Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Northern America

Northern America: Chickens — Manure left on pasture was 6.90 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.90 million kg
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
8th
of 12 groups
All-time high
6.95 million kg
in 2020
All-time low
3.56 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Northern America, 1961–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 6.90 million kg for chickens — manure left on pasture in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture in Northern America peaked at 6.95 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.56 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 3.87 million kg 3.56 million kg 4.23 million kg 9
1970s 4.31 million kg 4.06 million kg 4.76 million kg 10
1980s 5.01 million kg 4.72 million kg 5.54 million kg 10
1990s 5.44 million kg 4.65 million kg 6.11 million kg 10
2000s 6.48 million kg 6.21 million kg 6.70 million kg 10
2010s 6.59 million kg 6.38 million kg 6.94 million kg 10
2020s 6.92 million kg 6.90 million kg 6.95 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 5 Pakistan 312.90 million kg compare
  2. 6 Brazil 259.05 million kg compare
  3. 7 India 188.76 million kg compare
  4. 8 Mexico 110.41 million kg compare
  5. 9 Egypt, Arab Republic of 86.47 million kg compare
  6. 10 Nigeria 84.90 million kg compare
  7. 11 Morocco 68.52 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — manure left on pasture in Northern America?
Chickens — manure left on pasture in Northern America was 6.90 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 6.95 million kg in 2020.
What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 3.56 million kg in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for chickens — manure left on pasture?
Northern America ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (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).