Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Spain
Spain: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 614,416 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Spain, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Spain is 614,416 kg, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Spain peaked at 614,416 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 132,569 kg, in 1961.
Spain ranks 92nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 132,569 kg | — |
| 1962 | 139,574 kg | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 161,986 kg | +16.1% |
| 1964 | 157,167 kg | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 142,772 kg | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 159,333 kg | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 167,116 kg | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 175,482 kg | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 179,142 kg | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 173,153 kg | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 231,718 kg | +33.8% |
| 1972 | 258,632 kg | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 266,566 kg | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 273,425 kg | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 292,889 kg | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 316,601 kg | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 337,226 kg | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 318,682 kg | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 316,017 kg | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 323,722 kg | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 356,113 kg | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 349,507 kg | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 338,114 kg | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 322,507 kg | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 328,047 kg | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 313,089 kg | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 321,072 kg | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 332,979 kg | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 329,507 kg | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 331,064 kg | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 431,133 kg | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 416,742 kg | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 414,774 kg | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 431,321 kg | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 444,480 kg | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 445,756 kg | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 455,053 kg | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 455,330 kg | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 459,081 kg | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 468,110 kg | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 470,844 kg | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 471,338 kg | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 470,199 kg | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 475,370 kg | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 472,375 kg | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 473,764 kg | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 475,741 kg | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 476,223 kg | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 488,521 kg | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 524,346 kg | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 528,400 kg | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 532,858 kg | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 541,347 kg | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 547,455 kg | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 559,830 kg | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 565,536 kg | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 581,136 kg | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 614,416 kg | +5.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 614,416 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 118,379 kg, 5.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Spain's 614,416 kg is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55,118 kg, 11.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +33.8% | 173,153 kg | 231,718 kg |
| 1991 | +30.2% | 331,064 kg | 431,133 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 157,238 kg | 132,569 kg | 179,142 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 278,491 kg | 173,153 kg | 337,226 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 331,466 kg | 313,089 kg | 356,113 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 428,473 kg | 331,064 kg | 459,081 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 474,248 kg | 468,110 kg | 488,521 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 547,614 kg | 524,346 kg | 581,136 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 614,416 kg | 614,416 kg | 614,416 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Spain?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Spain was 614,416 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 614,416 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,569 kg in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches?
- Spain ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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 that leaches (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).