Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Greece
Greece: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 525,923 kg in 2020. ▬ Flat
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Greece, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Greece is 525,923 kg, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Greece peaked at 16.09 million kg in 2018 and was at its lowest, 506,552 kg, in 2019.
Greece ranks 158th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.01 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 9.33 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 10.38 million kg | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 10.35 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 11.14 million kg | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 12.20 million kg | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 13.45 million kg | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 13.40 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 13.94 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 12.72 million kg | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 13.39 million kg | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 14.99 million kg | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 15.70 million kg | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 15.30 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 15.44 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 15.12 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 15.47 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 14.80 million kg | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 15.40 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 15.43 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 15.63 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 15.76 million kg | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 16.01 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 15.73 million kg | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 15.52 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 15.06 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 15.46 million kg | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 14.60 million kg | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 14.75 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 14.91 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 13.20 million kg | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 13.46 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 14.45 million kg | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 14.49 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 14.36 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 14.20 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 14.18 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.33 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 14.32 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 15.17 million kg | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 15.16 million kg | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.50 million kg | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.86 million kg | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 14.51 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 14.93 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 15.00 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.08 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.04 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 13.91 million kg | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 13.30 million kg | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 13.39 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.25 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.97 million kg | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 14.63 million kg | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 15.06 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 15.42 million kg | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.05 million kg | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 16.09 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 506,552 kg | -96.9% |
| 2020 | 525,923 kg | +3.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 525,923 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.56 million kg, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greece's 525,923 kg is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.04 million kg, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -96.9% | 16.09 million kg | 506,552 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.47 million kg | 9.01 million kg | 13.94 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.83 million kg | 12.72 million kg | 15.70 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.40 million kg | 14.60 million kg | 16.01 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.19 million kg | 13.20 million kg | 14.91 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.81 million kg | 13.91 million kg | 15.17 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.17 million kg | 506,552 kg | 16.09 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 525,923 kg | 525,923 kg | 525,923 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Greece?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Greece was 525,923 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 16.09 million kg in 2018.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 506,552 kg in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure?
- Greece ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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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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).