Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Madagascar
Madagascar: Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches was 3.62 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches in Madagascar stood at 3.62 million kg. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches in Madagascar peaked at 3.62 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 263,424 kg, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 35th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 263,424 kg | — |
| 1962 | 268,693 kg | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 271,327 kg | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 273,961 kg | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 276,595 kg | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 279,230 kg | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 281,864 kg | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 284,498 kg | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 339,817 kg | +19.4% |
| 1970 | 408,571 kg | +20.2% |
| 1971 | 444,309 kg | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 324,626 kg | -26.9% |
| 1973 | 381,087 kg | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 372,394 kg | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 386,355 kg | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 399,966 kg | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 412,698 kg | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 430,259 kg | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 421,479 kg | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 333,232 kg | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 343,856 kg | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 325,065 kg | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 297,406 kg | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 297,318 kg | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 385,741 kg | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 414,981 kg | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 815,034 kg | +96.4% |
| 1988 | 898,013 kg | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 874,832 kg | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 964,835 kg | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 977,655 kg | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 991,792 kg | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million kg | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.12 million kg | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 1.16 million kg | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.23 million kg | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.31 million kg | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.39 million kg | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1.59 million kg | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 1.80 million kg | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 1.80 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.80 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.82 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.86 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.88 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million kg | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.95 million kg | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.04 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.08 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.04 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.85 million kg | +39.8% |
| 2015 | 2.92 million kg | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.99 million kg | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.06 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.12 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.20 million kg | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.28 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.44 million kg | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.52 million kg | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 3.62 million kg | +2.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3.62 million kg is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.35 million kg, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3.62 million kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 814,815 kg, 4.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Madagascar 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 | +96.4% | 414,981 kg | 815,034 kg |
| 2014 | +39.8% | 2.04 million kg | 2.85 million kg |
| 1972 | -26.9% | 444,309 kg | 324,626 kg |
| 1985 | +29.7% | 297,318 kg | 385,741 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 282,157 kg | 263,424 kg | 339,817 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 398,174 kg | 324,626 kg | 444,309 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 498,548 kg | 297,318 kg | 898,013 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million kg | 964,835 kg | 1.39 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 million kg | 1.59 million kg | 1.95 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 million kg | 2.00 million kg | 3.20 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.46 million kg | 3.28 million kg | 3.62 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches in Madagascar?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches in Madagascar was 3.62 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,424 kg in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches?
- Madagascar ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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).