Livestock manure; production, transport and use; key figures, 1950-2017

Table explanation


This table comprises information about livestock manure production and production of nitrogen and phosphate in manure. It also includes data on excreted nitrogen that evaporates as ammonia and other nitrogen compounds. The use of nitrogen and phosphate in agricultural holdings is calculated from the manure production and the difference between supply and removal of manure. The use of manure is related to the available spreading area based on fertilising standards.

Data available from 1950 to 2017.

Status of the figures:
The 2017 data is provisional; all other data are final.

Changes as of 4 May 2018:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.
This table is succeeded by Livestock manure; production, transport and use; key figures. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Manure removal from farms
Removal of manure from agricultural holdings.

Removal of manure is mainly due to a lack of sufficient land area for spreading manure. The manure spreading allowance for a farm is calculated as area of agricultural land multiplied by the amount of manure allowed per hectare.

Removed manure
Nitrogen (N) in removed manure
Phosphate (P2O5) in removed manure
Manure supply to farms
Supply of manure takes place mainly on agricultural holdings with enough land available for spreading manure.
Supplied manure
Nitrogen (N) in supplied manure
Phosphate (P2O5) in supplied manure