Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Spain
Spain: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 256,007 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Spain stood at 256,007 kg. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Spain peaked at 256,007 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55,237 kg, in 1961.
Spain ranks 18th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55,237 kg | — |
| 1962 | 58,156 kg | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 67,494 kg | +16.1% |
| 1964 | 65,486 kg | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 59,488 kg | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 66,389 kg | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 69,632 kg | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 73,118 kg | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 74,643 kg | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 72,147 kg | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 96,549 kg | +33.8% |
| 1972 | 107,764 kg | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 111,069 kg | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 113,927 kg | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 122,037 kg | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 131,917 kg | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 140,511 kg | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 132,784 kg | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 131,674 kg | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 134,884 kg | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 148,380 kg | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 145,628 kg | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 140,881 kg | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 134,378 kg | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 136,686 kg | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 130,454 kg | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 133,780 kg | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 138,741 kg | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 137,295 kg | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 137,943 kg | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 179,639 kg | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 173,642 kg | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 172,822 kg | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 179,717 kg | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 185,200 kg | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 185,732 kg | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 189,606 kg | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 189,721 kg | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 191,284 kg | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 195,046 kg | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 196,185 kg | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 196,391 kg | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 195,916 kg | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 198,071 kg | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 196,823 kg | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 197,401 kg | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 198,225 kg | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 198,426 kg | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 203,550 kg | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 218,478 kg | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 220,167 kg | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 222,024 kg | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 225,561 kg | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 228,106 kg | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 233,262 kg | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 235,640 kg | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 242,140 kg | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 256,007 kg | +5.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 256,007 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9,270 kg, 27.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +33.8% | 72,147 kg | 96,549 kg |
| 1991 | +30.2% | 137,943 kg | 179,639 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,516 kg | 55,237 kg | 74,643 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 116,038 kg | 72,147 kg | 140,511 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 138,111 kg | 130,454 kg | 148,380 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 178,531 kg | 137,943 kg | 191,284 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 197,603 kg | 195,046 kg | 203,550 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 228,172 kg | 218,478 kg | 242,140 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 256,007 kg | 256,007 kg | 256,007 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 15 China, Taiwan Province of 380,732 kg compare
- 16 France 343,917 kg compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 313,184 kg compare
- 19 Cabo Verde 0 kg
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 0 kg
- 19 Germany 219,650 kg compare
- 19 Caribbean 0 kg
- 20 Italy 213,683 kg compare
- 21 Nepal 207,159 kg compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Spain?
- Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Spain was 256,007 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 256,007 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,237 kg in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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).