Chickens — Manure left on pasture in World

World: Chickens — Manure left on pasture was 4.70 billion kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
4.70 billion kg
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
1st
of 37 groups
All-time high
4.70 billion kg
in 2023
All-time low
408.22 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Manure left on pasture in World, 1961–2023

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, chickens — manure left on pasture in World stood at 4.70 billion kg. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture in World peaked at 4.70 billion kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 408.22 million kg, in 1961.

That places World 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 477.54 million kg 408.22 million kg 560.90 million kg 9
1970s 680.29 million kg 580.69 million kg 812.11 million kg 10
1980s 1.09 billion kg 859.41 million kg 1.37 billion kg 10
1990s 1.86 billion kg 1.44 billion kg 2.19 billion kg 10
2000s 2.75 billion kg 2.27 billion kg 3.26 billion kg 10
2010s 3.74 billion kg 3.32 billion kg 4.37 billion kg 10
2020s 4.56 billion kg 4.45 billion kg 4.70 billion kg 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 1.12 billion kg compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 1.10 billion kg compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 629.68 million kg compare
  4. 4 OECD 354.44 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More environment data for World

All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — manure left on pasture in World?
Chickens — manure left on pasture in World was 4.70 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 4.70 billion kg in 2023.
What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 408.22 million kg in 1961.
How does World rank for chickens — manure left on pasture?
World ranks 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is chickens — manure left on pasture rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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).