Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas

Americas: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 35.47 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.47 million kg
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
4th
of 12 groups
All-time high
35.97 million kg
in 2016
All-time low
7.16 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas, 1961–2023

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 35.47 million kg for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas peaked at 35.97 million kg in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.16 million kg, in 1961.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.77 million kg 7.16 million kg 8.43 million kg 9
1970s 10.88 million kg 8.67 million kg 14.14 million kg 10
1980s 16.54 million kg 13.21 million kg 20.14 million kg 10
1990s 21.33 million kg 19.93 million kg 22.66 million kg 10
2000s 27.01 million kg 23.35 million kg 30.55 million kg 10
2010s 33.40 million kg 31.51 million kg 35.97 million kg 10
2020s 34.65 million kg 33.73 million kg 35.47 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 161.52 million kg compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 159.82 million kg compare
  3. 3 India 32.12 million kg compare
  4. 4 OECD 31.03 million kg compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 20.85 million kg compare
  6. 6 Brazil 11.92 million kg compare
  7. 7 Nigeria 11.07 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas?
Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Americas was 35.47 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 35.97 million kg in 2016.
What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 7.16 million kg in 1961.
How does Americas rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
Americas ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas 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 that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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