Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Canada
Canada: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture was 801,334 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Canada recorded 801,334 kg for poultry birds — manure left on pasture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Canada peaked at 801,334 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 341,901 kg, in 1962.
Canada ranks 118th of 193 countries 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 — Manure left on pasture in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 368,914 kg | — |
| 1962 | 341,901 kg | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 349,373 kg | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 366,940 kg | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 369,140 kg | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 396,381 kg | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 408,358 kg | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 406,052 kg | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 441,882 kg | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 483,356 kg | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 451,531 kg | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 457,986 kg | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 459,968 kg | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 457,674 kg | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 415,398 kg | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 437,436 kg | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 449,439 kg | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 449,186 kg | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 490,426 kg | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 487,906 kg | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 477,060 kg | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 467,177 kg | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 472,642 kg | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 468,488 kg | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 487,961 kg | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 503,638 kg | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 545,237 kg | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 518,049 kg | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 523,701 kg | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 524,830 kg | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 545,556 kg | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 543,734 kg | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 566,002 kg | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 630,442 kg | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 649,522 kg | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 667,850 kg | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 647,227 kg | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 660,033 kg | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 708,244 kg | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 724,754 kg | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 745,641 kg | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 743,297 kg | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 737,735 kg | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 734,248 kg | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 737,581 kg | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 738,033 kg | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 756,114 kg | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 761,809 kg | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 757,680 kg | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 754,817 kg | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 756,158 kg | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 762,082 kg | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 768,483 kg | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 770,278 kg | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 774,859 kg | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 780,281 kg | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 784,060 kg | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 787,536 kg | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 790,764 kg | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 795,549 kg | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 796,230 kg | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 799,064 kg | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 801,334 kg | +0.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 801,334 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 394,596 kg, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 383,216 kg | 341,901 kg | 441,882 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 455,240 kg | 415,398 kg | 490,426 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 495,186 kg | 467,177 kg | 545,237 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 614,344 kg | 524,830 kg | 708,244 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 743,689 kg | 724,754 kg | 761,809 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 772,932 kg | 754,817 kg | 790,764 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 798,044 kg | 795,549 kg | 801,334 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 115 Barbados 903,658 kg compare
- 116 Ukraine 823,521 kg compare
- 117 Yugoslav SFR 802,903 kg compare
- 119 China, Hong Kong SAR 765,233 kg compare
- 120 Puerto Rico 755,146 kg compare
- 121 Singapore 691,168 kg compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Canada?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Canada was 801,334 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 801,334 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 341,901 kg in 1962.
- How does Canada rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
- Canada ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (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).