Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) was 180.28 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in European Union (27) stood at 180.28 million kg.
That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in European Union (27) peaked at 314.09 million kg in 1980 and was at its lowest, 147.72 million kg, in 2021.
That places European Union (27) 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 233.47 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 235.02 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 240.96 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 252.88 million kg | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 253.23 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 275.52 million kg | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 282.36 million kg | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 282.61 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 287.45 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 300.07 million kg | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 297.69 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 297.26 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 299.33 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 307.23 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 303.46 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 306.56 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 304.47 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 307.32 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 308.49 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 314.09 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 309.25 million kg | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 301.62 million kg | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 293.48 million kg | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 290.21 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 295.39 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 293.90 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 291.94 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 292.16 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 288.34 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 282.14 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 261.20 million kg | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 264.37 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 261.10 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 261.72 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 258.11 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 249.14 million kg | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 250.14 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 248.58 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 255.22 million kg | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 259.84 million kg | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 259.94 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 256.97 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 253.40 million kg | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 266.41 million kg | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 269.53 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 256.74 million kg | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 260.10 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 261.21 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 256.07 million kg | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 266.17 million kg | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 261.15 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 260.40 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 262.91 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 262.10 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 264.09 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 268.28 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 269.50 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 163.29 million kg | -39.4% |
| 2019 | 154.88 million kg | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 267.08 million kg | +72.4% |
| 2021 | 147.72 million kg | -44.7% |
| 2022 | 151.80 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 180.28 million kg | +18.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +72.4% | 154.88 million kg | 267.08 million kg |
| 2021 | -44.7% | 267.08 million kg | 147.72 million kg |
| 2018 | -39.4% | 269.50 million kg | 163.29 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 260.39 million kg | 233.47 million kg | 287.45 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 303.19 million kg | 297.26 million kg | 308.49 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 297.04 million kg | 288.34 million kg | 314.09 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 259.17 million kg | 248.58 million kg | 282.14 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 260.02 million kg | 253.40 million kg | 269.53 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 243.28 million kg | 154.88 million kg | 269.50 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 186.72 million kg | 147.72 million kg | 267.08 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 14 Pakistan 64.65 million kg compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 1.62 million kg compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.54 million kg compare
- 15 Malaysia 58.20 million kg compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.39 million kg compare
- 16 Thailand 51.69 million kg compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 41.59 million kg compare
- 17 Polynesia 225,193 kg compare
- 18 France 39.67 million kg compare
- 18 Micronesia 106,132 kg compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 74,346 kg compare
- 19 Ukraine 38.85 million kg compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 50,103 kg compare
- 20 Spain 35.86 million kg compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in European Union (27)?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in European Union (27) was 180.28 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 314.09 million kg in 1980.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.72 million kg in 2021.
- How does European Union (27) rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure?
- European Union (27) ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).