Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Canada
Canada: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 9.34 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Canada stood at 9.34 million kg.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Canada peaked at 9.60 million kg in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million kg, in 1962.
That places Canada 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.00 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 2.66 million kg | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 2.91 million kg | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 3.11 million kg | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 3.07 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 3.45 million kg | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 3.62 million kg | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 3.56 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 4.10 million kg | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 4.59 million kg | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 4.09 million kg | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 4.45 million kg | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 4.45 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.29 million kg | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 3.94 million kg | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 4.37 million kg | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 4.54 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 4.69 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 5.14 million kg | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 4.70 million kg | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 4.89 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 4.70 million kg | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 4.77 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.76 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.99 million kg | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 5.21 million kg | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 5.85 million kg | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 5.80 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 5.86 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 6.18 million kg | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 6.26 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.95 million kg | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 6.43 million kg | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 7.59 million kg | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 7.86 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 8.28 million kg | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 8.00 million kg | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 8.13 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.04 million kg | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 9.17 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.13 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.23 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.23 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.31 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.24 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.22 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.57 million kg | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 9.56 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.54 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.52 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.48 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.55 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.57 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.60 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.55 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.46 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.42 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.38 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.36 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.38 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.37 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.35 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.34 million kg | -0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 9.34 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 793,905 kg, 11.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.27 million kg | 2.66 million kg | 4.10 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.46 million kg | 3.94 million kg | 5.14 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.15 million kg | 4.70 million kg | 5.86 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.37 million kg | 5.95 million kg | 9.04 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.32 million kg | 9.13 million kg | 9.57 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.49 million kg | 9.36 million kg | 9.60 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.36 million kg | 9.34 million kg | 9.38 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 11 Poland 10.45 million kg compare
- 12 Spain 9.65 million kg compare
- 12 Melanesia 509,150 kg compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 225,399 kg compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 9.36 million kg compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 115,585 kg compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.06 million kg compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 95,529 kg compare
- 16 Malaysia 8.04 million kg compare
- 16 Polynesia 55,521 kg compare
- 17 Australia and New Zealand 7.94 million kg compare
- 17 Micronesia 46,197 kg compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Canada?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Canada was 9.34 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9.60 million kg in 2014.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million kg in 1962.
- How does Canada rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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 that volatilises (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).