Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Italy

Italy: Chickens — Losses from manure treated was 160,280 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
160,280 kg
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
22nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
180,822 kg
in 1996
All-time low
106,220 kg
in 1961
Years of data
58
1961–2020

Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Italy, 1961–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119902020

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens — losses from manure treated in Italy is 160,280 kg, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — losses from manure treated in Italy peaked at 180,822 kg in 1996 and was at its lowest, 106,220 kg, in 1961.

Italy ranks 22nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Italy, 1961 to 2020.
Year kg Change
1961 106,220 kg —
1962 109,604 kg +3.2%
1963 118,621 kg +8.2%
1964 127,179 kg +7.2%
1965 131,696 kg +3.6%
1966 132,369 kg +0.5%
1967 131,696 kg -0.5%
1968 130,743 kg -0.7%
1969 127,852 kg -2.2%
1970 134,849 kg +5.5%
1971 133,617 kg -0.9%
1972 142,914 kg +7.0%
1973 154,025 kg +7.8%
1974 158,986 kg +3.2%
1975 152,128 kg -4.3%
1976 152,580 kg +0.3%
1977 151,595 kg -0.6%
1978 155,890 kg +2.8%
1979 158,107 kg +1.4%
1980 159,199 kg +0.7%
1981 156,076 kg -2.0%
1982 155,616 kg -0.3%
1983 152,391 kg -2.1%
1984 148,063 kg -2.8%
1985 145,646 kg -1.6%
1986 144,792 kg -0.6%
1987 144,400 kg -0.3%
1988 155,764 kg +7.9%
1989 156,561 kg +0.5%
1990 172,153 kg +10.0%
1991 158,047 kg -8.2%
1992 159,312 kg +0.8%
1993 152,673 kg -4.2%
1994 149,057 kg -2.4%
1995 135,808 kg -8.9%
1996 180,822 kg +33.1%
1997 129,879 kg -28.2%
1998 142,398 kg +9.6%
1999 133,265 kg -6.4%
2000 132,958 kg -0.2%
2001 132,221 kg -0.6%
2002 130,257 kg -1.5%
2003 129,874 kg -0.3%
2004 129,763 kg -0.1%
2005 129,305 kg -0.4%
2006 123,169 kg -4.7%
2007 129,396 kg +5.1%
2008 142,947 kg +10.5%
2009 147,464 kg +3.2%
2010 156,497 kg +6.1%
2011 163,724 kg +4.6%
2012 165,531 kg +1.1%
2013 159,897 kg -3.4%
2014 161,162 kg +0.8%
2015 164,811 kg +2.3%
2016 171,805 kg +4.2%
2017 173,155 kg +0.8%
2020 160,280 kg -7.4%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 160,280 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,200 kg, 14.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens — Losses from manure treated in Italy 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +33.1% 135,808 kg 180,822 kg
1997 -28.2% 180,822 kg 129,879 kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 123,998 kg 106,220 kg 132,369 kg 9
1970s 149,469 kg 133,617 kg 158,986 kg 10
1980s 151,851 kg 144,400 kg 159,199 kg 10
1990s 151,341 kg 129,879 kg 180,822 kg 10
2000s 132,735 kg 123,169 kg 147,464 kg 10
2010s 164,573 kg 156,497 kg 173,155 kg 8
2020s 160,280 kg 160,280 kg 160,280 kg 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 19 Cabo Verde 0 kg
  2. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 0 kg
  3. 19 Nepal 198,807 kg compare
  4. 19 Caribbean 0 kg
  5. 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 191,565 kg compare
  6. 21 Germany 175,072 kg compare
  7. 23 Kazakhstan 148,199 kg compare
  8. 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 112,878 kg compare
  9. 25 Yugoslav SFR 89,285 kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — losses from manure treated in Italy?
Chickens — losses from manure treated in Italy was 160,280 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — losses from manure treated recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 180,822 kg in 1996.
What is the lowest chickens — losses from manure treated recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 106,220 kg in 1961.
How does Italy rank for chickens — losses from manure treated?
Italy ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
Is chickens — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens — Losses from manure treated (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).