Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 60,201 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
60,201 kg
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
18th
of 33 groups
All-time high
635,330 kg
in 2017
All-time low
60,201 kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

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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 Southern Europe is 60,201 kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 89.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Southern Europe peaked at 635,330 kg in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60,201 kg, in 2023.

Southern Europe ranks 18th 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 — Losses from manure treated in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 247,267 kg
1962 255,247 kg +3.2%
1963 278,766 kg +9.2%
1964 289,228 kg +3.8%
1965 289,092 kg -0.0%
1966 302,754 kg +4.7%
1967 316,413 kg +4.5%
1968 320,308 kg +1.2%
1969 325,494 kg +1.6%
1970 341,877 kg +5.0%
1971 390,211 kg +14.1%
1972 420,621 kg +7.8%
1973 453,172 kg +7.7%
1974 472,707 kg +4.3%
1975 477,256 kg +1.0%
1976 492,568 kg +3.2%
1977 514,227 kg +4.4%
1978 514,225 kg -0.0%
1979 525,116 kg +2.1%
1980 542,265 kg +3.3%
1981 562,067 kg +3.7%
1982 562,556 kg +0.1%
1983 563,897 kg +0.2%
1984 549,802 kg -2.5%
1985 547,642 kg -0.4%
1986 552,061 kg +0.8%
1987 564,641 kg +2.3%
1988 580,755 kg +2.9%
1989 581,039 kg +0.0%
1990 606,426 kg +4.4%
1991 579,652 kg -4.4%
1992 563,127 kg -2.9%
1993 552,411 kg -1.9%
1994 554,270 kg +0.3%
1995 546,725 kg -1.4%
1996 591,929 kg +8.3%
1997 549,063 kg -7.2%
1998 562,540 kg +2.5%
1999 555,532 kg -1.2%
2000 552,870 kg -0.5%
2001 552,678 kg -0.0%
2002 549,126 kg -0.6%
2003 547,458 kg -0.3%
2004 546,756 kg -0.1%
2005 545,159 kg -0.3%
2006 539,277 kg -1.1%
2007 548,887 kg +1.8%
2008 564,721 kg +2.9%
2009 576,055 kg +2.0%
2010 607,421 kg +5.4%
2011 596,532 kg -1.8%
2012 596,061 kg -0.1%
2013 597,133 kg +0.2%
2014 605,264 kg +1.4%
2015 609,693 kg +0.7%
2016 617,501 kg +1.3%
2017 635,330 kg +2.9%
2018 114,038 kg -82.1%
2019 75,678 kg -33.6%
2020 609,013 kg +704.7%
2021 63,874 kg -89.5%
2022 62,168 kg -2.7%
2023 60,201 kg -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 291,619 kg 247,267 kg 325,494 kg 9
1970s 460,198 kg 341,877 kg 525,116 kg 10
1980s 560,672 kg 542,265 kg 581,039 kg 10
1990s 566,168 kg 546,725 kg 606,426 kg 10
2000s 552,299 kg 539,277 kg 576,055 kg 10
2010s 505,465 kg 75,678 kg 635,330 kg 10
2020s 198,814 kg 60,201 kg 609,013 kg 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 15 China, Taiwan Province of 380,732 kg compare
  2. 16 France 343,917 kg compare
  3. 17 Uzbekistan 313,184 kg compare
  4. 18 Spain 256,007 kg compare
  5. 19 Germany 219,650 kg compare
  6. 20 Italy 213,683 kg compare
  7. 21 Nepal 207,159 kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Southern Europe?
Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Southern Europe was 60,201 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 Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 635,330 kg in 2017.
What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 60,201 kg in 2023.
How does Southern Europe rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
Southern Europe ranks 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe 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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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated (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).