Chickens, broilers — Manure management in OECD

OECD: Chickens, broilers — Manure management was 929.01 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
929.01 million kg
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
1st
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.03 billion kg
in 2020
All-time low
326.65 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, broilers — Manure management in OECD, 1961–2023

400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure management in OECD is 929.01 million kg, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure management in OECD peaked at 1.03 billion kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 326.65 million kg, in 1961.

OECD ranks 1st of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 372.47 million kg 326.65 million kg 424.85 million kg 9
1970s 494.35 million kg 442.82 million kg 570.22 million kg 10
1980s 617.81 million kg 568.48 million kg 686.27 million kg 10
1990s 733.75 million kg 625.43 million kg 824.94 million kg 10
2000s 887.05 million kg 830.25 million kg 920.85 million kg 10
2010s 941.42 million kg 886.16 million kg 1.02 billion kg 10
2020s 934.76 million kg 884.10 million kg 1.03 billion kg 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 Indonesia 649.44 million kg compare
  2. 3 China 388.85 million kg compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 374.46 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for OECD

All data for OECD →

Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — manure management in OECD?
Chickens, broilers — manure management in OECD was 929.01 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure management recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 billion kg in 2020.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure management recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 326.65 million kg in 1961.
How does OECD rank for chickens, broilers — manure management?
OECD ranks 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, broilers — manure management rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Chickens, broilers — Manure management (manure treated, 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).