Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Americas

Americas: Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated was 17.80 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.80 million kg
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
5th
of 37 groups
All-time high
18.10 million kg
in 2008
All-time low
6.93 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Americas, 1961–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 17.80 million kg for chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Americas peaked at 18.10 million kg in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.93 million kg, in 1961.

That places Americas 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.99 million kg 6.93 million kg 9.26 million kg 9
1970s 9.97 million kg 9.27 million kg 11.77 million kg 10
1980s 12.92 million kg 11.60 million kg 15.20 million kg 10
1990s 14.34 million kg 11.67 million kg 16.22 million kg 10
2000s 17.25 million kg 16.49 million kg 18.10 million kg 10
2010s 17.11 million kg 16.68 million kg 17.62 million kg 10
2020s 17.80 million kg 17.63 million kg 17.93 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 2 Indonesia 9.09 million kg compare
  2. 3 China 5.44 million kg compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 5.24 million kg compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 4.92 million kg compare
  5. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.69 million kg compare
  6. 7 Canada 1.89 million kg compare
  7. 8 Viet Nam 1.03 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Americas?
Chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Americas was 17.80 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 18.10 million kg in 2008.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 6.93 million kg in 1961.
How does Americas rank for chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated?
Americas ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated (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).