Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Ecuador
Ecuador: Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure was 56.47 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Ecuador stood at 56.47 million kg.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Ecuador peaked at 63.93 million kg in 2010 and was at its lowest, 614,295 kg, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 21st 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, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 614,295 kg | — |
| 1962 | 633,085 kg | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 686,204 kg | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 728,482 kg | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 769,676 kg | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 1.03 million kg | +33.8% |
| 1967 | 1.34 million kg | +29.8% |
| 1968 | 1.48 million kg | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 1.52 million kg | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.51 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 1.98 million kg | +31.3% |
| 1972 | 3.40 million kg | +71.6% |
| 1973 | 3.14 million kg | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 3.54 million kg | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 3.91 million kg | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 4.57 million kg | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 6.60 million kg | +44.6% |
| 1978 | 7.33 million kg | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 8.18 million kg | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 9.78 million kg | +19.6% |
| 1981 | 11.57 million kg | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 12.72 million kg | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 8.22 million kg | -35.4% |
| 1984 | 10.15 million kg | +23.4% |
| 1985 | 12.79 million kg | +26.1% |
| 1986 | 15.58 million kg | +21.8% |
| 1987 | 15.68 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 16.04 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 15.87 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 16.18 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 17.81 million kg | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 18.80 million kg | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 18.70 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 19.07 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 19.84 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 28.22 million kg | +42.2% |
| 1997 | 33.95 million kg | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 33.98 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 34.94 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 45.56 million kg | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 48.57 million kg | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 51.41 million kg | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 50.59 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 49.38 million kg | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 46.82 million kg | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 35.66 million kg | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 34.93 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 49.49 million kg | +41.7% |
| 2009 | 52.31 million kg | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 63.93 million kg | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 46.07 million kg | -27.9% |
| 2012 | 50.81 million kg | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 55.72 million kg | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 55.48 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.26 million kg | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 54.31 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.00 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 54.52 million kg | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 55.15 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 58.72 million kg | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 56.17 million kg | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 58.31 million kg | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 56.47 million kg | -3.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 56.47 million kg is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.00 million kg, 11.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 56.47 million kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.93 million kg, 7.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Ecuador 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +71.6% | 1.98 million kg | 3.40 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 977,935 kg | 614,295 kg | 1.52 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.42 million kg | 1.51 million kg | 8.18 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.84 million kg | 8.22 million kg | 16.04 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.15 million kg | 16.18 million kg | 34.94 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.47 million kg | 34.93 million kg | 52.31 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.52 million kg | 46.07 million kg | 63.93 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.42 million kg | 56.17 million kg | 58.72 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 18 India 63.27 million kg compare
- 18 Micronesia 238,130 kg compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 35,774 kg compare
- 19 Peru 59.06 million kg compare
- 20 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kg compare
- 20 France 57.05 million kg compare
- 22 Colombia 53.00 million kg compare
- 23 Poland 52.80 million kg compare
- 24 Iraq 50.97 million kg compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Ecuador?
- Chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Ecuador was 56.47 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 63.93 million kg in 2010.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 614,295 kg in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure?
- Ecuador ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure (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).