Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure was 83.09 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
83.09 million kg
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
23rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
83.09 million kg
in 2023
All-time low
573,068 kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 83.09 million kg for chickens — amount excreted in manure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia peaked at 83.09 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 573,068 kg, in 1961.

Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Saudi Arabia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 573,068 kg —
1962 592,023 kg +3.3%
1963 629,045 kg +6.3%
1964 687,682 kg +9.3%
1965 762,613 kg +10.9%
1966 857,385 kg +12.4%
1967 953,044 kg +11.2%
1968 1.05 million kg +10.5%
1969 1.16 million kg +9.9%
1970 1.26 million kg +8.5%
1971 1.36 million kg +8.0%
1972 1.46 million kg +7.3%
1973 1.56 million kg +7.1%
1974 2.43 million kg +55.8%
1975 2.55 million kg +5.1%
1976 3.80 million kg +48.7%
1977 4.16 million kg +9.6%
1978 4.72 million kg +13.4%
1979 5.85 million kg +24.0%
1980 6.73 million kg +15.1%
1981 10.12 million kg +50.3%
1982 12.58 million kg +24.3%
1983 17.34 million kg +37.9%
1984 18.50 million kg +6.7%
1985 23.98 million kg +29.6%
1986 25.62 million kg +6.9%
1987 25.64 million kg +0.1%
1988 26.22 million kg +2.3%
1989 27.61 million kg +5.3%
1990 29.25 million kg +5.9%
1991 30.76 million kg +5.1%
1992 31.51 million kg +2.5%
1993 30.68 million kg -2.6%
1994 31.05 million kg +1.2%
1995 31.89 million kg +2.7%
1996 34.47 million kg +8.1%
1997 46.94 million kg +36.2%
1998 48.38 million kg +3.1%
1999 42.02 million kg -13.1%
2000 43.60 million kg +3.7%
2001 47.39 million kg +8.7%
2002 49.21 million kg +3.9%
2003 51.11 million kg +3.9%
2004 51.86 million kg +1.5%
2005 53.68 million kg +3.5%
2006 53.97 million kg +0.5%
2007 55.23 million kg +2.3%
2008 55.56 million kg +0.6%
2009 55.95 million kg +0.7%
2010 57.10 million kg +2.1%
2011 67.11 million kg +17.5%
2012 68.41 million kg +1.9%
2013 69.67 million kg +1.8%
2014 69.42 million kg -0.4%
2015 69.99 million kg +0.8%
2016 72.20 million kg +3.2%
2017 73.68 million kg +2.0%
2018 76.32 million kg +3.6%
2019 77.96 million kg +2.1%
2020 80.08 million kg +2.7%
2021 80.67 million kg +0.7%
2022 82.13 million kg +1.8%
2023 83.09 million kg +1.2%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 83.09 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.42 million kg, 9.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 83.09 million kg is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.40 million kg, 3.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia 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
1974 +55.8% 1.56 million kg 2.43 million kg
1981 +50.3% 6.73 million kg 10.12 million kg
1976 +48.7% 2.55 million kg 3.80 million kg
1983 +37.9% 12.58 million kg 17.34 million kg
1997 +36.2% 34.47 million kg 46.94 million kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 807,297 kg 573,068 kg 1.16 million kg 9
1970s 2.91 million kg 1.26 million kg 5.85 million kg 10
1980s 19.43 million kg 6.73 million kg 27.61 million kg 10
1990s 35.70 million kg 29.25 million kg 48.38 million kg 10
2000s 51.76 million kg 43.60 million kg 55.95 million kg 10
2010s 70.18 million kg 57.10 million kg 77.96 million kg 10
2020s 81.49 million kg 80.08 million kg 83.09 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 20 Colombia 86.22 million kg compare
  2. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 85,876 kg compare
  3. 21 Spain 85.23 million kg compare
  4. 22 Morocco 84.60 million kg compare
  5. 24 Republic of Korea 79.51 million kg compare
  6. 25 Poland 79.21 million kg compare
  7. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 76.63 million kg compare
  8. 26 Caribbean 130.31 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia?
Chickens — amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia was 83.09 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 83.09 million kg in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 573,068 kg in 1961.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure?
Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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).