All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) by country
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...
Countries reporting
211
Highest
25.75 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
27,436 kg
Tokelau
Median
164.17 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,264
What the numbers show
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 25.75 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 27,436 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 164.17 million kg, and the mean is 893.88 million kg.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 132.0%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 46.9%).
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 25.75 billion kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 2 | China | 14.11 billion kg | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 14.03 billion kg | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 4 | India | 12.39 billion kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 12.11 billion kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 6 | USSR | 10.59 billion kg | 1991 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 5.41 billion kg | 2023 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 4.71 billion kg | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 4.60 billion kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 10 | Australia | 3.43 billion kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 11 | Chad | 3.40 billion kg | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Sudan (former) | 3.27 billion kg | 2011 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 3.12 billion kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Indonesia | 2.79 billion kg | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 2.75 billion kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 2.73 billion kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 17 | Argentina | 2.68 billion kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 18 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.25 billion kg | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia PDR | 2.16 billion kg | 1992 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 1.97 billion kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 21 | Kenya | 1.97 billion kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 1.79 billion kg | 2023 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 23 | Colombia | 1.65 billion kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.48 billion kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 25 | Mali | 1.47 billion kg | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 1.42 billion kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 1.34 billion kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 28 | Niger | 1.33 billion kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.23 billion kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 30 | South Sudan | 1.18 billion kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 31 | Mongolia | 1.17 billion kg | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 1.17 billion kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 33 | Germany | 1.13 billion kg | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 34 | Uganda | 1.10 billion kg | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 1.03 billion kg | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 992.92 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 37 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 902.25 million kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 811.13 million kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 805.55 million kg | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 40 | Somalia | 776.81 million kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Canada | 763.81 million kg | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 757.35 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 43 | Caribbean | 728.75 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 715.39 million kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 707.56 million kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 46 | Myanmar | 685.25 million kg | 2023 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 47 | Algeria | 658.76 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 640.59 million kg | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 49 | Morocco | 626.75 million kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 50 | Yugoslav SFR | 605.30 million kg | 1991 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 51 | Uruguay | 604.87 million kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 52 | Poland | 600.96 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 53 | Paraguay | 596.26 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 515.20 million kg | 2023 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Afghanistan | 514.80 million kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 56 | Guinea | 501.38 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Ireland | 484.88 million kg | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 58 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 462.56 million kg | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 59 | Nepal | 458.36 million kg | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 60 | Cameroon | 439.80 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 61 | Senegal | 439.75 million kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 62 | Philippines | 439.55 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 63 | Yemen | 435.56 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 64 | Madagascar | 430.68 million kg | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 65 | Malawi | 426.01 million kg | 2023 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Egypt | 408.99 million kg | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 67 | Thailand | 402.19 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 68 | Mauritania | 400.36 million kg | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 382.63 million kg | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 381.86 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 375.48 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 72 | Angola | 373.65 million kg | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 73 | Czechoslovakia | 368.58 million kg | 1992 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 361.19 million kg | 2023 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Japan | 351.67 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 76 | Belarus | 322.77 million kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 77 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 322.17 million kg | 1999 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 317.21 million kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 79 | Ukraine | 306.83 million kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Republic of Korea | 300.07 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 81 | Iraq | 298.57 million kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 82 | Zambia | 298.14 million kg | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 286.12 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 84 | Chile | 276.35 million kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 85 | Ecuador | 270.73 million kg | 2023 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 270.72 million kg | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 269.06 million kg | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 254.61 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 89 | Cuba | 247.10 million kg | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 90 | Denmark | 244.10 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 91 | Côte d'Ivoire | 230.22 million kg | 2023 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Belgium | 226.20 million kg | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 93 | Benin | 223.56 million kg | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 215.26 million kg | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 95 | Greece | 213.72 million kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 96 | Namibia | 213.09 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 209.57 million kg | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 98 | Tunisia | 206.97 million kg | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 191.98 million kg | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 100 | Mozambique | 189.12 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 101 | Malaysia | 184.97 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 102 | Serbia and Montenegro | 173.75 million kg | 2005 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 103 | Eritrea | 173.56 million kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 104 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 168.73 million kg | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 105 | Honduras | 167.89 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 106 | Togo | 164.17 million kg | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Libya | 162.63 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 