Chickens — Losses from manure treated in World

World: Chickens — Losses from manure treated was 77.89 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
77.89 million kg
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
1st
of 33 groups
All-time high
77.89 million kg
in 2023
All-time low
18.24 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Losses from manure treated in World, 1961–2023

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

World recorded 77.89 million kg for chickens — losses from manure treated in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — losses from manure treated in World peaked at 77.89 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.24 million kg, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Chickens — Losses from manure treated (N content) in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 18.24 million kg —
1962 18.79 million kg +3.1%
1963 18.94 million kg +0.7%
1964 19.38 million kg +2.3%
1965 20.09 million kg +3.7%
1966 20.56 million kg +2.3%
1967 21.38 million kg +4.0%
1968 21.64 million kg +1.2%
1969 22.30 million kg +3.1%
1970 22.79 million kg +2.2%
1971 22.91 million kg +0.5%
1972 23.14 million kg +1.0%
1973 22.80 million kg -1.4%
1974 22.93 million kg +0.5%
1975 22.47 million kg -2.0%
1976 23.27 million kg +3.6%
1977 23.92 million kg +2.8%
1978 25.11 million kg +4.9%
1979 26.26 million kg +4.6%
1980 26.42 million kg +0.6%
1981 27.16 million kg +2.8%
1982 27.33 million kg +0.6%
1983 27.77 million kg +1.6%
1984 28.70 million kg +3.4%
1985 29.63 million kg +3.2%
1986 30.90 million kg +4.3%
1987 32.90 million kg +6.5%
1988 33.93 million kg +3.1%
1989 35.12 million kg +3.5%
1990 36.72 million kg +4.5%
1991 33.71 million kg -8.2%
1992 35.57 million kg +5.5%
1993 37.53 million kg +5.5%
1994 40.46 million kg +7.8%
1995 42.31 million kg +4.6%
1996 44.77 million kg +5.8%
1997 46.72 million kg +4.4%
1998 43.81 million kg -6.2%
1999 45.59 million kg +4.1%
2000 47.87 million kg +5.0%
2001 49.30 million kg +3.0%
2002 52.18 million kg +5.9%
2003 52.03 million kg -0.3%
2004 53.99 million kg +3.8%
2005 55.28 million kg +2.4%
2006 56.10 million kg +1.5%
2007 57.86 million kg +3.2%
2008 59.69 million kg +3.1%
2009 60.52 million kg +1.4%
2010 61.42 million kg +1.5%
2011 60.60 million kg -1.3%
2012 61.78 million kg +1.9%
2013 63.06 million kg +2.1%
2014 63.41 million kg +0.6%
2015 65.21 million kg +2.8%
2016 67.04 million kg +2.8%
2017 72.63 million kg +8.3%
2018 72.94 million kg +0.4%
2019 74.90 million kg +2.7%
2020 76.03 million kg +1.5%
2021 74.66 million kg -1.8%
2022 76.30 million kg +2.2%
2023 77.89 million kg +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20.15 million kg 18.24 million kg 22.30 million kg 9
1970s 23.56 million kg 22.47 million kg 26.26 million kg 10
1980s 29.99 million kg 26.42 million kg 35.12 million kg 10
1990s 40.72 million kg 33.71 million kg 46.72 million kg 10
2000s 54.48 million kg 47.87 million kg 60.52 million kg 10
2010s 66.30 million kg 60.60 million kg 74.90 million kg 10
2020s 76.22 million kg 74.66 million kg 77.89 million kg 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 29.10 million kg compare
  2. 2 China 19.42 million kg compare
  3. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.90 million kg compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 19.07 million kg compare
  5. 4 Indonesia 10.90 million kg compare
  6. 4 Viet Nam 1.39 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — losses from manure treated in World?
Chickens — losses from manure treated in World was 77.89 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — losses from manure treated recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 77.89 million kg in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens — losses from manure treated recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 18.24 million kg in 1961.
How does World rank for chickens — losses from manure treated?
World ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — losses from manure treated rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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).