Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Argentina
Argentina: Horses — Amount excreted in manure was 100.42 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — amount excreted in manure in Argentina is 100.42 million kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure in Argentina peaked at 167.19 million kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 97.79 million kg, in 2015.
That places Argentina 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Argentina, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 167.19 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 158.48 million kg | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 150.30 million kg | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 150.25 million kg | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 150.25 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 151.05 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 151.85 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 147.85 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 121.48 million kg | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 144.66 million kg | +19.1% |
| 1971 | 143.86 million kg | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 141.46 million kg | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 139.86 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 139.86 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 135.87 million kg | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 139.86 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 122.82 million kg | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 112.89 million kg | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 119.88 million kg | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 119.88 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 122.80 million kg | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 119.88 million kg | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 121.88 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 118.68 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 119.88 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 119.88 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 119.88 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 115.89 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 127.87 million kg | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 135.87 million kg | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 135.87 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 131.87 million kg | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 131.87 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 131.87 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 131.87 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 131.87 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 131.87 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 131.87 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 143.86 million kg | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 143.86 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 143.86 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 145.85 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 146.06 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 146.06 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 146.06 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 145.85 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 147.05 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 147.05 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 147.05 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 143.86 million kg | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 143.46 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 145.85 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 144.66 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 143.86 million kg | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.79 million kg | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 97.81 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.72 million kg | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 100.11 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 101.66 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 103.37 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 99.92 million kg | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 98.42 million kg | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 100.42 million kg | +2.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 100.42 million kg is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.70 million kg, 58.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 100.42 million kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.34 million kg, 18.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Argentina 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -32.0% | 143.86 million kg | 97.79 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149.86 million kg | 121.48 million kg | 167.19 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 134.10 million kg | 112.89 million kg | 144.66 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 120.65 million kg | 115.89 million kg | 127.87 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 133.87 million kg | 131.87 million kg | 143.86 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 145.88 million kg | 143.86 million kg | 147.05 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.88 million kg | 97.79 million kg | 145.85 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.53 million kg | 98.42 million kg | 103.37 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 7 China 143.58 million kg compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.12 million kg compare
- 8 China, mainland 143.48 million kg compare
- 8 Türkiye 2.65 million kg compare
- 9 Ethiopia PDR 109.89 million kg compare
- 9 Viet Nam 1.95 million kg compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.94 million kg compare
- 11 Ethiopia 91.43 million kg compare
- 11 Melanesia 1.62 million kg compare
- 12 Chad 59.91 million kg compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 1.49 million kg compare
- 13 Colombia 59.23 million kg compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.28 million kg compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — amount excreted in manure in Argentina?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure in Argentina was 100.42 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 167.19 million kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.79 million kg in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for horses — amount excreted in manure?
- Argentina ranks 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).