Where was the manure production highest?

In 2017, 76,2 million kilos of animal manure was produced in the Netherlands; in 2016 that was still 78,2 million kilos. This is according to figures from Statistics Netherlands. But in which province is the most animal manure produced? 

The total animal manure production decreased by 2016 million kilos between 2017 and 2 (exactly: 2,011 million kilos). In this top 5 we also look at where animal manure production fell the most between 2016 and 2017.

Who heads the list?
The province of North Brabant is at the top of the list. In 2017, 15,2 million kilos of animal manure was produced in this province. In 2016, manure production in this province still amounted to 15,4 million kilos. In the past year, therefore, approximately 200.000 (exactly: 189.000 kilos) kilos less manure was produced.

The province of Gelderland is in second place. In this province, animal manure production in 2017 amounted to 12,8 million kilos. Manure production in 2016 still amounted to 13,1. In the past year, approximately 300.000 kilos of manure (exactly: 283.000 kilos) less was produced compared to 2016.

The bronze medal is for the Overijssel. Animal manure production in this province amounted to 2017 million kilos in 11,7. In 2016, manure production was still 11,9 million kilos. In this province too, a difference of approximately 200.000 kilos of manure appears to have arisen. In exact figures, this is a difference of 212.000 kilos.

The province of Friesland ends next to the podium. In 2017, this province had an animal manure production of 10,7 million kilos. The total animal manure production in 2016 amounted to 11,1 million kilos. If we include more figures after the decimal point, we see that 2016 kilos less manure was produced between 2017 and 473.000.

The fifth, and last place of this top 5 is for the province of Drenthe. In this province, the total animal manure production in 2017 amounted to 4,5 million kilos, compared to 4,6 million kilos in 2016. The exact difference between the 2 years amounts to 123.000 kilos of manure.

Where did production fall the fastest between 2016 and 2017?
If we look at the difference between 2016 and 2017, we see that Friesland has shown the largest decrease. This province showed a decrease of 473.000 kilos of manure. The province of Gelderland is in second place. This province was also in second place in the above top 5 and showed a decrease in animal manure production of 283.000 kilos.

The lowest step of the podium is for Groningen. In this province, the total animal manure production in 2017 amounted to 4 million kilos. A year earlier (in 2017) this was still 4,2 million kilos of manure. The province shows an exact decrease of 1 kilos of manure in 220.000 year.

Fourth place is for Overijssel. This province was in third place in the top 5 above. This province showed a drop of 212.000 kilos of manure. The province of North Brabant concludes this top 5 and records a decrease of 189.000 kilos of manure.

Kimberly Baker

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