Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Northern America
Northern America: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) was 278.54 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 278.54 million kg for horses — amount excreted in manure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure in Northern America peaked at 395.68 million kg in 2005 and was at its lowest, 80.16 million kg, in 1964.
Northern America ranks 13th of 32 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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 120.62 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 108.41 million kg | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 94.12 million kg | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 80.16 million kg | -14.8% |
| 1965 | 129.54 million kg | +61.6% |
| 1966 | 134.68 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 143.61 million kg | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 158.29 million kg | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 169.82 million kg | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 186.22 million kg | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 203.06 million kg | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 202.92 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 204.26 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 206.41 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 208.47 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 209.92 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 210.25 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 218.92 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 219.74 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 222.22 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 222.96 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 223.79 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 225.36 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 226.55 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 228.87 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 228.74 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 227.17 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 232.25 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 226.31 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 226.39 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 227.83 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 225.85 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 227.05 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 225.40 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 227.46 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 228.12 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 229.94 million kg | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 231.88 million kg | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 229.11 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 232.21 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 246.45 million kg | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 263.58 million kg | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 304.86 million kg | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 387.43 million kg | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 395.68 million kg | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 395.68 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 395.68 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 392.05 million kg | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 387.81 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 383.46 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 362.46 million kg | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 353.20 million kg | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 343.86 million kg | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 334.69 million kg | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 324.61 million kg | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 315.63 million kg | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 310.32 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 304.51 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 299.34 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 294.01 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 288.70 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 283.18 million kg | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 278.54 million kg | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +61.6% | 80.16 million kg | 129.54 million kg |
| 2004 | +27.1% | 304.86 million kg | 387.43 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.58 million kg | 80.16 million kg | 169.82 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 207.02 million kg | 186.22 million kg | 219.74 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 226.42 million kg | 222.22 million kg | 232.25 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 227.90 million kg | 225.40 million kg | 231.88 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 340.14 million kg | 232.21 million kg | 395.68 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 333.21 million kg | 299.34 million kg | 383.46 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 286.11 million kg | 278.54 million kg | 294.01 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 10 Argentina 100.42 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
- 14 Republic of Moldova 671,567 kg compare
- 14 Russian Federation 54.10 million kg compare
- 15 Cuba 36.14 million kg compare
- 15 Polynesia 426,931 kg compare
- 16 Sudan 31.79 million kg compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 332,269 kg compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — amount excreted in manure in Northern America?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure in Northern America was 278.54 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 395.68 million kg in 2005.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.16 million kg in 1964.
- How does Northern America rank for horses — amount excreted in manure?
- Northern America ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 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).