Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Northern America

Northern America: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture was 8.43 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.43 million kg
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
25th
of 33 groups
All-time high
11.08 million kg
in 1990
All-time low
5.43 million kg
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Northern America, 1961–2023

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Northern America stood at 8.43 million kg.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Northern America peaked at 11.08 million kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.43 million kg, in 1962.

Northern America ranks 25th 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 left on pasture in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 5.63 million kg
1962 5.43 million kg -3.5%
1963 5.47 million kg +0.7%
1964 5.67 million kg +3.6%
1965 5.91 million kg +4.2%
1966 6.20 million kg +4.9%
1967 6.52 million kg +5.2%
1968 6.17 million kg -5.4%
1969 6.29 million kg +2.0%
1970 6.55 million kg +4.1%
1971 6.60 million kg +0.7%
1972 6.79 million kg +2.9%
1973 6.73 million kg -0.9%
1974 6.72 million kg -0.2%
1975 6.44 million kg -4.1%
1976 6.89 million kg +7.1%
1977 6.94 million kg +0.7%
1978 7.17 million kg +3.3%
1979 7.76 million kg +8.2%
1980 7.90 million kg +1.7%
1981 8.08 million kg +2.4%
1982 7.95 million kg -1.6%
1983 8.01 million kg +0.7%
1984 8.11 million kg +1.2%
1985 8.48 million kg +4.6%
1986 9.01 million kg +6.2%
1987 9.93 million kg +10.1%
1988 9.99 million kg +0.7%
1989 10.49 million kg +5.0%
1990 11.08 million kg +5.6%
1991 6.54 million kg -40.9%
1992 6.74 million kg +3.0%
1993 6.94 million kg +2.9%
1994 7.21 million kg +3.9%
1995 7.43 million kg +3.1%
1996 7.70 million kg +3.6%
1997 7.78 million kg +1.0%
1998 7.81 million kg +0.4%
1999 7.92 million kg +1.4%
2000 8.03 million kg +1.4%
2001 8.15 million kg +1.6%
2002 8.29 million kg +1.6%
2003 8.18 million kg -1.3%
2004 8.25 million kg +0.8%
2005 8.30 million kg +0.6%
2006 8.34 million kg +0.5%
2007 8.45 million kg +1.3%
2008 8.54 million kg +1.1%
2009 8.09 million kg -5.3%
2010 8.12 million kg +0.3%
2011 8.15 million kg +0.4%
2012 8.09 million kg -0.7%
2013 8.09 million kg -0.1%
2014 8.10 million kg +0.2%
2015 8.15 million kg +0.6%
2016 8.29 million kg +1.7%
2017 8.42 million kg +1.6%
2018 8.47 million kg +0.5%
2019 8.51 million kg +0.5%
2020 8.49 million kg -0.2%
2021 8.40 million kg -1.1%
2022 8.38 million kg -0.2%
2023 8.43 million kg +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.92 million kg 5.43 million kg 6.52 million kg 9
1970s 6.86 million kg 6.44 million kg 7.76 million kg 10
1980s 8.80 million kg 7.90 million kg 10.49 million kg 10
1990s 7.71 million kg 6.54 million kg 11.08 million kg 10
2000s 8.26 million kg 8.03 million kg 8.54 million kg 10
2010s 8.24 million kg 8.09 million kg 8.51 million kg 10
2020s 8.43 million kg 8.38 million kg 8.49 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 22 Iraq 37.70 million kg compare
  2. 23 Dominican Republic 37.58 million kg compare
  3. 24 Colombia 36.21 million kg compare
  4. 25 Senegal 31.44 million kg compare
  5. 26 Peru 31.20 million kg compare
  6. 27 Ghana 30.17 million kg compare
  7. 28 Chile 28.05 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Northern America?
Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Northern America was 8.43 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 Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 11.08 million kg in 1990.
What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 5.43 million kg in 1962.
How does Northern America rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
Northern America ranks 25th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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).