Turkeys — Manure left on pasture in Europe

Europe: Turkeys — Manure left on pasture was 1.57 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.57 million kg
Change on year
up 19.3%
Rank
18th
of 30 groups
All-time high
3.64 million kg
in 1990
All-time low
748,208 kg
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Turkeys — Manure left on pasture in Europe, 1961–2023

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for turkeys — manure left on pasture in Europe is 1.57 million kg, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, turkeys — manure left on pasture in Europe peaked at 3.64 million kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 748,208 kg, in 1967.

That places Europe 18th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Turkeys — Manure left on pasture in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Turkeys — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 1.66 million kg —
1962 1.39 million kg -16.2%
1963 1.12 million kg -19.6%
1964 846,250 kg -24.6%
1965 786,356 kg -7.1%
1966 779,303 kg -0.9%
1967 748,208 kg -4.0%
1968 766,649 kg +2.5%
1969 832,512 kg +8.6%
1970 1.07 million kg +28.6%
1971 1.50 million kg +40.4%
1972 1.64 million kg +9.0%
1973 1.88 million kg +14.9%
1974 2.04 million kg +8.5%
1975 2.09 million kg +2.1%
1976 1.79 million kg -14.3%
1977 2.22 million kg +24.2%
1978 2.56 million kg +15.4%
1979 2.80 million kg +9.1%
1980 3.02 million kg +8.1%
1981 3.23 million kg +6.8%
1982 3.28 million kg +1.5%
1983 3.23 million kg -1.5%
1984 3.19 million kg -1.3%
1985 3.30 million kg +3.6%
1986 3.38 million kg +2.5%
1987 3.35 million kg -0.8%
1988 3.47 million kg +3.6%
1989 3.53 million kg +1.6%
1990 3.64 million kg +3.0%
1991 3.35 million kg -7.7%
1992 3.03 million kg -9.6%
1993 3.05 million kg +0.5%
1994 3.23 million kg +5.9%
1995 3.29 million kg +2.0%
1996 3.30 million kg +0.3%
1997 3.36 million kg +1.7%
1998 3.34 million kg -0.6%
1999 3.30 million kg -1.3%
2000 3.37 million kg +2.2%
2001 3.42 million kg +1.5%
2002 3.48 million kg +1.8%
2003 3.19 million kg -8.5%
2004 2.98 million kg -6.5%
2005 2.91 million kg -2.2%
2006 2.87 million kg -1.4%
2007 2.76 million kg -3.7%
2008 2.75 million kg -0.3%
2009 2.72 million kg -1.1%
2010 2.81 million kg +3.2%
2011 2.76 million kg -1.8%
2012 2.76 million kg -0.2%
2013 2.70 million kg -2.2%
2014 2.69 million kg -0.4%
2015 2.80 million kg +4.0%
2016 2.92 million kg +4.3%
2017 2.88 million kg -1.1%
2018 1.52 million kg -47.1%
2019 1.50 million kg -1.5%
2020 2.91 million kg +93.7%
2021 1.43 million kg -50.8%
2022 1.32 million kg -7.9%
2023 1.57 million kg +19.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Turkeys — Manure left on pasture in Europe 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +93.7% 1.50 million kg 2.91 million kg
2021 -50.8% 2.91 million kg 1.43 million kg
2018 -47.1% 2.88 million kg 1.52 million kg
1971 +40.4% 1.07 million kg 1.50 million kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 993,254 kg 748,208 kg 1.66 million kg 9
1970s 1.96 million kg 1.07 million kg 2.80 million kg 10
1980s 3.30 million kg 3.02 million kg 3.53 million kg 10
1990s 3.29 million kg 3.03 million kg 3.64 million kg 10
2000s 3.05 million kg 2.72 million kg 3.48 million kg 10
2010s 2.53 million kg 1.50 million kg 2.92 million kg 10
2020s 1.81 million kg 1.32 million kg 2.91 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 15 USSR 688,755 kg compare
  2. 16 Uzbekistan 611,357 kg compare
  3. 17 Georgia 516,401 kg compare
  4. 18 France 506,189 kg compare
  5. 19 Philippines 474,864 kg compare
  6. 20 Italy 419,718 kg compare
  7. 21 Turkmenistan 383,324 kg compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

More environment data for Europe

All data for Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is turkeys — manure left on pasture in Europe?
Turkeys — manure left on pasture in Europe was 1.57 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest turkeys — manure left on pasture recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 3.64 million kg in 1990.
What is the lowest turkeys — manure left on pasture recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 748,208 kg in 1967.
How does Europe rank for turkeys — manure left on pasture?
Europe ranks 18th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is turkeys — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Turkeys — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Turkeys — Manure left on pasture in Europe. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 30 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/turkeys-manure-left-on-pasture-n-content/europe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/turkeys-manure-left-on-pasture-n-content/europe/">Turkeys — Manure left on pasture in Europe</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Turkeys — 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
128 places, 6,645 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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).