Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Spain
Spain: Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated was 123,416 kg in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Spain recorded 123,416 kg for chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated 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 — losses from manure treated in Spain peaked at 125,461 kg in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,617 kg, in 1963.
Spain ranks 19th 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 — Losses from manure treated in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,646 kg | — |
| 1962 | 2,086 kg | +26.7% |
| 1963 | 1,617 kg | -22.5% |
| 1964 | 2,146 kg | +32.7% |
| 1965 | 2,436 kg | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 2,136 kg | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 4,359 kg | +104.1% |
| 1968 | 6,437 kg | +47.7% |
| 1969 | 7,191 kg | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 2,322 kg | -67.7% |
| 1971 | 23,935 kg | +930.9% |
| 1972 | 30,118 kg | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 49,384 kg | +64.0% |
| 1974 | 47,788 kg | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 45,169 kg | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 52,847 kg | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 56,121 kg | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 53,620 kg | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 51,318 kg | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 49,796 kg | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 63,730 kg | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 57,031 kg | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 52,801 kg | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 53,366 kg | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 55,097 kg | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 46,518 kg | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 50,807 kg | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 54,921 kg | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 57,424 kg | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 54,048 kg | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 93,154 kg | +72.4% |
| 1992 | 90,686 kg | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 101,161 kg | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 104,155 kg | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 105,242 kg | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 112,339 kg | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 112,569 kg | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 115,160 kg | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 114,811 kg | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 112,777 kg | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 112,870 kg | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 116,096 kg | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 113,253 kg | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 109,522 kg | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 110,753 kg | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 110,938 kg | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 111,766 kg | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 112,738 kg | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 116,903 kg | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 114,927 kg | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 116,392 kg | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 123,328 kg | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 124,749 kg | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 123,440 kg | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 123,289 kg | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 121,106 kg | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 125,461 kg | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 123,416 kg | -1.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 123,416 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,408 kg, 22.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Losses from manure treated 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% | 2,322 kg | 23,935 kg |
| 1967 | +104.1% | 2,136 kg | 4,359 kg |
| 1991 | +72.4% | 54,048 kg | 93,154 kg |
| 1970 | -67.7% | 7,191 kg | 2,322 kg |
| 1973 | +64.0% | 30,118 kg | 49,384 kg |
| 1968 | +47.7% | 4,359 kg | 6,437 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,339 kg | 1,617 kg | 7,191 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,262 kg | 2,322 kg | 56,121 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,149 kg | 46,518 kg | 63,730 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,333 kg | 54,048 kg | 115,160 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 112,762 kg | 109,522 kg | 116,903 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,586 kg | 114,927 kg | 125,461 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 123,416 kg | 123,416 kg | 123,416 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 16 Nepal 146,020 kg compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 143,680 kg compare
- 18 France 142,628 kg compare
- 19 Cabo Verde 0 kg
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 0 kg
- 19 Caribbean 0 kg
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 103,102 kg compare
- 21 Germany 95,759 kg compare
- 22 Italy 86,416 kg compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 — losses from manure treated in Spain?
- Chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated in Spain was 123,416 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 125,461 kg in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,617 kg in 1963.
- How does Spain rank for chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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).