Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Western Europe

Western Europe: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 300.14 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
300.14 million kg
Change on year
up 37.4%
Rank
24th
of 33 groups
All-time high
343.50 million kg
in 2020
All-time low
189.69 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Western Europe, 1961–2023

0100.0M200.0M300.0M196119922023

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 Western Europe is 300.14 million kg, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 37.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Western Europe peaked at 343.50 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 189.69 million kg, in 1961.

Western Europe ranks 24th of 33 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.

Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Western Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 189.69 million kg
1962 189.77 million kg +0.0%
1963 190.12 million kg +0.2%
1964 196.85 million kg +3.5%
1965 198.97 million kg +1.1%
1966 194.04 million kg -2.5%
1967 197.89 million kg +2.0%
1968 205.52 million kg +3.9%
1969 214.05 million kg +4.1%
1970 224.82 million kg +5.0%
1971 225.45 million kg +0.3%
1972 222.44 million kg -1.3%
1973 235.59 million kg +5.9%
1974 241.18 million kg +2.4%
1975 237.82 million kg -1.4%
1976 233.67 million kg -1.7%
1977 240.29 million kg +2.8%
1978 246.27 million kg +2.5%
1979 248.93 million kg +1.1%
1980 257.82 million kg +3.6%
1981 265.06 million kg +2.8%
1982 270.59 million kg +2.1%
1983 261.92 million kg -3.2%
1984 260.16 million kg -0.7%
1985 282.28 million kg +8.5%
1986 282.65 million kg +0.1%
1987 287.47 million kg +1.7%
1988 293.45 million kg +2.1%
1989 285.25 million kg -2.8%
1990 293.09 million kg +2.7%
1991 294.69 million kg +0.5%
1992 301.63 million kg +2.4%
1993 306.45 million kg +1.6%
1994 314.11 million kg +2.5%
1995 319.39 million kg +1.7%
1996 323.46 million kg +1.3%
1997 327.88 million kg +1.4%
1998 335.74 million kg +2.4%
1999 334.92 million kg -0.2%
2000 330.84 million kg -1.2%
2001 329.94 million kg -0.3%
2002 324.55 million kg -1.6%
2003 307.42 million kg -5.3%
2004 301.12 million kg -2.1%
2005 300.77 million kg -0.1%
2006 292.12 million kg -2.9%
2007 298.01 million kg +2.0%
2008 298.38 million kg +0.1%
2009 297.85 million kg -0.2%
2010 319.11 million kg +7.1%
2011 319.33 million kg +0.1%
2012 321.30 million kg +0.6%
2013 340.88 million kg +6.1%
2014 324.68 million kg -4.8%
2015 338.68 million kg +4.3%
2016 341.65 million kg +0.9%
2017 339.52 million kg -0.6%
2018 235.61 million kg -30.6%
2019 233.01 million kg -1.1%
2020 343.50 million kg +47.4%
2021 233.25 million kg -32.1%
2022 218.49 million kg -6.3%
2023 300.14 million kg +37.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 197.43 million kg 189.69 million kg 214.05 million kg 9
1970s 235.65 million kg 222.44 million kg 248.93 million kg 10
1980s 274.67 million kg 257.82 million kg 293.45 million kg 10
1990s 315.14 million kg 293.09 million kg 335.74 million kg 10
2000s 308.10 million kg 292.12 million kg 330.84 million kg 10
2010s 311.38 million kg 233.01 million kg 341.65 million kg 10
2020s 273.85 million kg 218.49 million kg 343.50 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 21 Spain 102.40 million kg compare
  2. 22 Algeria 90.40 million kg compare
  3. 23 Dominican Republic 89.48 million kg compare
  4. 24 Germany 87.86 million kg compare
  5. 25 Colombia 86.22 million kg compare
  6. 26 Italy 85.47 million kg compare
  7. 27 Republic of Korea 84.87 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Western Europe?
Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Western Europe was 300.14 million 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 343.50 million kg in 2020.
What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 189.69 million kg in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure?
Western Europe ranks 24th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe 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).