Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left volatilises in Western Europe
Western Europe: Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left volatilises was 514,343 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 514,343 kg for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in 2023.
The figure is up 32.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Europe peaked at 587,613 kg in 2016 and was at its lowest, 216,485 kg, in 1967.
That places Western Europe 29th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left volatilises in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 280,347 kg | — |
| 1962 | 290,592 kg | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 291,620 kg | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 305,342 kg | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 314,187 kg | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 217,236 kg | -30.9% |
| 1967 | 216,485 kg | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 252,056 kg | +16.4% |
| 1969 | 264,833 kg | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 279,490 kg | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 308,688 kg | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 302,933 kg | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 293,293 kg | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 288,057 kg | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 306,947 kg | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 320,509 kg | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 326,532 kg | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 328,146 kg | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 333,374 kg | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 329,918 kg | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 344,186 kg | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 363,067 kg | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 368,067 kg | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 361,249 kg | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 407,231 kg | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 393,924 kg | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 404,320 kg | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 420,090 kg | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 399,258 kg | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 400,285 kg | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 430,151 kg | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 436,355 kg | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 455,480 kg | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 460,967 kg | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 463,522 kg | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 489,126 kg | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 497,813 kg | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 525,757 kg | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 512,300 kg | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 479,406 kg | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 472,991 kg | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 472,571 kg | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 438,604 kg | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 431,969 kg | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 425,394 kg | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 423,567 kg | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 450,562 kg | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 446,984 kg | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 462,847 kg | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 503,470 kg | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 508,221 kg | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 520,025 kg | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 586,399 kg | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 515,963 kg | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 561,454 kg | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 587,613 kg | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 586,942 kg | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 402,515 kg | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 405,534 kg | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 569,560 kg | +40.4% |
| 2021 | 401,188 kg | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 389,151 kg | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 514,343 kg | +32.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure left on pasture … left volatilises in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +40.4% | 405,534 kg | 569,560 kg |
| 2018 | -31.4% | 586,942 kg | 402,515 kg |
| 1966 | -30.9% | 314,187 kg | 217,236 kg |
| 2021 | -29.6% | 569,560 kg | 401,188 kg |
| 2023 | +32.2% | 389,151 kg | 514,343 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 270,300 kg | 216,485 kg | 314,187 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 308,797 kg | 279,490 kg | 333,374 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 379,131 kg | 329,918 kg | 420,090 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 467,176 kg | 400,285 kg | 525,757 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 450,490 kg | 423,567 kg | 479,406 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 517,814 kg | 402,515 kg | 587,613 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 468,560 kg | 389,151 kg | 569,560 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Europe?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Europe was 514,343 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 587,613 kg in 2016.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,485 kg in 1967.
- How does Western Europe rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Western Europe ranks 29th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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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).