Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture was 707,706 kg in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
707,706 kg
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
86th
of 193 countries
All-time high
754,530 kg
in 1984
All-time low
538,168 kg
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 707,706 kg for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 754,530 kg in 1984 and was at its lowest, 538,168 kg, in 2009.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 591,375 kg
1962 567,654 kg -4.0%
1963 582,829 kg +2.7%
1964 615,956 kg +5.7%
1965 611,525 kg -0.7%
1966 619,178 kg +1.3%
1967 655,359 kg +5.8%
1968 663,905 kg +1.3%
1969 657,797 kg -0.9%
1970 748,126 kg +13.7%
1971 724,851 kg -3.1%
1972 726,430 kg +0.2%
1973 741,159 kg +2.0%
1974 677,128 kg -8.6%
1975 698,283 kg +3.1%
1976 696,441 kg -0.3%
1977 704,741 kg +1.2%
1978 724,470 kg +2.8%
1979 690,979 kg -4.6%
1980 664,653 kg -3.8%
1981 638,162 kg -4.0%
1982 646,475 kg +1.3%
1983 594,630 kg -8.0%
1984 754,530 kg +26.9%
1985 737,009 kg -2.3%
1986 721,758 kg -2.1%
1987 735,609 kg +1.9%
1988 705,334 kg -4.1%
1989 637,280 kg -9.6%
1990 648,544 kg +1.8%
1991 654,877 kg +1.0%
1992 644,520 kg -1.6%
1993 645,264 kg +0.1%
1994 642,792 kg -0.4%
1995 628,929 kg -2.2%
1996 627,466 kg -0.2%
1997 693,237 kg +10.5%
1998 622,722 kg -10.2%
1999 608,544 kg -2.3%
2000 615,772 kg +1.2%
2001 647,686 kg +5.2%
2002 629,068 kg -2.9%
2003 612,391 kg -2.7%
2004 604,684 kg -1.3%
2005 618,534 kg +2.3%
2006 599,562 kg -3.1%
2007 601,947 kg +0.4%
2008 559,083 kg -7.1%
2009 538,168 kg -3.7%
2010 594,227 kg +10.4%
2011 613,186 kg +3.2%
2012 588,247 kg -4.1%
2013 593,180 kg +0.8%
2014 592,877 kg -0.1%
2015 661,764 kg +11.6%
2016 674,479 kg +1.9%
2017 681,178 kg +1.0%
2018 727,308 kg +6.8%
2019 721,544 kg -0.8%
2020 710,544 kg -1.5%
2021 734,928 kg +3.4%
2022 718,655 kg -2.2%
2023 707,706 kg -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 618,398 kg 567,654 kg 663,905 kg 9
1970s 713,261 kg 677,128 kg 748,126 kg 10
1980s 683,544 kg 594,630 kg 754,530 kg 10
1990s 641,690 kg 608,544 kg 693,237 kg 10
2000s 602,690 kg 538,168 kg 647,686 kg 10
2010s 644,799 kg 588,247 kg 727,308 kg 10
2020s 717,958 kg 707,706 kg 734,928 kg 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 83 Mauritania 764,100 kg compare
  2. 84 Costa Rica 750,540 kg compare
  3. 85 Spain 717,242 kg compare
  4. 87 Singapore 691,168 kg compare
  5. 88 Uruguay 651,660 kg compare
  6. 89 Germany 634,504 kg compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 707,706 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 754,530 kg in 1984.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 538,168 kg in 2009.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/chickens-layers-manure-left-on-pasture-n-content/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/chickens-layers-manure-left-on-pasture-n-content/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/">Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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).