Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Norway
Norway: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 20,110 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Norway stood at 20,110 kg.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Norway peaked at 20,578 kg in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4,837 kg, in 1977.
Norway ranks 41st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Norway, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,659 kg | — |
| 1962 | 5,559 kg | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 5,412 kg | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 5,391 kg | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 5,482 kg | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 6,053 kg | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 6,093 kg | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 5,875 kg | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 4,974 kg | -15.3% |
| 1970 | 4,853 kg | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 4,931 kg | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 4,960 kg | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 5,173 kg | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 5,225 kg | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 4,901 kg | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 4,845 kg | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 4,837 kg | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 4,924 kg | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 5,281 kg | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 4,870 kg | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 4,990 kg | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 5,187 kg | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 5,225 kg | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5,925 kg | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 5,624 kg | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 5,610 kg | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6,277 kg | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 6,198 kg | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 5,427 kg | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 5,934 kg | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 6,070 kg | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 5,929 kg | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 5,968 kg | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5,939 kg | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 5,867 kg | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 5,508 kg | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 5,160 kg | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 5,826 kg | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 6,511 kg | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 11,525 kg | +77.0% |
| 2001 | 6,051 kg | -47.5% |
| 2002 | 10,678 kg | +76.5% |
| 2003 | 11,221 kg | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 11,454 kg | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 12,180 kg | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 13,873 kg | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 16,685 kg | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 16,772 kg | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17,575 kg | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 15,483 kg | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 15,603 kg | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 18,672 kg | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 19,471 kg | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 20,578 kg | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 19,068 kg | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 18,274 kg | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 20,399 kg | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 19,770 kg | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 19,864 kg | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18,072 kg | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 20,181 kg | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 20,013 kg | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 20,110 kg | +0.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 20,110 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9,270 kg, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +77.0% | 6,511 kg | 11,525 kg |
| 2002 | +76.5% | 6,051 kg | 10,678 kg |
| 2001 | -47.5% | 11,525 kg | 6,051 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,611 kg | 4,974 kg | 6,093 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,993 kg | 4,837 kg | 5,281 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,533 kg | 4,870 kg | 6,277 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,871 kg | 5,160 kg | 6,511 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,801 kg | 6,051 kg | 17,575 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,718 kg | 15,483 kg | 20,578 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,594 kg | 18,072 kg | 20,181 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Norway?
- Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Norway was 20,110 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 20,578 kg in 2014.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,837 kg in 1977.
- How does Norway rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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).