Poultry Birds — Manure management in Americas
Americas: Poultry Birds — Manure management was 1.79 billion kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure management in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure management in Americas is 1.79 billion kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure management in Americas peaked at 1.79 billion kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 643.26 million kg, in 1962.
Americas ranks 5th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure management in Americas, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 660.57 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 643.26 million kg | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 651.99 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 678.77 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 705.00 million kg | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 736.92 million kg | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 775.67 million kg | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 748.60 million kg | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 765.83 million kg | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 796.82 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 804.52 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 834.09 million kg | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 838.10 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 843.81 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 832.42 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 888.87 million kg | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 897.08 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 927.61 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.01 billion kg | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 1.04 billion kg | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 1.07 billion kg | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.07 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.07 billion kg | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.09 billion kg | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.14 billion kg | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.21 billion kg | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 1.31 billion kg | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.32 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.38 billion kg | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 1.44 billion kg | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.01 billion kg | -29.9% |
| 1992 | 1.04 billion kg | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.09 billion kg | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.14 billion kg | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.18 billion kg | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.22 billion kg | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.25 billion kg | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.27 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.30 billion kg | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.34 billion kg | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.38 billion kg | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.42 billion kg | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.42 billion kg | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.46 billion kg | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.50 billion kg | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.52 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.56 billion kg | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.60 billion kg | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.58 billion kg | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.60 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.60 billion kg | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.61 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.61 billion kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.63 billion kg | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.64 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.67 billion kg | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.70 billion kg | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.71 billion kg | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.73 billion kg | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.75 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.76 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.78 billion kg | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.79 billion kg | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure management in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -29.9% | 1.44 billion kg | 1.01 billion kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 707.40 million kg | 643.26 million kg | 775.67 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 867.16 million kg | 796.82 million kg | 1.01 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 billion kg | 1.04 billion kg | 1.38 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 billion kg | 1.01 billion kg | 1.44 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 billion kg | 1.34 billion kg | 1.60 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 billion kg | 1.60 billion kg | 1.73 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 billion kg | 1.75 billion kg | 1.79 billion kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 2 China 1.76 billion kg compare
- 3 China, mainland 1.73 billion kg compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 210.21 million kg compare
- 4 Indonesia 805.18 million kg compare
- 4 Viet Nam 138.63 million kg compare
- 5 USSR 537.89 million kg compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49.43 million kg compare
- 6 Pakistan 388.43 million kg compare
- 7 Brazil 365.65 million kg compare
- 7 Türkiye 46.42 million kg compare
- 8 India 248.37 million kg compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 29.17 million kg compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure management in Americas?
- Poultry birds — manure management in Americas was 1.79 billion kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure management recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 billion kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure management recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 643.26 million kg in 1962.
- How does Americas rank for poultry birds — manure management?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure management rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure management (manure treated, 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).