Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Americas

Americas: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 2.49 billion kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.49 billion kg
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
5th
of 37 groups
All-time high
2.49 billion kg
in 2023
All-time low
724.96 million kg
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Americas, 1961–2023

500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B196119922023

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 2.49 billion kg for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Americas peaked at 2.49 billion kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 724.96 million kg, in 1962.

That places Americas 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 801.14 million kg 724.96 million kg 876.34 million kg 9
1970s 1.01 billion kg 910.92 million kg 1.19 billion kg 10
1980s 1.39 billion kg 1.24 billion kg 1.63 billion kg 10
1990s 1.51 billion kg 1.28 billion kg 1.70 billion kg 10
2000s 1.96 billion kg 1.75 billion kg 2.16 billion kg 10
2010s 2.26 billion kg 2.18 billion kg 2.39 billion kg 10
2020s 2.45 billion kg 2.41 billion kg 2.49 billion kg 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 2 China, mainland 3.15 billion kg compare
  2. 3 OECD 2.20 billion kg compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 1.46 billion kg compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 706.24 million kg compare
  5. 6 Brazil 630.43 million kg compare
  6. 7 USSR 543.33 million kg compare
  7. 8 India 451.58 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Americas?
Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Americas was 2.49 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 2.49 billion kg in 2023.
What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 724.96 million kg in 1962.
How does Americas rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure?
Americas ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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, 14,087 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).