Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Western Europe

Western Europe: Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 46.86 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
46.86 million kg
Change on year
up 35.6%
Rank
16th
of 33 groups
All-time high
51.48 million kg
in 2020
All-time low
34.30 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Western Europe, 1961–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 46.86 million kg for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises in 2023.

That represents a change of up 35.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Western Europe peaked at 51.48 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.30 million kg, in 1961.

Western Europe ranks 16th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Western Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 34.30 million kg
1962 34.37 million kg +0.2%
1963 34.48 million kg +0.3%
1964 35.80 million kg +3.8%
1965 36.19 million kg +1.1%
1966 35.22 million kg -2.7%
1967 35.96 million kg +2.1%
1968 37.41 million kg +4.0%
1969 38.75 million kg +3.6%
1970 40.62 million kg +4.8%
1971 40.40 million kg -0.5%
1972 39.57 million kg -2.0%
1973 40.45 million kg +2.2%
1974 41.04 million kg +1.5%
1975 40.58 million kg -1.1%
1976 40.09 million kg -1.2%
1977 40.71 million kg +1.6%
1978 41.63 million kg +2.3%
1979 41.67 million kg +0.1%
1980 42.58 million kg +2.2%
1981 43.47 million kg +2.1%
1982 43.61 million kg +0.3%
1983 42.51 million kg -2.5%
1984 42.17 million kg -0.8%
1985 44.50 million kg +5.5%
1986 44.05 million kg -1.0%
1987 44.26 million kg +0.5%
1988 44.47 million kg +0.5%
1989 42.59 million kg -4.2%
1990 42.27 million kg -0.7%
1991 41.48 million kg -1.9%
1992 41.31 million kg -0.4%
1993 41.64 million kg +0.8%
1994 41.95 million kg +0.8%
1995 42.04 million kg +0.2%
1996 42.65 million kg +1.5%
1997 42.72 million kg +0.2%
1998 43.81 million kg +2.6%
1999 43.64 million kg -0.4%
2000 42.49 million kg -2.6%
2001 42.08 million kg -1.0%
2002 41.83 million kg -0.6%
2003 39.11 million kg -6.5%
2004 39.75 million kg +1.7%
2005 39.79 million kg +0.1%
2006 38.26 million kg -3.8%
2007 39.52 million kg +3.3%
2008 40.28 million kg +1.9%
2009 40.41 million kg +0.3%
2010 44.04 million kg +9.0%
2011 44.29 million kg +0.6%
2012 44.99 million kg +1.6%
2013 49.25 million kg +9.5%
2014 46.33 million kg -5.9%
2015 48.49 million kg +4.7%
2016 49.87 million kg +2.8%
2017 49.94 million kg +0.1%
2018 35.09 million kg -29.7%
2019 34.63 million kg -1.3%
2020 51.48 million kg +48.6%
2021 35.40 million kg -31.2%
2022 34.55 million kg -2.4%
2023 46.86 million kg +35.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 35.83 million kg 34.30 million kg 38.75 million kg 9
1970s 40.68 million kg 39.57 million kg 41.67 million kg 10
1980s 43.42 million kg 42.17 million kg 44.50 million kg 10
1990s 42.35 million kg 41.31 million kg 43.81 million kg 10
2000s 40.35 million kg 38.26 million kg 42.49 million kg 10
2010s 44.69 million kg 34.63 million kg 49.94 million kg 10
2020s 42.07 million kg 34.55 million kg 51.48 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 13 Bangladesh 16.46 million kg compare
  2. 14 Poland 15.68 million kg compare
  3. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.98 million kg compare
  4. 16 Japan 14.77 million kg compare
  5. 17 Ukraine 14.37 million kg compare
  6. 18 Malaysia 14.35 million kg compare
  7. 19 Germany 13.69 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Western Europe?
Chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Western Europe was 46.86 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 51.48 million kg in 2020.
What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 34.30 million kg in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
Western Europe ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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).