Livestock manure; production, transport and use; key figures, 1950-2013
| Periods | Spreading area for manure Agricultural land suitable for fertil... Agricultural land suitable for..., total (1 000 ha) | Spreading area for manure Agricultural land suitable for fertil... Arable land (1 000 ha) | Spreading area for manure Agricultural land suitable for fertil... Grassland (1 000 ha) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013* | 1,778 | 847 | 931 |
| 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. The use of nitrogen and phosphate in agricultural holdings is calculated from the manure production and the difference between supply and removal of manure on agricultural holdings. The use of manure is related to the available spreading area based on fertilising standards. Developments in the production and use of animal manure can be compared with some key figures on livestock numbers and areas of arable land and grassland.
Data available from: 1950-2013.
Status of the figures:
- Figures up to and including 2012 are final figures.
- Figures for 2013 are provisional figures. Because this table is put to a stop, data wil not be made final.
This table will be continued by the table: Livestock manure; production, transport and use; key figures
Description topics
- Spreading area for manure
- Spreading area for minerals is calculated as the available area of agricultural land multiplied by the permitted amount of mineral per hectare (fertilising standard) for animal manure.
- Agricultural land suitable for fertil...
- Agricultural land suitable for fertilisation is cultivation land on which animal manure can be applied. It consists of all agricultural land except fallow field, fast-growing wood and green manures. The area is expressed as measured size, i.e. net cultivation land, including furrows and paths necessary for cultivation.
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From 2009 onwards, excluding horticulture under glass.- Agricultural land suitable for..., total
- Arable land
- Arable land is agricultural land suitable for fertilising, in use for arable farming or horticulture.
- Grassland
- Grassland is agricultural land suitable for fertilisation, temporarily or permanently in use for the cultivation of grass or for the pasturing of livestock.