Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied volatilises in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied volatilises was 44.15 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
44.15 million kg
Change on year
up 21.1%
Rank
15th
of 33 groups
All-time high
69.39 million kg
in 2017
All-time low
20.42 million kg
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in European Union (27), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 44.15 million kg for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in 2023.

That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in European Union (27) peaked at 69.39 million kg in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.42 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 … applied volatilises in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in European Union (27), 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 22.73 million kg —
1962 23.41 million kg +3.0%
1963 23.35 million kg -0.3%
1964 24.57 million kg +5.2%
1965 24.94 million kg +1.5%
1966 20.42 million kg -18.1%
1967 21.15 million kg +3.6%
1968 23.35 million kg +10.4%
1969 23.61 million kg +1.1%
1970 25.26 million kg +7.0%
1971 29.23 million kg +15.7%
1972 29.85 million kg +2.1%
1973 31.37 million kg +5.1%
1974 31.67 million kg +0.9%
1975 32.21 million kg +1.7%
1976 33.75 million kg +4.8%
1977 35.47 million kg +5.1%
1978 35.84 million kg +1.1%
1979 36.94 million kg +3.1%
1980 37.17 million kg +0.6%
1981 39.93 million kg +7.4%
1982 40.33 million kg +1.0%
1983 40.20 million kg -0.3%
1984 39.19 million kg -2.5%
1985 41.81 million kg +6.7%
1986 40.78 million kg -2.4%
1987 41.55 million kg +1.9%
1988 43.32 million kg +4.3%
1989 42.20 million kg -2.6%
1990 42.57 million kg +0.9%
1991 45.33 million kg +6.5%
1992 46.00 million kg +1.5%
1993 47.60 million kg +3.5%
1994 46.54 million kg -2.2%
1995 46.15 million kg -0.8%
1996 53.93 million kg +16.8%
1997 49.56 million kg -8.1%
1998 51.30 million kg +3.5%
1999 49.67 million kg -3.2%
2000 47.24 million kg -4.9%
2001 47.50 million kg +0.5%
2002 57.42 million kg +20.9%
2003 52.62 million kg -8.4%
2004 50.51 million kg -4.0%
2005 50.29 million kg -0.4%
2006 50.26 million kg -0.1%
2007 51.97 million kg +3.4%
2008 52.61 million kg +1.2%
2009 54.43 million kg +3.5%
2010 59.22 million kg +8.8%
2011 59.12 million kg -0.2%
2012 57.75 million kg -2.3%
2013 62.04 million kg +7.4%
2014 60.22 million kg -2.9%
2015 64.04 million kg +6.3%
2016 67.44 million kg +5.3%
2017 69.39 million kg +2.9%
2018 41.60 million kg -40.0%
2019 40.42 million kg -2.8%
2020 67.84 million kg +67.9%
2021 35.20 million kg -48.1%
2022 36.45 million kg +3.5%
2023 44.15 million kg +21.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure applied to soils … applied volatilises 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +67.9% 40.42 million kg 67.84 million kg
2021 -48.1% 67.84 million kg 35.20 million kg
2018 -40.0% 69.39 million kg 41.60 million kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.06 million kg 20.42 million kg 24.94 million kg 9
1970s 32.16 million kg 25.26 million kg 36.94 million kg 10
1980s 40.65 million kg 37.17 million kg 43.32 million kg 10
1990s 47.86 million kg 42.57 million kg 53.93 million kg 10
2000s 51.49 million kg 47.24 million kg 57.42 million kg 10
2010s 58.12 million kg 40.42 million kg 69.39 million kg 10
2020s 45.91 million kg 35.20 million kg 67.84 million kg 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 12 Spain 9.65 million kg compare
  2. 12 Melanesia 509,150 kg compare
  3. 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 225,399 kg compare
  4. 13 Dominican Republic 9.36 million kg compare
  5. 14 Canada 9.34 million kg compare
  6. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 115,585 kg compare
  7. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.06 million kg compare
  8. 15 United Republic of Tanzania 95,529 kg compare
  9. 16 Malaysia 8.04 million kg compare
  10. 16 Polynesia 55,521 kg compare
  11. 17 Australia and New Zealand 7.94 million kg compare
  12. 17 Micronesia 46,197 kg compare
  13. 18 Thailand 7.56 million kg compare
  14. 18 Timor-Leste 25,945 kg compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in European Union (27)?
Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises in European Union (27) was 44.15 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 69.39 million kg in 2017.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 20.42 million kg in 1966.
How does European Union (27) rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
European Union (27) ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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).