Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in OECD
OECD: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 35.18 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in OECD, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in OECD stood at 35.18 million kg.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in OECD peaked at 45.53 million kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.21 million kg, in 1962.
OECD ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, 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 OECD, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.91 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 22.21 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 22.40 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 23.25 million kg | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 24.24 million kg | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 25.37 million kg | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 26.74 million kg | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 25.47 million kg | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 26.05 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 27.19 million kg | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 27.45 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 28.21 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 28.06 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 28.06 million kg | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 26.96 million kg | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 28.73 million kg | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 29.00 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 29.97 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 32.30 million kg | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 32.84 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 33.61 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 33.17 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 33.40 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 33.79 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 35.33 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 37.43 million kg | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 41.01 million kg | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 41.30 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 43.22 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 45.53 million kg | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 28.05 million kg | -38.4% |
| 1992 | 28.87 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 29.63 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 30.70 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 31.57 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 32.64 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 32.94 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 33.06 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 33.48 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 33.95 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 34.43 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 34.91 million kg | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 34.44 million kg | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 34.68 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 34.84 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 35.05 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 35.51 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 35.89 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 34.23 million kg | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 34.44 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 34.26 million kg | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 34.02 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 34.43 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 34.46 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 34.74 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 35.31 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 35.86 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 35.28 million kg | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 35.41 million kg | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.14 million kg | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.96 million kg | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 34.82 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 35.18 million kg | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in OECD 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 | -38.4% | 45.53 million kg | 28.05 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.29 million kg | 22.21 million kg | 26.74 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.59 million kg | 26.96 million kg | 32.30 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.51 million kg | 32.84 million kg | 43.22 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.65 million kg | 28.05 million kg | 45.53 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.79 million kg | 33.95 million kg | 35.89 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.82 million kg | 34.02 million kg | 35.86 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.27 million kg | 34.82 million kg | 36.14 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 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
More environment data for OECD
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — losses from manure treated in OECD?
- Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in OECD was 35.18 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 45.53 million kg in 1990.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.21 million kg in 1962.
- How does OECD rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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).