Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture in Western Europe

Western Europe: Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture was 404,859 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
404,859 kg
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
26th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.73 million kg
in 1961
All-time low
344,824 kg
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture in Western Europe, 1961–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, mules and asses — manure left on pasture in Western Europe stood at 404,859 kg.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mules and asses — manure left on pasture in Western Europe peaked at 1.73 million kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 344,824 kg, in 1991.

Western Europe ranks 26th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Western Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 1.73 million kg
1962 1.54 million kg -11.0%
1963 1.44 million kg -6.3%
1964 1.24 million kg -14.0%
1965 1.14 million kg -8.1%
1966 1.03 million kg -9.8%
1967 969,558 kg -5.8%
1968 956,909 kg -1.3%
1969 863,831 kg -9.7%
1970 815,947 kg -5.5%
1971 793,540 kg -2.7%
1972 696,340 kg -12.2%
1973 672,890 kg -3.4%
1974 688,191 kg +2.3%
1975 618,196 kg -10.2%
1976 554,265 kg -10.3%
1977 528,813 kg -4.6%
1978 478,680 kg -9.5%
1979 446,501 kg -6.7%
1980 485,016 kg +8.6%
1981 444,096 kg -8.4%
1982 441,846 kg -0.5%
1983 445,991 kg +0.9%
1984 448,159 kg +0.5%
1985 447,851 kg -0.1%
1986 441,941 kg -1.3%
1987 429,813 kg -2.7%
1988 429,718 kg -0.0%
1989 418,076 kg -2.7%
1990 430,192 kg +2.9%
1991 344,824 kg -19.8%
1992 345,618 kg +0.2%
1993 360,955 kg +4.4%
1994 379,834 kg +5.2%
1995 404,409 kg +6.5%
1996 509,058 kg +25.9%
1997 542,931 kg +6.7%
1998 574,565 kg +5.8%
1999 630,502 kg +9.7%
2000 676,052 kg +7.2%
2001 698,554 kg +3.3%
2002 694,753 kg -0.5%
2003 719,837 kg +3.6%
2004 735,340 kg +2.2%
2005 763,208 kg +3.8%
2006 790,519 kg +3.6%
2007 837,384 kg +5.9%
2008 883,349 kg +5.5%
2009 966,372 kg +9.4%
2010 1.01 million kg +4.8%
2011 1.00 million kg -1.2%
2012 974,793 kg -2.6%
2013 963,565 kg -1.2%
2014 930,214 kg -3.5%
2015 935,070 kg +0.5%
2016 927,573 kg -0.8%
2017 919,969 kg -0.8%
2018 411,456 kg -55.3%
2019 406,730 kg -1.1%
2020 400,595 kg -1.5%
2021 398,996 kg -0.4%
2022 403,852 kg +1.2%
2023 404,859 kg +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.21 million kg 863,831 kg 1.73 million kg 9
1970s 629,336 kg 446,501 kg 815,947 kg 10
1980s 443,251 kg 418,076 kg 485,016 kg 10
1990s 452,289 kg 344,824 kg 630,502 kg 10
2000s 776,537 kg 676,052 kg 966,372 kg 10
2010s 848,366 kg 406,730 kg 1.01 million kg 10
2020s 402,076 kg 398,996 kg 404,859 kg 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 23 Iraq 8.50 million kg compare
  2. 24 South Sudan 7.90 million kg compare
  3. 25 Mauritania 7.45 million kg compare
  4. 26 Tunisia 7.04 million kg compare
  5. 27 Dominican Republic 6.62 million kg compare
  6. 28 Haiti 6.32 million kg compare
  7. 29 Colombia 5.45 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

More environment data for Western Europe

All data for Western Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is mules and asses — manure left on pasture in Western Europe?
Mules and asses — manure left on pasture in Western Europe was 404,859 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mules and asses — manure left on pasture recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.73 million kg in 1961.
What is the lowest mules and asses — manure left on pasture recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 344,824 kg in 1991.
How does Western Europe rank for mules and asses — manure left on pasture?
Western Europe ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is mules and asses — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mules and Asses — 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).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture in Western Europe. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/mules-and-asses-manure-left-on-pasture-n-content/western-europe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/mules-and-asses-manure-left-on-pasture-n-content/western-europe/">Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture in Western Europe</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Mules and Asses — 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
170 places, 9,721 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).