Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture was 690.24 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
690.24 million kg
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
9th
of 33 groups
All-time high
690.24 million kg
in 2023
All-time low
74.63 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 690.24 million kg for poultry birds — manure left on pasture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 690.24 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.63 million kg, in 1961.

That places Latin America and the Caribbean 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 74.63 million kg
1962 76.26 million kg +2.2%
1963 79.92 million kg +4.8%
1964 85.38 million kg +6.8%
1965 87.14 million kg +2.1%
1966 89.39 million kg +2.6%
1967 94.15 million kg +5.3%
1968 99.83 million kg +6.0%
1969 103.66 million kg +3.8%
1970 107.55 million kg +3.8%
1971 109.74 million kg +2.0%
1972 117.27 million kg +6.9%
1973 124.42 million kg +6.1%
1974 129.52 million kg +4.1%
1975 141.14 million kg +9.0%
1976 149.44 million kg +5.9%
1977 151.78 million kg +1.6%
1978 157.50 million kg +3.8%
1979 173.51 million kg +10.2%
1980 190.62 million kg +9.9%
1981 195.38 million kg +2.5%
1982 202.02 million kg +3.4%
1983 198.33 million kg -1.8%
1984 209.10 million kg +5.4%
1985 216.59 million kg +3.6%
1986 227.99 million kg +5.3%
1987 238.22 million kg +4.5%
1988 239.64 million kg +0.6%
1989 243.59 million kg +1.7%
1990 248.49 million kg +2.0%
1991 261.80 million kg +5.4%
1992 271.42 million kg +3.7%
1993 290.01 million kg +6.8%
1994 308.13 million kg +6.2%
1995 323.23 million kg +4.9%
1996 331.56 million kg +2.6%
1997 347.46 million kg +4.8%
1998 357.53 million kg +2.9%
1999 375.89 million kg +5.1%
2000 396.42 million kg +5.5%
2001 415.72 million kg +4.9%
2002 434.20 million kg +4.4%
2003 443.22 million kg +2.1%
2004 462.80 million kg +4.4%
2005 488.69 million kg +5.6%
2006 502.95 million kg +2.9%
2007 525.97 million kg +4.6%
2008 547.97 million kg +4.2%
2009 560.90 million kg +2.4%
2010 574.79 million kg +2.5%
2011 575.15 million kg +0.1%
2012 582.41 million kg +1.3%
2013 582.87 million kg +0.1%
2014 596.93 million kg +2.4%
2015 606.23 million kg +1.6%
2016 616.87 million kg +1.8%
2017 627.86 million kg +1.8%
2018 631.38 million kg +0.6%
2019 644.18 million kg +2.0%
2020 654.98 million kg +1.7%
2021 675.30 million kg +3.1%
2022 685.10 million kg +1.5%
2023 690.24 million kg +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 87.82 million kg 74.63 million kg 103.66 million kg 9
1970s 136.19 million kg 107.55 million kg 173.51 million kg 10
1980s 216.15 million kg 190.62 million kg 243.59 million kg 10
1990s 311.55 million kg 248.49 million kg 375.89 million kg 10
2000s 477.88 million kg 396.42 million kg 560.90 million kg 10
2010s 603.87 million kg 574.79 million kg 644.18 million kg 10
2020s 676.40 million kg 654.98 million kg 690.24 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 6 Brazil 264.78 million kg compare
  2. 7 India 200.95 million kg compare
  3. 8 Mexico 113.35 million kg compare
  4. 9 Egypt 92.94 million kg compare
  5. 10 Bangladesh 91.57 million kg compare
  6. 11 Morocco 89.83 million kg compare
  7. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.93 million kg compare
  8. 12 Nigeria 84.90 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Latin America and the Caribbean was 690.24 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 690.24 million kg in 2023.
What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 74.63 million kg in 1961.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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).