Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left volatilises in Western Africa

Western Africa: Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left volatilises was 34.18 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
34.18 million kg
Change on year
up 5.7%
Rank
15th
of 33 groups
All-time high
34.18 million kg
in 2023
All-time low
2.88 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Africa, 1961–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 34.18 million kg for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 118.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Africa peaked at 34.18 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.88 million kg, in 1961.

Western Africa ranks 15th of 33 groups 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 left on pasture … left volatilises in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Western Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 2.88 million kg —
1962 3.02 million kg +4.8%
1963 3.11 million kg +3.0%
1964 3.28 million kg +5.6%
1965 3.41 million kg +3.7%
1966 3.57 million kg +4.9%
1967 3.69 million kg +3.4%
1968 3.84 million kg +3.9%
1969 4.03 million kg +4.9%
1970 4.22 million kg +4.8%
1971 4.35 million kg +3.1%
1972 4.47 million kg +2.7%
1973 4.58 million kg +2.5%
1974 4.69 million kg +2.4%
1975 4.95 million kg +5.5%
1976 5.18 million kg +4.6%
1977 5.53 million kg +6.7%
1978 5.72 million kg +3.3%
1979 5.95 million kg +4.0%
1980 6.10 million kg +2.6%
1981 6.40 million kg +4.8%
1982 6.59 million kg +3.1%
1983 6.81 million kg +3.3%
1984 7.16 million kg +5.2%
1985 7.60 million kg +6.1%
1986 8.23 million kg +8.2%
1987 8.17 million kg -0.7%
1988 8.74 million kg +6.9%
1989 9.33 million kg +6.8%
1990 8.31 million kg -10.9%
1991 7.43 million kg -10.6%
1992 7.22 million kg -2.9%
1993 7.14 million kg -1.1%
1994 6.91 million kg -3.2%
1995 7.65 million kg +10.7%
1996 8.88 million kg +16.1%
1997 10.10 million kg +13.7%
1998 8.55 million kg -15.4%
1999 8.57 million kg +0.2%
2000 8.48 million kg -1.1%
2001 8.95 million kg +5.6%
2002 9.56 million kg +6.9%
2003 10.16 million kg +6.3%
2004 10.54 million kg +3.7%
2005 11.06 million kg +4.9%
2006 11.68 million kg +5.6%
2007 12.63 million kg +8.1%
2008 13.40 million kg +6.1%
2009 14.46 million kg +7.9%
2010 16.36 million kg +13.1%
2011 14.31 million kg -12.5%
2012 15.37 million kg +7.4%
2013 15.66 million kg +1.9%
2014 16.28 million kg +4.0%
2015 19.50 million kg +19.8%
2016 20.77 million kg +6.5%
2017 23.24 million kg +11.9%
2018 24.29 million kg +4.5%
2019 25.74 million kg +6.0%
2020 28.37 million kg +10.2%
2021 30.67 million kg +8.1%
2022 32.35 million kg +5.5%
2023 34.18 million kg +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.43 million kg 2.88 million kg 4.03 million kg 9
1970s 4.96 million kg 4.22 million kg 5.95 million kg 10
1980s 7.51 million kg 6.10 million kg 9.33 million kg 10
1990s 8.08 million kg 6.91 million kg 10.10 million kg 10
2000s 11.09 million kg 8.48 million kg 14.46 million kg 10
2010s 19.15 million kg 14.31 million kg 25.74 million kg 10
2020s 31.39 million kg 28.37 million kg 34.18 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 12 South Africa 7.43 million kg compare
  2. 12 United Republic of Tanzania 407,254 kg compare
  3. 13 Iraq 7.24 million kg compare
  4. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 282,984 kg compare
  5. 14 Dominican Republic 6.78 million kg compare
  6. 14 Republic of Moldova 34,471 kg compare
  7. 15 Malaysia 6.60 million kg compare
  8. 15 Timor-Leste 21,290 kg compare
  9. 16 Thailand 6.20 million kg compare
  10. 16 Melanesia 15,747 kg compare
  11. 17 Japan 5.95 million kg compare
  12. 17 Polynesia 1,717 kg compare
  13. 18 Nigeria 5.91 million kg compare
  14. 18 Micronesia 1,429 kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Africa?
Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Africa was 34.18 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 volatilises recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 34.18 million kg in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2.88 million kg in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
Western Africa ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 118.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Africa 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 volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture 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
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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).