Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Spain
Spain: Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure was 49.37 million kg in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Spain recorded 49.37 million kg for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in 2020.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Spain peaked at 50.18 million kg in 2017 and was at its lowest, 646,816 kg, in 1963.
That places Spain 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 658,380 kg | — |
| 1962 | 834,357 kg | +26.7% |
| 1963 | 646,816 kg | -22.5% |
| 1964 | 858,206 kg | +32.7% |
| 1965 | 974,561 kg | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 854,231 kg | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 1.74 million kg | +104.1% |
| 1968 | 2.57 million kg | +47.7% |
| 1969 | 2.88 million kg | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 928,670 kg | -67.7% |
| 1971 | 9.57 million kg | +930.9% |
| 1972 | 12.05 million kg | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 19.75 million kg | +64.0% |
| 1974 | 19.12 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 18.07 million kg | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 21.14 million kg | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 22.45 million kg | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 21.45 million kg | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 20.53 million kg | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 19.92 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 25.49 million kg | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 22.81 million kg | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 21.12 million kg | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 21.35 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 22.04 million kg | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 18.61 million kg | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 20.32 million kg | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 21.97 million kg | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 22.97 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 21.62 million kg | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 37.26 million kg | +72.4% |
| 1992 | 36.27 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 40.46 million kg | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 41.66 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 42.10 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 44.94 million kg | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 45.03 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 46.06 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 45.92 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 45.11 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 45.15 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.44 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 45.30 million kg | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 43.81 million kg | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 44.30 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 44.38 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 44.71 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 45.10 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 46.76 million kg | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 45.97 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 46.56 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 49.33 million kg | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 49.90 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 49.38 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 49.32 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.44 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.18 million kg | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 49.37 million kg | -1.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 49.37 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.04 million kg, 9.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 49.37 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.03 million kg, 12.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +930.9% | 928,670 kg | 9.57 million kg |
| 1967 | +104.1% | 854,231 kg | 1.74 million kg |
| 1991 | +72.4% | 21.62 million kg | 37.26 million kg |
| 1970 | -67.7% | 2.88 million kg | 928,670 kg |
| 1973 | +64.0% | 12.05 million kg | 19.75 million kg |
| 1968 | +47.7% | 1.74 million kg | 2.57 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.34 million kg | 646,816 kg | 2.88 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.50 million kg | 928,670 kg | 22.45 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.66 million kg | 18.61 million kg | 25.49 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.13 million kg | 21.62 million kg | 46.06 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.10 million kg | 43.81 million kg | 46.76 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.63 million kg | 45.97 million kg | 50.18 million kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.37 million kg | 49.37 million kg | 49.37 million kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 22 Colombia 53.00 million kg compare
- 23 Poland 52.80 million kg compare
- 24 Iraq 50.97 million kg compare
- 25 Caribbean 112.97 million kg compare
- 26 Canada 49.10 million kg compare
- 27 South Africa 45.89 million kg compare
- 28 Bangladesh 41.66 million kg compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 48.09 million kg compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Spain?
- Chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure in Spain was 49.37 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 50.18 million kg in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 646,816 kg in 1963.
- How does Spain rank for chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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).