Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture was 8.36 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.36 million kg
Change on year
up 25.1%
Rank
26th
of 33 groups
All-time high
15.19 million kg
in 2020
All-time low
6.68 million kg
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in European Union (27), 1961–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture in European Union (27) is 8.36 million kg, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in European Union (27) peaked at 15.19 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.68 million kg, in 2022.

That places European Union (27) 26th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) in European Union (27), 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 7.32 million kg
1962 7.43 million kg +1.4%
1963 7.59 million kg +2.2%
1964 7.90 million kg +4.1%
1965 7.94 million kg +0.4%
1966 8.04 million kg +1.3%
1967 8.39 million kg +4.3%
1968 8.79 million kg +4.8%
1969 8.98 million kg +2.1%
1970 9.40 million kg +4.8%
1971 9.84 million kg +4.7%
1972 10.07 million kg +2.3%
1973 10.46 million kg +3.9%
1974 10.59 million kg +1.3%
1975 10.18 million kg -4.0%
1976 10.34 million kg +1.6%
1977 10.64 million kg +2.9%
1978 10.75 million kg +1.1%
1979 10.98 million kg +2.1%
1980 11.30 million kg +2.9%
1981 11.60 million kg +2.7%
1982 11.66 million kg +0.5%
1983 11.44 million kg -1.8%
1984 11.29 million kg -1.3%
1985 11.82 million kg +4.7%
1986 11.80 million kg -0.2%
1987 11.96 million kg +1.4%
1988 12.27 million kg +2.7%
1989 12.21 million kg -0.5%
1990 12.50 million kg +2.4%
1991 12.28 million kg -1.8%
1992 13.02 million kg +6.0%
1993 13.13 million kg +0.8%
1994 13.16 million kg +0.3%
1995 13.21 million kg +0.4%
1996 13.72 million kg +3.8%
1997 13.41 million kg -2.2%
1998 13.65 million kg +1.8%
1999 13.50 million kg -1.1%
2000 13.52 million kg +0.2%
2001 13.51 million kg -0.1%
2002 14.16 million kg +4.8%
2003 13.48 million kg -4.7%
2004 13.19 million kg -2.2%
2005 13.12 million kg -0.6%
2006 12.87 million kg -1.8%
2007 13.05 million kg +1.4%
2008 13.13 million kg +0.6%
2009 13.19 million kg +0.4%
2010 13.96 million kg +5.9%
2011 13.86 million kg -0.8%
2012 13.85 million kg -0.1%
2013 14.28 million kg +3.1%
2014 14.04 million kg -1.7%
2015 14.50 million kg +3.3%
2016 14.73 million kg +1.5%
2017 15.01 million kg +1.9%
2018 7.66 million kg -49.0%
2019 7.39 million kg -3.4%
2020 15.19 million kg +105.5%
2021 6.82 million kg -55.1%
2022 6.68 million kg -2.0%
2023 8.36 million kg +25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.04 million kg 7.32 million kg 8.98 million kg 9
1970s 10.32 million kg 9.40 million kg 10.98 million kg 10
1980s 11.74 million kg 11.29 million kg 12.27 million kg 10
1990s 13.16 million kg 12.28 million kg 13.72 million kg 10
2000s 13.32 million kg 12.87 million kg 14.16 million kg 10
2010s 12.93 million kg 7.39 million kg 15.01 million kg 10
2020s 9.26 million kg 6.68 million kg 15.19 million kg 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 23 Dominican Republic 37.58 million kg compare
  2. 24 Colombia 36.21 million kg compare
  3. 25 Senegal 31.44 million kg compare
  4. 26 Peru 31.20 million kg compare
  5. 27 Ghana 30.17 million kg compare
  6. 28 Chile 28.05 million kg compare
  7. 29 Ecuador 28.02 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture in European Union (27)?
Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in European Union (27) was 8.36 million 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 15.19 million kg in 2020.
What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.68 million kg in 2022.
How does European Union (27) rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
European Union (27) ranks 26th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (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).