Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Americas
Americas: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 32.44 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Americas is 32.44 million kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Americas peaked at 42.64 million kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.92 million kg, in 1962.
That places Americas 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Americas, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.68 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 20.92 million kg | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 21.06 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 21.81 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 22.74 million kg | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 23.86 million kg | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 25.11 million kg | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 23.75 million kg | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 24.22 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 25.21 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 25.39 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 26.14 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 25.91 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 25.86 million kg | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 24.79 million kg | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 26.54 million kg | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 26.74 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 27.62 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 29.89 million kg | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 30.40 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 31.12 million kg | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 30.62 million kg | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 30.84 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 31.22 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 32.67 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 34.71 million kg | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 38.21 million kg | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 38.47 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 40.40 million kg | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 42.64 million kg | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 25.19 million kg | -40.9% |
| 1992 | 25.95 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 26.70 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 27.75 million kg | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 28.61 million kg | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 29.64 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 29.94 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 30.07 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 30.48 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 30.91 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 31.39 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 31.90 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 31.50 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 31.75 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 31.95 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 32.11 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 32.52 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 32.89 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 31.15 million kg | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 31.26 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 31.38 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.16 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 31.14 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 31.19 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.38 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.91 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 32.43 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 32.60 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 32.78 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32.70 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 32.35 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 32.28 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 32.44 million kg | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -40.9% | 42.64 million kg | 25.19 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.79 million kg | 20.92 million kg | 25.11 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.41 million kg | 24.79 million kg | 29.89 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.86 million kg | 30.40 million kg | 40.40 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.70 million kg | 25.19 million kg | 42.64 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.81 million kg | 30.91 million kg | 32.89 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.72 million kg | 31.14 million kg | 32.78 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.44 million kg | 32.28 million kg | 32.70 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 OECD 35.18 million kg compare
- 2 China 24.63 million kg compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.94 million kg compare
- 3 China, mainland 24.23 million kg compare
- 4 Indonesia 11.27 million kg compare
- 4 Viet Nam 1.94 million kg compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 172,513 kg compare
- 5 Pakistan 5.44 million kg compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 72,907 kg compare
- 6 India 3.48 million kg compare
- 7 Canada 3.09 million kg compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Americas?
- Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Americas was 32.44 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 42.64 million kg in 1990.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.92 million kg in 1962.
- How does Americas rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (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).