Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure was 65.95 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia is 65.95 million kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia peaked at 65.95 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 478,789 kg, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 478,789 kg | — |
| 1962 | 495,050 kg | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 529,378 kg | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 574,546 kg | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 641,396 kg | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 722,700 kg | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 802,197 kg | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 872,660 kg | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 934,090 kg | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 1.01 million kg | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 1.08 million kg | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 1.15 million kg | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.21 million kg | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 1.96 million kg | +61.8% |
| 1975 | 1.93 million kg | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 3.02 million kg | +56.4% |
| 1977 | 3.26 million kg | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 3.56 million kg | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 4.54 million kg | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 4.94 million kg | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 7.92 million kg | +60.3% |
| 1982 | 9.50 million kg | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 12.96 million kg | +36.4% |
| 1984 | 13.89 million kg | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 18.10 million kg | +30.3% |
| 1986 | 19.69 million kg | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 20.76 million kg | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 21.75 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 22.77 million kg | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 23.82 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 25.14 million kg | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 25.80 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 25.29 million kg | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 25.64 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 26.12 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 28.55 million kg | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 41.56 million kg | +45.6% |
| 1998 | 41.92 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 35.12 million kg | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 37.40 million kg | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 40.65 million kg | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 42.42 million kg | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 44.05 million kg | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 44.70 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 45.39 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.89 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 46.61 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 47.05 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 46.25 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 46.33 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 56.33 million kg | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 57.09 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 57.27 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.42 million kg | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 59.93 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 58.19 million kg | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 59.13 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 58.54 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.18 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 62.68 million kg | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 63.01 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.97 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 65.95 million kg | +3.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 65.95 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.04 million kg, 13.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 65.95 million kg is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.16 million kg, 4.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +61.8% | 1.21 million kg | 1.96 million kg |
| 1981 | +60.3% | 4.94 million kg | 7.92 million kg |
| 1976 | +56.4% | 1.93 million kg | 3.02 million kg |
| 1997 | +45.6% | 28.55 million kg | 41.56 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 672,312 kg | 478,789 kg | 934,090 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.27 million kg | 1.01 million kg | 4.54 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.23 million kg | 4.94 million kg | 22.77 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.90 million kg | 23.82 million kg | 41.92 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.04 million kg | 37.40 million kg | 47.05 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.24 million kg | 46.33 million kg | 60.18 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.90 million kg | 62.68 million kg | 65.95 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 13 Morocco 73.82 million kg compare
- 13 Melanesia 2.62 million kg compare
- 14 Thailand 69.67 million kg compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 2.51 million kg compare
- 15 Japan 66.90 million kg compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 1.99 million kg compare
- 16 Polynesia 286,189 kg compare
- 17 Algeria 63.84 million kg compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 239,214 kg compare
- 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
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia?
- Chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Saudi Arabia was 65.95 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.95 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 478,789 kg in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, 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).