193 countries
All-time high
72.33 million kg
in 1996
All-time low
42.49 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2020

Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Italy, 1961–2020

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Italy recorded 64.11 million kg for chickens — amount excreted in manure in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure in Italy peaked at 72.33 million kg in 1996 and was at its lowest, 42.49 million kg, in 1961.

Italy ranks 34th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Italy, 1961 to 2020.
Year kg Change
1961 42.49 million kg —
1962 43.84 million kg +3.2%
1963 47.45 million kg +8.2%
1964 50.87 million kg +7.2%
1965 52.68 million kg +3.6%
1966 52.95 million kg +0.5%
1967 52.68 million kg -0.5%
1968 52.30 million kg -0.7%
1969 51.14 million kg -2.2%
1970 53.94 million kg +5.5%
1971 53.45 million kg -0.9%
1972 57.17 million kg +7.0%
1973 61.61 million kg +7.8%
1974 63.59 million kg +3.2%
1975 60.85 million kg -4.3%
1976 61.03 million kg +0.3%
1977 60.64 million kg -0.6%
1978 62.36 million kg +2.8%
1979 63.24 million kg +1.4%
1980 63.68 million kg +0.7%
1981 62.43 million kg -2.0%
1982 62.25 million kg -0.3%
1983 60.96 million kg -2.1%
1984 59.23 million kg -2.8%
1985 58.26 million kg -1.6%
1986 57.92 million kg -0.6%
1987 57.76 million kg -0.3%
1988 62.31 million kg +7.9%
1989 62.62 million kg +0.5%
1990 68.86 million kg +10.0%
1991 63.22 million kg -8.2%
1992 63.72 million kg +0.8%
1993 61.07 million kg -4.2%
1994 59.62 million kg -2.4%
1995 54.32 million kg -8.9%
1996 72.33 million kg +33.1%
1997 51.95 million kg -28.2%
1998 56.96 million kg +9.6%
1999 53.31 million kg -6.4%
2000 53.18 million kg -0.2%
2001 52.89 million kg -0.6%
2002 52.10 million kg -1.5%
2003 51.95 million kg -0.3%
2004 51.91 million kg -0.1%
2005 51.72 million kg -0.4%
2006 49.27 million kg -4.7%
2007 51.76 million kg +5.1%
2008 57.18 million kg +10.5%
2009 58.99 million kg +3.2%
2010 62.60 million kg +6.1%
2011 65.49 million kg +4.6%
2012 66.21 million kg +1.1%
2013 63.96 million kg -3.4%
2014 64.46 million kg +0.8%
2015 65.92 million kg +2.3%
2016 68.72 million kg +4.2%
2017 69.26 million kg +0.8%
2020 64.11 million kg -7.4%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 64.11 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.42 million kg, 7.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 64.11 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.38 million kg, 8.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +33.1% 54.32 million kg 72.33 million kg
1997 -28.2% 72.33 million kg 51.95 million kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 49.60 million kg 42.49 million kg 52.95 million kg 9
1970s 59.79 million kg 53.45 million kg 63.59 million kg 10
1980s 60.74 million kg 57.76 million kg 63.68 million kg 10
1990s 60.54 million kg 51.95 million kg 72.33 million kg 10
2000s 53.09 million kg 49.27 million kg 58.99 million kg 10
2010s 65.83 million kg 62.60 million kg 69.26 million kg 8
2020s 64.11 million kg 64.11 million kg 64.11 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 31 Canada 68.52 million kg compare
  2. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 51.03 million kg compare
  3. 32 Ecuador 65.90 million kg compare
  4. 33 Cabo Verde 303,133 kg compare
  5. 33 South Africa 65.40 million kg compare
  6. 35 Iraq 53.09 million kg compare
  7. 36 Myanmar 52.29 million kg compare
  8. 37 Australia and New Zealand 51.99 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — amount excreted in manure in Italy?
Chickens — amount excreted in manure in Italy was 64.11 million kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 72.33 million kg in 1996.
What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 42.49 million kg in 1961.
How does Italy rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure?
Italy ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
Is chickens — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,082 data points, 1961–2023
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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).