Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) was 220.74 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in European Union (27) stood at 220.74 million kg.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in European Union (27) peaked at 346.93 million kg in 2017 and was at its lowest, 102.11 million kg, in 1966.
European Union (27) ranks 15th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 113.67 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 117.06 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 116.73 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 122.83 million kg | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 124.71 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 102.11 million kg | -18.1% |
| 1967 | 105.74 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 116.73 million kg | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 118.06 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 126.30 million kg | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 146.17 million kg | +15.7% |
| 1972 | 149.24 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 156.86 million kg | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 158.34 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 161.03 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 168.77 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 177.35 million kg | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 179.22 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 184.71 million kg | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 185.82 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 199.65 million kg | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 201.66 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 200.97 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 195.95 million kg | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 209.03 million kg | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 203.91 million kg | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 207.73 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 216.58 million kg | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 210.98 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 212.83 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 226.64 million kg | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 230.00 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 238.00 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 232.70 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 230.76 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 269.63 million kg | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 247.78 million kg | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 256.49 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 248.35 million kg | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 236.22 million kg | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 237.51 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 287.10 million kg | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 263.12 million kg | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 252.56 million kg | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 251.45 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 251.32 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 259.83 million kg | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 263.03 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 272.16 million kg | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 296.11 million kg | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 295.61 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 288.73 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 310.20 million kg | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 301.10 million kg | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 320.18 million kg | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 337.20 million kg | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 346.93 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 208.00 million kg | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 202.10 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 339.23 million kg | +67.9% |
| 2021 | 176.01 million kg | -48.1% |
| 2022 | 182.22 million kg | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 220.74 million kg | +21.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +67.9% | 202.10 million kg | 339.23 million kg |
| 2021 | -48.1% | 339.23 million kg | 176.01 million kg |
| 2018 | -40.0% | 346.93 million kg | 208.00 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.29 million kg | 102.11 million kg | 124.71 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 160.80 million kg | 126.30 million kg | 184.71 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 203.23 million kg | 185.82 million kg | 216.58 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 239.32 million kg | 212.83 million kg | 269.63 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 257.43 million kg | 236.22 million kg | 287.10 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 290.61 million kg | 202.10 million kg | 346.93 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 229.55 million kg | 176.01 million kg | 339.23 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 12 Spain 48.26 million kg compare
- 12 Melanesia 2.55 million kg compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.13 million kg compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 46.82 million kg compare
- 14 Canada 46.72 million kg compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 577,925 kg compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.31 million kg compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 477,643 kg compare
- 16 Malaysia 40.19 million kg compare
- 16 Polynesia 277,604 kg compare
- 17 Australia and New Zealand 39.70 million kg compare
- 17 Micronesia 230,986 kg compare
- 18 Thailand 37.78 million kg compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 129,726 kg compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in European Union (27)?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in European Union (27) was 220.74 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 346.93 million kg in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.11 million kg in 1966.
- How does European Union (27) rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils?
- European Union (27) ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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).