Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Spain

Spain: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure was 85.23 million kg in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
85.23 million kg
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
25th
of 209 countries
All-time high
85.23 million kg
in 2020
All-time low
21.09 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2020

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

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119902020

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

Analysis

In 2020, chickens — amount excreted in manure in Spain stood at 85.23 million kg. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure in Spain peaked at 85.23 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.09 million kg, in 1961.

Spain ranks 25th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.15 million kg 21.09 million kg 28.69 million kg 9
1970s 45.36 million kg 27.81 million kg 55.17 million kg 10
1980s 53.61 million kg 50.46 million kg 57.94 million kg 10
1990s 67.67 million kg 52.63 million kg 72.91 million kg 10
2000s 76.30 million kg 74.40 million kg 78.67 million kg 10
2010s 78.62 million kg 76.86 million kg 81.03 million kg 8
2020s 85.23 million kg 85.23 million kg 85.23 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 22 Philippines 92.69 million kg compare
  2. 23 Dominican Republic 89.48 million kg compare
  3. 24 Colombia 86.22 million kg compare
  4. 26 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 84.68 million kg compare
  5. 27 Morocco 84.60 million kg compare
  6. 28 Saudi Arabia 83.09 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — amount excreted in manure in Spain?
Chickens — amount excreted in manure in Spain was 85.23 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 85.23 million kg in 2020.
What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 21.09 million kg in 1961.
How does Spain rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure?
Spain ranks 25th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
Is chickens — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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).