Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Italy

Italy: Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure was 34.57 million kg in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
34.57 million kg
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
36th
of 193 countries
All-time high
42.20 million kg
in 1996
All-time low
13.27 million kg
in 2000
Years of data
58
1961–2020

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

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119902020

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 34.57 million kg for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in 2020.

The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Italy peaked at 42.20 million kg in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13.27 million kg, in 2000.

Italy ranks 36th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Italy, 1961 to 2020.
Year kg Change
1961 19.15 million kg —
1962 19.87 million kg +3.8%
1963 20.96 million kg +5.5%
1964 20.60 million kg -1.7%
1965 22.40 million kg +8.8%
1966 22.04 million kg -1.6%
1967 22.40 million kg +1.6%
1968 21.39 million kg -4.5%
1969 20.24 million kg -5.4%
1970 22.40 million kg +10.7%
1971 20.02 million kg -10.6%
1972 22.48 million kg +12.3%
1973 26.92 million kg +19.8%
1974 27.64 million kg +2.7%
1975 26.16 million kg -5.4%
1976 26.34 million kg +0.7%
1977 27.21 million kg +3.3%
1978 29.56 million kg +8.6%
1979 31.08 million kg +5.1%
1980 32.77 million kg +5.5%
1981 33.27 million kg +1.5%
1982 33.43 million kg +0.5%
1983 31.94 million kg -4.4%
1984 31.47 million kg -1.5%
1985 27.61 million kg -12.3%
1986 28.74 million kg +4.1%
1987 27.73 million kg -3.5%
1988 29.80 million kg +7.5%
1989 27.68 million kg -7.1%
1990 33.72 million kg +21.8%
1991 27.72 million kg -17.8%
1992 28.74 million kg +3.7%
1993 26.06 million kg -9.3%
1994 24.93 million kg -4.3%
1995 23.10 million kg -7.4%
1996 42.20 million kg +82.7%
1997 21.98 million kg -47.9%
1998 24.72 million kg +12.5%
1999 18.18 million kg -26.5%
2000 13.27 million kg -27.0%
2001 13.66 million kg +3.0%
2002 14.71 million kg +7.7%
2003 14.92 million kg +1.4%
2004 14.98 million kg +0.4%
2005 15.23 million kg +1.6%
2006 14.29 million kg -6.2%
2007 15.18 million kg +6.2%
2008 20.60 million kg +35.7%
2009 22.40 million kg +8.8%
2010 26.02 million kg +16.1%
2011 28.91 million kg +11.1%
2012 29.63 million kg +2.5%
2013 29.27 million kg -1.2%
2014 29.78 million kg +1.7%
2015 28.08 million kg -5.7%
2016 28.18 million kg +0.4%
2017 31.42 million kg +11.5%
2020 34.57 million kg +10.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 34.57 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.04 million kg, 6.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 34.57 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.03 million kg, 8.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens, broilers — 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 +82.7% 23.10 million kg 42.20 million kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.01 million kg 19.15 million kg 22.40 million kg 9
1970s 25.98 million kg 20.02 million kg 31.08 million kg 10
1980s 30.44 million kg 27.61 million kg 33.43 million kg 10
1990s 27.13 million kg 18.18 million kg 42.20 million kg 10
2000s 15.92 million kg 13.27 million kg 22.40 million kg 10
2010s 28.91 million kg 26.02 million kg 31.42 million kg 8
2020s 34.57 million kg 34.57 million kg 34.57 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 33 Cabo Verde 118,884 kg compare
  2. 33 Republic of Korea 37.91 million kg compare
  3. 34 Nigeria 36.51 million kg compare
  4. 35 Belarus 36.46 million kg compare
  5. 37 Ukraine 33.73 million kg compare
  6. 38 Senegal 33.29 million kg compare
  7. 39 Australia 33.24 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Italy?
Chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Italy was 34.57 million kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 42.20 million kg in 1996.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 13.27 million kg in 2000.
How does Italy rank for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure?
Italy ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
Is chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy 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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Indicator
Chickens, broilers — 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).