Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils was 23.54 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23.54 million kg
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
30th
of 33 groups
All-time high
248.41 million kg
in 2017
All-time low
23.54 million kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 23.54 million kg for poultry birds — manure applied to soils 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 — manure applied to soils in Southern Europe peaked at 248.41 million kg in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.54 million kg, in 2023.

Southern Europe ranks 30th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 96.68 million kg
1962 99.80 million kg +3.2%
1963 109.00 million kg +9.2%
1964 113.09 million kg +3.8%
1965 113.03 million kg -0.0%
1966 118.38 million kg +4.7%
1967 123.72 million kg +4.5%
1968 125.24 million kg +1.2%
1969 127.27 million kg +1.6%
1970 133.67 million kg +5.0%
1971 152.57 million kg +14.1%
1972 164.46 million kg +7.8%
1973 177.19 million kg +7.7%
1974 184.83 million kg +4.3%
1975 186.61 million kg +1.0%
1976 192.59 million kg +3.2%
1977 201.06 million kg +4.4%
1978 201.06 million kg -0.0%
1979 205.32 million kg +2.1%
1980 212.03 million kg +3.3%
1981 219.77 million kg +3.7%
1982 219.96 million kg +0.1%
1983 220.48 million kg +0.2%
1984 214.97 million kg -2.5%
1985 214.13 million kg -0.4%
1986 215.86 million kg +0.8%
1987 220.77 million kg +2.3%
1988 227.07 million kg +2.9%
1989 227.19 million kg +0.0%
1990 237.11 million kg +4.4%
1991 226.64 million kg -4.4%
1992 220.18 million kg -2.9%
1993 215.99 million kg -1.9%
1994 216.72 million kg +0.3%
1995 213.77 million kg -1.4%
1996 231.44 million kg +8.3%
1997 214.68 million kg -7.2%
1998 219.95 million kg +2.5%
1999 217.21 million kg -1.2%
2000 216.17 million kg -0.5%
2001 216.10 million kg -0.0%
2002 214.71 million kg -0.6%
2003 214.06 million kg -0.3%
2004 213.78 million kg -0.1%
2005 213.16 million kg -0.3%
2006 210.86 million kg -1.1%
2007 214.62 million kg +1.8%
2008 220.81 million kg +2.9%
2009 225.24 million kg +2.0%
2010 237.50 million kg +5.4%
2011 233.24 million kg -1.8%
2012 233.06 million kg -0.1%
2013 233.48 million kg +0.2%
2014 236.66 million kg +1.4%
2015 238.39 million kg +0.7%
2016 241.44 million kg +1.3%
2017 248.41 million kg +2.9%
2018 44.59 million kg -82.1%
2019 29.59 million kg -33.6%
2020 238.12 million kg +704.7%
2021 24.97 million kg -89.5%
2022 24.31 million kg -2.7%
2023 23.54 million kg -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 114.02 million kg 96.68 million kg 127.27 million kg 9
1970s 179.94 million kg 133.67 million kg 205.32 million kg 10
1980s 219.22 million kg 212.03 million kg 227.19 million kg 10
1990s 221.37 million kg 213.77 million kg 237.11 million kg 10
2000s 215.95 million kg 210.86 million kg 225.24 million kg 10
2010s 197.64 million kg 29.59 million kg 248.41 million kg 10
2020s 77.74 million kg 23.54 million kg 238.12 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 27 Colombia 50.01 million kg compare
  2. 28 Republic of Korea 46.03 million kg compare
  3. 29 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 45.66 million kg compare
  4. 30 Australia 43.42 million kg compare
  5. 31 Peru 43.08 million kg compare
  6. 32 Yugoslav SFR 39.24 million kg compare
  7. 33 Chile 38.73 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Southern Europe?
Poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Southern Europe was 23.54 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 248.41 million kg in 2017.
What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 23.54 million kg in 2023.
How does Southern Europe rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils?
Southern Europe ranks 30th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils (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).