Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Spain
Spain: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 102.40 million kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Spain recorded 102.40 million kg for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Spain peaked at 102.40 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.09 million kg, in 1961.
That places Spain 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.09 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 23.26 million kg | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 27.00 million kg | +16.1% |
| 1964 | 26.19 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 23.80 million kg | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 26.56 million kg | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 27.85 million kg | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 29.25 million kg | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 29.86 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 28.86 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 38.62 million kg | +33.8% |
| 1972 | 43.11 million kg | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 44.43 million kg | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 45.57 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 48.81 million kg | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 52.77 million kg | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 56.20 million kg | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 53.11 million kg | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 52.67 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 53.95 million kg | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 59.35 million kg | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 58.25 million kg | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 56.35 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 53.75 million kg | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 54.67 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 52.18 million kg | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 53.51 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 55.50 million kg | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 54.92 million kg | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 55.18 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 71.86 million kg | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 69.46 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 69.13 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 71.89 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 74.08 million kg | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 74.29 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.84 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 75.89 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 76.51 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 78.02 million kg | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 78.47 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.56 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.37 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.23 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 78.73 million kg | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 78.96 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.29 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.37 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.42 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 87.39 million kg | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 88.07 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.81 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 90.22 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 91.24 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.30 million kg | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 94.26 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.86 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 102.40 million kg | +5.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 102.40 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.56 million kg, 12.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 102.40 million kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.04 million kg, 12.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +33.8% | 28.86 million kg | 38.62 million kg |
| 1991 | +30.2% | 55.18 million kg | 71.86 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.21 million kg | 22.09 million kg | 29.86 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.42 million kg | 28.86 million kg | 56.20 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.24 million kg | 52.18 million kg | 59.35 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.41 million kg | 55.18 million kg | 76.51 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.04 million kg | 78.02 million kg | 81.42 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.27 million kg | 87.39 million kg | 96.86 million kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 102.40 million kg | 102.40 million kg | 102.40 million kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 18 Morocco 110.91 million kg compare
- 18 Micronesia 344,261 kg compare
- 19 Nigeria 104.82 million kg compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 313,560 kg compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 85,876 kg compare
- 20 Philippines 104.82 million kg compare
- 22 Algeria 90.40 million kg compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 89.48 million kg compare
- 24 Germany 87.86 million kg compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Spain?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Spain was 102.40 million 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 102.40 million kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.09 million kg in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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).