Livestock manure; production, transport and use, key figures
| Manure and nutrients | Periods | Excretion during grazing (million kg) | Stored manure and manure during grazing (million kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total manure types | 2023 | 8,146 | 74,651 |
| Nitrogen (N) | 2023 | 50 | 402 |
| Phosphate (P205) | 2023 | 14 | 147 |
| Source: CBS. | |||
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 or is removed as rinsing water from air scrubbers. 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.
Status of the figures:
Final figures;
New insights in calculation methodologies can lead to recalculation of the time series.
Changes as of 28 june 2024:
Final figures on manure production in 2023 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
In the first quarter of 2025 provisional data on manure production in 2024 will be added and final data on manure transports and manure use in 2023.
Description topics
- Excretion during grazing
- Excretion of manure and nutrients from grazing livestock. In case of nitrogen (N), the amount of nitrogen excreted without subtraction of nitrogen losses in the form of ammonia (NH3) including removal with effluent from air scrubbers, nitrous oxide (N2O), nitrogen oxide (NO) en nitrogen gas (N2) and in case of phosphate, the excretion of phosphate (P2O5).
- Stored manure and manure during grazing
- In case of manure (feces en urine) and phosphate equal to total excretion. In case of nitrogen (N), the amount of nitrogen excreted with subtraction of nitrogen losses in the form of ammonia (NH3) including removal with effluent from air scrubbers, nitrous oxide (N2O), nitrogen oxide (NO) en nitrogen gas (N2).