Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture was 481,606 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
481,606 kg
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
32nd
of 33 groups
All-time high
5.08 million kg
in 2017
All-time low
481,606 kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 481,606 kg for poultry birds — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture in Southern Europe peaked at 5.08 million kg in 2017 and was at its lowest, 481,606 kg, in 2023.

Southern Europe ranks 32nd 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 1.98 million kg
1962 2.04 million kg +3.2%
1963 2.23 million kg +9.2%
1964 2.31 million kg +3.8%
1965 2.31 million kg -0.0%
1966 2.42 million kg +4.7%
1967 2.53 million kg +4.5%
1968 2.56 million kg +1.2%
1969 2.60 million kg +1.6%
1970 2.74 million kg +5.0%
1971 3.12 million kg +14.1%
1972 3.36 million kg +7.8%
1973 3.63 million kg +7.7%
1974 3.78 million kg +4.3%
1975 3.82 million kg +1.0%
1976 3.94 million kg +3.2%
1977 4.11 million kg +4.4%
1978 4.11 million kg -0.0%
1979 4.20 million kg +2.1%
1980 4.34 million kg +3.3%
1981 4.50 million kg +3.7%
1982 4.50 million kg +0.1%
1983 4.51 million kg +0.2%
1984 4.40 million kg -2.5%
1985 4.38 million kg -0.4%
1986 4.42 million kg +0.8%
1987 4.52 million kg +2.3%
1988 4.65 million kg +2.9%
1989 4.65 million kg +0.0%
1990 4.85 million kg +4.4%
1991 4.64 million kg -4.4%
1992 4.51 million kg -2.9%
1993 4.42 million kg -1.9%
1994 4.43 million kg +0.3%
1995 4.37 million kg -1.4%
1996 4.74 million kg +8.3%
1997 4.39 million kg -7.2%
1998 4.50 million kg +2.5%
1999 4.44 million kg -1.2%
2000 4.42 million kg -0.5%
2001 4.42 million kg -0.0%
2002 4.39 million kg -0.6%
2003 4.38 million kg -0.3%
2004 4.37 million kg -0.1%
2005 4.36 million kg -0.3%
2006 4.31 million kg -1.1%
2007 4.39 million kg +1.8%
2008 4.52 million kg +2.9%
2009 4.61 million kg +2.0%
2010 4.86 million kg +5.4%
2011 4.77 million kg -1.8%
2012 4.77 million kg -0.1%
2013 4.78 million kg +0.2%
2014 4.84 million kg +1.4%
2015 4.88 million kg +0.7%
2016 4.94 million kg +1.3%
2017 5.08 million kg +2.9%
2018 912,303 kg -82.1%
2019 605,421 kg -33.6%
2020 4.87 million kg +704.7%
2021 510,991 kg -89.5%
2022 497,345 kg -2.7%
2023 481,606 kg -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.33 million kg 1.98 million kg 2.60 million kg 9
1970s 3.68 million kg 2.74 million kg 4.20 million kg 10
1980s 4.49 million kg 4.34 million kg 4.65 million kg 10
1990s 4.53 million kg 4.37 million kg 4.85 million kg 10
2000s 4.42 million kg 4.31 million kg 4.61 million kg 10
2010s 4.04 million kg 605,421 kg 5.08 million kg 10
2020s 1.59 million kg 481,606 kg 4.87 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 29 Ecuador 28.02 million kg compare
  2. 30 Myanmar 27.45 million kg compare
  3. 31 Argentina 24.17 million kg compare
  4. 32 Kenya 22.20 million kg compare
  5. 33 Ethiopia PDR 22.08 million kg compare
  6. 34 China, Taiwan Province of 22.00 million kg compare
  7. 35 Madagascar 20.44 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Southern Europe?
Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Southern Europe was 481,606 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 Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 5.08 million kg in 2017.
What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 481,606 kg in 2023.
How does Southern Europe rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
Southern Europe ranks 32nd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture 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 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).