Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Europe
Western Europe: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 444,405 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 444,405 kg for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Europe peaked at 551,683 kg in 1974 and was at its lowest, 303,058 kg, in 2019.
Western Europe ranks 27th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 421,487 kg | — |
| 1962 | 412,642 kg | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 413,939 kg | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 427,237 kg | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 426,253 kg | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 503,385 kg | +18.1% |
| 1967 | 519,292 kg | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 513,462 kg | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 528,016 kg | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 551,628 kg | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 517,869 kg | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 506,776 kg | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 534,354 kg | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 551,683 kg | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 523,258 kg | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 499,674 kg | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 506,380 kg | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 523,697 kg | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 519,247 kg | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 541,271 kg | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 545,131 kg | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 529,227 kg | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 501,690 kg | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 501,619 kg | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 503,355 kg | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 507,392 kg | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 501,200 kg | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 489,752 kg | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 472,195 kg | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 464,646 kg | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 418,548 kg | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 408,906 kg | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 396,460 kg | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 397,419 kg | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 396,700 kg | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 383,604 kg | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 376,250 kg | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 370,641 kg | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 380,645 kg | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 389,969 kg | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 387,943 kg | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 383,382 kg | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 361,526 kg | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 381,371 kg | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 388,705 kg | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 359,256 kg | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 357,982 kg | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 377,188 kg | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 363,862 kg | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 397,659 kg | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 397,921 kg | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 400,573 kg | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 421,339 kg | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 432,041 kg | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 430,724 kg | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 432,825 kg | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 434,765 kg | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 315,463 kg | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 303,058 kg | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 483,712 kg | +59.6% |
| 2021 | 323,160 kg | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 317,814 kg | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 444,405 kg | +39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 462,857 kg | 412,642 kg | 528,016 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 523,457 kg | 499,674 kg | 551,683 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 509,283 kg | 472,195 kg | 545,131 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 399,382 kg | 370,641 kg | 464,646 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 375,118 kg | 357,982 kg | 389,969 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 396,637 kg | 303,058 kg | 434,765 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 392,273 kg | 317,814 kg | 483,712 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.17 million t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Europe?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Western Europe was 444,405 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 551,683 kg in 1974.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,058 kg in 2019.
- How does Western Europe rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Western Europe ranks 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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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).