Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Greece
Greece: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils was 514,089 kg in 2020. ▬ Flat
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Greece, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Greece recorded 514,089 kg for poultry birds — manure applied to soils in 2020.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Greece peaked at 15.73 million kg in 2018 and was at its lowest, 495,155 kg, in 2019.
That places Greece 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.81 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 9.12 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 10.15 million kg | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 10.12 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 10.89 million kg | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 11.93 million kg | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 13.15 million kg | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 13.10 million kg | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 13.62 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 12.44 million kg | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 13.09 million kg | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 14.65 million kg | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 15.34 million kg | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 14.95 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 15.10 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 14.78 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 15.12 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 14.47 million kg | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 15.05 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 15.09 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 15.28 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 15.40 million kg | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 15.65 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 15.38 million kg | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 15.17 million kg | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 14.72 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 15.12 million kg | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 14.27 million kg | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 14.42 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 14.58 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 12.90 million kg | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 13.16 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 14.13 million kg | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 14.16 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 14.04 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 13.88 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 13.86 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.01 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 14.00 million kg | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.82 million kg | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 14.82 million kg | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.18 million kg | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.52 million kg | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 14.18 million kg | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 14.59 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 14.66 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 14.74 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.70 million kg | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 13.59 million kg | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 13.00 million kg | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 13.09 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.95 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.66 million kg | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 14.30 million kg | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 14.72 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 15.07 million kg | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.69 million kg | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 15.73 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 495,155 kg | -96.9% |
| 2020 | 514,089 kg | +3.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 514,089 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.28 million kg, 8% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greece's 514,089 kg is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.88 million kg, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -96.9% | 15.73 million kg | 495,155 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.21 million kg | 8.81 million kg | 13.62 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.50 million kg | 12.44 million kg | 15.34 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.05 million kg | 14.27 million kg | 15.65 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.87 million kg | 12.90 million kg | 14.58 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.48 million kg | 13.59 million kg | 14.82 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.87 million kg | 495,155 kg | 15.73 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 514,089 kg | 514,089 kg | 514,089 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Greece?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Greece was 514,089 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 15.73 million kg in 2018.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 495,155 kg in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils?
- Greece ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (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).