Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 4.71 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

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

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Europe is 4.71 million kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 89.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Europe peaked at 49.68 million kg in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.71 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 that volatilises in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 19.34 million kg
1962 19.96 million kg +3.2%
1963 21.80 million kg +9.2%
1964 22.62 million kg +3.8%
1965 22.61 million kg -0.0%
1966 23.68 million kg +4.7%
1967 24.74 million kg +4.5%
1968 25.05 million kg +1.2%
1969 25.45 million kg +1.6%
1970 26.73 million kg +5.0%
1971 30.51 million kg +14.1%
1972 32.89 million kg +7.8%
1973 35.44 million kg +7.7%
1974 36.97 million kg +4.3%
1975 37.32 million kg +1.0%
1976 38.52 million kg +3.2%
1977 40.21 million kg +4.4%
1978 40.21 million kg -0.0%
1979 41.06 million kg +2.1%
1980 42.41 million kg +3.3%
1981 43.95 million kg +3.7%
1982 43.99 million kg +0.1%
1983 44.10 million kg +0.2%
1984 42.99 million kg -2.5%
1985 42.83 million kg -0.4%
1986 43.17 million kg +0.8%
1987 44.15 million kg +2.3%
1988 45.42 million kg +2.9%
1989 45.44 million kg +0.0%
1990 47.42 million kg +4.4%
1991 45.33 million kg -4.4%
1992 44.04 million kg -2.9%
1993 43.20 million kg -1.9%
1994 43.34 million kg +0.3%
1995 42.75 million kg -1.4%
1996 46.29 million kg +8.3%
1997 42.94 million kg -7.2%
1998 43.99 million kg +2.5%
1999 43.44 million kg -1.2%
2000 43.23 million kg -0.5%
2001 43.22 million kg -0.0%
2002 42.94 million kg -0.6%
2003 42.81 million kg -0.3%
2004 42.76 million kg -0.1%
2005 42.63 million kg -0.3%
2006 42.17 million kg -1.1%
2007 42.92 million kg +1.8%
2008 44.16 million kg +2.9%
2009 45.05 million kg +2.0%
2010 47.50 million kg +5.4%
2011 46.65 million kg -1.8%
2012 46.61 million kg -0.1%
2013 46.70 million kg +0.2%
2014 47.33 million kg +1.4%
2015 47.68 million kg +0.7%
2016 48.29 million kg +1.3%
2017 49.68 million kg +2.9%
2018 8.92 million kg -82.1%
2019 5.92 million kg -33.6%
2020 47.62 million kg +704.7%
2021 4.99 million kg -89.5%
2022 4.86 million kg -2.7%
2023 4.71 million kg -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22.80 million kg 19.34 million kg 25.45 million kg 9
1970s 35.99 million kg 26.73 million kg 41.06 million kg 10
1980s 43.84 million kg 42.41 million kg 45.44 million kg 10
1990s 44.27 million kg 42.75 million kg 47.42 million kg 10
2000s 43.19 million kg 42.17 million kg 45.05 million kg 10
2010s 39.53 million kg 5.92 million kg 49.68 million kg 10
2020s 15.55 million kg 4.71 million kg 47.62 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 27 Colombia 10.00 million kg compare
  2. 28 Republic of Korea 9.21 million kg compare
  3. 29 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9.13 million kg compare
  4. 30 Australia 8.68 million kg compare
  5. 31 Peru 8.62 million kg compare
  6. 32 Yugoslav SFR 7.85 million kg compare
  7. 33 Cabo Verde 11,519 kg compare
  8. 33 Chile 7.75 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Europe?
Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Southern Europe was 4.71 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 49.68 million kg in 2017.
What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 4.71 million kg in 2023.
How does Southern Europe rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
Southern Europe ranks 30th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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).