Poultry Birds — Manure management in Western Europe

Western Europe: Poultry Birds — Manure management was 294.14 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
294.14 million kg
Change on year
up 37.4%
Rank
16th
of 33 groups
All-time high
336.63 million kg
in 2020
All-time low
185.89 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Manure management in Western Europe, 1961–2023

0100.0M200.0M300.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 294.14 million kg for poultry birds — manure management in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure management in Western Europe peaked at 336.63 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 185.89 million kg, in 1961.

Western Europe ranks 16th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Poultry Birds — Manure management in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Western Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 185.89 million kg
1962 185.98 million kg +0.0%
1963 186.32 million kg +0.2%
1964 192.91 million kg +3.5%
1965 194.99 million kg +1.1%
1966 190.16 million kg -2.5%
1967 193.94 million kg +2.0%
1968 201.41 million kg +3.9%
1969 209.77 million kg +4.1%
1970 220.32 million kg +5.0%
1971 220.94 million kg +0.3%
1972 217.99 million kg -1.3%
1973 230.88 million kg +5.9%
1974 236.36 million kg +2.4%
1975 233.06 million kg -1.4%
1976 229.00 million kg -1.7%
1977 235.49 million kg +2.8%
1978 241.35 million kg +2.5%
1979 243.95 million kg +1.1%
1980 252.67 million kg +3.6%
1981 259.75 million kg +2.8%
1982 265.18 million kg +2.1%
1983 256.69 million kg -3.2%
1984 254.96 million kg -0.7%
1985 276.63 million kg +8.5%
1986 277.00 million kg +0.1%
1987 281.72 million kg +1.7%
1988 287.58 million kg +2.1%
1989 279.55 million kg -2.8%
1990 287.23 million kg +2.7%
1991 288.80 million kg +0.5%
1992 295.60 million kg +2.4%
1993 300.32 million kg +1.6%
1994 307.83 million kg +2.5%
1995 313.00 million kg +1.7%
1996 316.99 million kg +1.3%
1997 321.32 million kg +1.4%
1998 329.02 million kg +2.4%
1999 328.23 million kg -0.2%
2000 324.23 million kg -1.2%
2001 323.35 million kg -0.3%
2002 318.06 million kg -1.6%
2003 301.27 million kg -5.3%
2004 295.10 million kg -2.1%
2005 294.75 million kg -0.1%
2006 286.28 million kg -2.9%
2007 292.05 million kg +2.0%
2008 292.41 million kg +0.1%
2009 291.89 million kg -0.2%
2010 312.73 million kg +7.1%
2011 312.94 million kg +0.1%
2012 314.87 million kg +0.6%
2013 334.06 million kg +6.1%
2014 318.18 million kg -4.8%
2015 331.91 million kg +4.3%
2016 334.82 million kg +0.9%
2017 332.73 million kg -0.6%
2018 230.90 million kg -30.6%
2019 228.35 million kg -1.1%
2020 336.63 million kg +47.4%
2021 228.58 million kg -32.1%
2022 214.12 million kg -6.3%
2023 294.14 million kg +37.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 193.48 million kg 185.89 million kg 209.77 million kg 9
1970s 230.93 million kg 217.99 million kg 243.95 million kg 10
1980s 269.17 million kg 252.67 million kg 287.58 million kg 10
1990s 308.83 million kg 287.23 million kg 329.02 million kg 10
2000s 301.94 million kg 286.28 million kg 324.23 million kg 10
2010s 305.15 million kg 228.35 million kg 334.82 million kg 10
2020s 268.37 million kg 214.12 million kg 336.63 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 13 Poland 111.52 million kg compare
  2. 14 Spain 100.36 million kg compare
  3. 15 Germany 86.10 million kg compare
  4. 16 Italy 83.76 million kg compare
  5. 17 Ukraine 81.53 million kg compare
  6. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 80.77 million kg compare
  7. 19 Canada 79.33 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — manure management in Western Europe?
Poultry birds — manure management in Western Europe was 294.14 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — manure management recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 336.63 million kg in 2020.
What is the lowest poultry birds — manure management recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 185.89 million kg in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for poultry birds — manure management?
Western Europe ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — manure management rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe 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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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Manure management (manure treated, 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).