Chickens, layers — Losses from manure treated (N content) in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Chickens, layers — Losses from manure treated (N content) was 308,411 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Losses from manure treated in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 308,411 kg for chickens, layers — losses from manure treated in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.0% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — losses from manure treated in European Union (27) peaked at 558,020 kg in 1980 and was at its lowest, 230,206 kg, in 2022.
That places European Union (27) 15th 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 427,267 kg | — |
| 1962 | 424,471 kg | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 440,938 kg | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 456,031 kg | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 449,442 kg | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 506,854 kg | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 515,189 kg | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 515,345 kg | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 527,233 kg | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 548,075 kg | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 536,260 kg | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 538,301 kg | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 538,372 kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 557,304 kg | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 547,572 kg | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 534,959 kg | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 540,792 kg | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 545,402 kg | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 543,348 kg | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 558,020 kg | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 556,068 kg | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 550,321 kg | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 532,389 kg | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 523,144 kg | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 531,355 kg | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 532,722 kg | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 530,704 kg | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 529,806 kg | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 520,380 kg | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 518,217 kg | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 477,764 kg | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 494,620 kg | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 478,888 kg | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 485,175 kg | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 478,915 kg | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 458,016 kg | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 453,767 kg | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 451,036 kg | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 468,310 kg | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 490,812 kg | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 491,498 kg | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 480,667 kg | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 469,527 kg | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 487,752 kg | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 488,497 kg | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 463,973 kg | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 468,653 kg | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 479,858 kg | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 469,472 kg | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 492,704 kg | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 488,166 kg | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 481,796 kg | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 491,643 kg | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 499,414 kg | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 506,984 kg | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 515,522 kg | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 518,516 kg | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 248,340 kg | -52.1% |
| 2019 | 231,005 kg | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 515,363 kg | +123.1% |
| 2021 | 233,658 kg | -54.7% |
| 2022 | 230,206 kg | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 308,411 kg | +34.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Losses from manure treated (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 | +123.1% | 231,005 kg | 515,363 kg |
| 2021 | -54.7% | 515,363 kg | 233,658 kg |
| 2018 | -52.1% | 518,516 kg | 248,340 kg |
| 2023 | +34.0% | 230,206 kg | 308,411 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 473,641 kg | 424,471 kg | 527,233 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 543,038 kg | 534,959 kg | 557,304 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 536,491 kg | 520,380 kg | 558,020 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 476,471 kg | 451,036 kg | 518,217 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 479,071 kg | 463,973 kg | 491,498 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 447,409 kg | 231,005 kg | 518,516 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 321,910 kg | 230,206 kg | 515,363 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 12 Thailand 398,008 kg compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 320,257 kg compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 158,925 kg compare
- 15 China, Taiwan Province of 146,124 kg compare
- 16 France 99,187 kg compare
- 17 Spain 89,655 kg compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 88,463 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 — losses from manure treated in European Union (27)?
- Chickens, layers — losses from manure treated in European Union (27) was 308,411 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — losses from manure treated recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 558,020 kg in 1980.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — losses from manure treated recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,206 kg in 2022.
- How does European Union (27) rank for chickens, layers — losses from manure treated?
- European Union (27) ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — losses from manure treated rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (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).