108 | Austria | 158.82 million kg | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 109 | Cambodia | 157.70 million kg | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 110 | Portugal | 153.50 million kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 111 | Haiti | 144.13 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 112 | Burundi | 138.73 million kg | 2023 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 136.66 million kg | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 114 | Switzerland | 136.09 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 115 | Serbia | 116.81 million kg | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 116 | Hungary | 116.46 million kg | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 117 | Norway | 107.44 million kg | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 118 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 105.31 million kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 119 | Sweden | 105.25 million kg | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 120 | Czechia | 104.24 million kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 121 | Rwanda | 103.01 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 97.13 million kg | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | 87.25 million kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | 86.36 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Oman | 84.14 million kg | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 126 | China, Taiwan Province of | 79.94 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 127 | Finland | 74.81 million kg | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 128 | Georgia | 71.95 million kg | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 129 | Jordan | 68.21 million kg | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 130 | Israel | 66.67 million kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 131 | Melanesia | 63.07 million kg | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 132 | Botswana | 62.81 million kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | flat |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 62.70 million kg | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Albania | 62.65 million kg | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 57.67 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 136 | El Salvador | 57.09 million kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 137 | Lithuania | 56.25 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 138 | Lesotho | 51.76 million kg | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 51.55 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.49 million kg | 2023 | down 29.0% | flat |
| 141 | Croatia | 49.38 million kg | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 142 | Lebanon | 45.06 million kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 143 | Armenia | 43.60 million kg | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 144 | Republic of Moldova | 39.44 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 145 | Kuwait | 38.04 million kg | 2023 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovakia | 37.46 million kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 147 | Slovenia | 34.77 million kg | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 148 | Qatar | 33.63 million kg | 2023 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Latvia | 33.16 million kg | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 150 | Eswatini | 32.72 million kg | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 31.02 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 152 | Djibouti | 29.13 million kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 25.78 million kg | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 154 | Jamaica | 24.56 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 155 | Gambia | 23.31 million kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 156 | Congo | 22.24 million kg | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 22.08 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 158 | Estonia | 21.74 million kg | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 159 | Guyana | 20.03 million kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 160 | Liberia | 18.50 million kg | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 161 | Palestine | 18.25 million kg | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.87 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 163 | Fiji | 17.69 million kg | 2023 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 164 | Puerto Rico | 13.85 million kg | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 165 | Iceland | 13.18 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 13.04 million kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 167 | Gabon | 10.98 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 168 | Montenegro | 10.18 million kg | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 169 | Cyprus | 9.54 million kg | 2023 | down 45.6% | rising |
| 170 | Bhutan | 9.41 million kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 171 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.24 million kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Polynesia | 8.05 million kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 173 | Mauritius | 7.23 million kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 6.88 million kg | 2023 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 175 | Belize | 6.02 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 176 | New Caledonia | 5.78 million kg | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 177 | Cabo Verde | 5.54 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 178 | Comoros | 4.72 million kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 179 | Suriname | 4.46 million kg | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 4.01 million kg | 2006 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 181 | Samoa | 3.80 million kg | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 182 | Barbados | 3.41 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 183 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2.35 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | falling |
| 184 | Bahrain | 2.35 million kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 185 | Tonga | 2.33 million kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 186 | Micronesia | 2.18 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Martinique | 1.80 million kg | 2006 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 188 | Malta | 1.78 million kg | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 189 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 190 | Solomon Islands | 1.70 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 191 | Bahamas | 1.63 million kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 192 | Singapore | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 193 | French Polynesia | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 194 | Faroe Islands | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 195 | Saint Lucia | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 196 | Dominica | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 197 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.17 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 198 | Grenada | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 199 | Sao Tome and Principe | 997,938 kg | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 200 | Antigua and Barbuda | 945,926 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 201 | French Guiana | 859,769 kg | 2006 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 202 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 578,396 kg | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 203 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 473,021 kg | 2023 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 204 | Kiribati | 423,518 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 205 | Seychelles | 354,801 kg | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 206 | Cook Islands | 330,386 kg | 2023 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 207 | China, Macao SAR | 315,459 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 208 | Tuvalu | 182,962 kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 209 | Niue | 41,006 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 210 | Nauru | 35,047 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 211 | Tokelau | 27,436 kg | 2023 | up 110.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 133.19 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 107.64 billion kg
- Asia 50.07 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 41.25 billion kg
- Africa 34.26 billion kg
- Americas 31.99 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 30.20 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 29.46 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 28.35 billion kg
- Annex I countries 25.54 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 25.13 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 22.47 billion kg
About this data
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).