Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils in Norway
Norway: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils was 4.21 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Norway is 4.21 million kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Norway peaked at 4.35 million kg in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kg, in 1987.
Norway ranks 75th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils in Norway, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.07 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.01 million kg | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 975,593 kg | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 955,106 kg | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 959,698 kg | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.05 million kg | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 1.03 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 965,349 kg | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 563,738 kg | -41.6% |
| 1970 | 522,765 kg | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 559,500 kg | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 570,803 kg | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 592,349 kg | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 667,938 kg | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 590,583 kg | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 599,767 kg | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 577,867 kg | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 525,591 kg | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 566,564 kg | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 405,849 kg | -28.4% |
| 1981 | 360,637 kg | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 326,375 kg | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 304,475 kg | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 528,770 kg | +73.7% |
| 1985 | 441,878 kg | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 436,226 kg | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0 kg | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 kg | — |
| 1989 | 0 kg | — |
| 1990 | 0 kg | — |
| 1991 | 0 kg | — |
| 1992 | 0 kg | — |
| 1993 | 2,119 kg | — |
| 1994 | 0 kg | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 kg | — |
| 1996 | 0 kg | — |
| 1997 | 0 kg | — |
| 1998 | 0 kg | — |
| 1999 | 0 kg | — |
| 2000 | 1.91 million kg | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 1.68 million kg | — |
| 2003 | 1.71 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.59 million kg | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.93 million kg | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 2.64 million kg | +36.8% |
| 2007 | 3.20 million kg | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 3.33 million kg | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.27 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.79 million kg | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 2.79 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.67 million kg | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 4.17 million kg | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 4.35 million kg | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.62 million kg | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 3.38 million kg | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.98 million kg | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 3.92 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.05 million kg | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.40 million kg | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 4.16 million kg | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 4.05 million kg | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.21 million kg | +4.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 4.21 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.97 million kg, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 4.21 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.34 million kg, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -100.0% | 436,226 kg | 0 kg |
| 1994 | -100.0% | 2,119 kg | 0 kg |
| 2001 | -100.0% | 1.91 million kg | 0 kg |
| 1984 | +73.7% | 304,475 kg | 528,770 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 953,262 kg | 563,738 kg | 1.07 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 577,373 kg | 522,765 kg | 667,938 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 280,421 kg | 0 kg | 528,770 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 211.93 kg | 0 kg | 2,119 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million kg | 0 kg | 3.33 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 million kg | 2.79 million kg | 4.35 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 million kg | 3.40 million kg | 4.21 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Norway?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Norway was 4.21 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 million kg in 2014.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg in 1987.
- How does Norway rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils?
- Norway ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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).