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
214
Highest
25.75 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
27,436 kg
Tokelau
Median
166.03 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 214 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 166.03 million kg, and the mean is 887.28 million kg.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 95 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 |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.25 billion kg | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 12.11 billion kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 1.79 billion kg | 2023 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 6 | USSR | 10.59 billion kg | 1991 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.48 billion kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 5.41 billion kg | 2023 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 4.71 billion kg | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 902.25 million kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 4.60 billion kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 805.55 million kg | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 3.43 billion kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 757.35 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 3.40 billion kg | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 317.21 million kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 12 | Sudan (former) | 3.27 billion kg | 2011 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 209.57 million kg | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 3.12 billion kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 168.73 million kg | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 2.79 billion kg | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 105.31 million kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 2.75 billion kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 15 | Melanesia | 63.07 million kg | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 2.73 billion kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 39.44 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 2.68 billion kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 22.08 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 18 | Ethiopia PDR | 2.16 billion kg | 1992 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 18 | Polynesia | 8.05 million kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 1.97 billion kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 19 | Micronesia | 2.18 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 1.97 billion kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 1.65 billion kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 22 | Mali | 1.47 billion kg | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 23 | France | 1.42 billion kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 1.34 billion kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 25 | Niger | 1.33 billion kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.23 billion kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 27 | South Sudan | 1.18 billion kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 28 | Mongolia | 1.17 billion kg | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 29 | New Zealand | 1.17 billion kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 1.13 billion kg | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 1.10 billion kg | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Caribbean | 728.75 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 1.03 billion kg | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 230.22 million kg | 2023 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Spain | 992.92 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 5.54 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 942.29 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 811.13 million kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Somalia | 776.81 million kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 37 | Canada | 763.81 million kg | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 715.39 million kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 707.56 million kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 40 | Myanmar | 685.25 million kg | 2023 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 41 | Algeria | 658.76 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 640.59 million kg | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 43 | Morocco | 626.75 million kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 44 | Yugoslav SFR | 605.30 million kg | 1991 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 45 | Uruguay | 604.87 million kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 46 | Poland | 600.96 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 47 | Paraguay | 596.26 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 515.20 million kg | 2023 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 514.80 million kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 50 | Guinea | 501.38 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Ireland | 484.88 million kg | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 52 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 462.56 million kg | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 53 | Nepal | 458.36 million kg | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 54 | Cameroon | 439.80 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 55 | Senegal | 439.75 million kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | 439.55 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 57 | Yemen | 435.56 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 58 | Madagascar | 430.68 million kg | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 59 | Malawi | 426.01 million kg | 2023 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 408.99 million kg | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 61 | Thailand | 402.19 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 62 | Mauritania | 400.36 million kg | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 382.63 million kg | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 381.86 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 375.48 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 66 | Angola | 373.65 million kg | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 67 | Czechoslovakia | 368.58 million kg | 1992 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 68 | Ghana | 361.19 million kg | 2023 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Japan | 351.67 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 70 | Belarus | 322.77 million kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 71 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 322.17 million kg | 1999 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 72 | Central African Republic | 317.24 million kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Ukraine | 306.83 million kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Republic of Korea | 300.07 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 75 | Iraq | 298.57 million kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 76 | Zambia | 298.14 million kg | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 286.12 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 78 | Chile | 276.35 million kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Ecuador | 270.73 million kg | 2023 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 270.72 million kg | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 81 | Guatemala | 269.06 million kg | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 254.61 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 83 | Cuba | 247.10 million kg | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 84 | Denmark | 244.10 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 85 | Belgium | 226.20 million kg | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 86 | Benin | 223.56 million kg | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 215.26 million kg | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 88 | Greece | 213.72 million kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 89 | Namibia | 213.09 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 90 | Tunisia | 206.97 million kg | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 191.98 million kg | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 92 | Mozambique | 189.12 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 93 | Malaysia | 184.97 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 94 | Serbia and Montenegro | 173.75 million kg | 2005 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 95 | Eritrea | 173.56 million kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 96 | Honduras | 167.89 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 97 | Togo | 164.17 million kg | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Libya | 162.63 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 99 | Austria | 158.82 million kg | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 100 | Cambodia | 157.70 million kg | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 101 | Portugal | 153.50 million kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 102 | Haiti | 144.13 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 103 | Burundi | 138.73 million kg | 2023 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 136.66 million kg | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 105 | Switzerland | 136.09 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 106 | Serbia | 116.81 million kg | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 107 | Hungary | 116.46 million kg | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 108 | Norway | 107.44 million kg | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 109 | Sweden | 105.25 million kg | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 110 | Czechia | 104.24 million kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 111 | Rwanda | 103.01 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 97.13 million kg | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Panama | 87.25 million kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 86.36 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Oman | 84.14 million kg | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 116 | China, Taiwan Province of | 79.94 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 117 | Finland | 74.81 million kg | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 118 | Georgia | 71.95 million kg | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 119 | Jordan | 68.21 million kg | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 120 | Israel | 66.67 million kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 121 | Botswana | 62.81 million kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | flat |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 62.70 million kg | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Albania | 62.65 million kg | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau | 57.67 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 125 | El Salvador | 57.09 million kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 126 | Lithuania | 56.25 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 127 | Lesotho | 51.76 million kg | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 51.55 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.49 million kg | 2023 | down 29.0% | flat |
| 130 | Croatia | 49.38 million kg | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 131 | Lebanon | 45.06 million kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 132 | Armenia | 43.60 million kg | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 133 | Kuwait | 38.04 million kg | 2023 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Slovakia | 37.46 million kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 135 | Slovenia | 34.77 million kg | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 136 | Qatar | 33.63 million kg | 2023 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Latvia | 33.16 million kg | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 138 | Eswatini | 32.72 million kg | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | 31.02 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 140 | Djibouti | 29.13 million kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 25.78 million kg | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 142 | Jamaica | 24.56 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 143 | Gambia | 23.31 million kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 144 | Congo | 22.24 million kg | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Estonia | 21.74 million kg | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 146 | Guyana | 20.03 million kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 147 | Liberia | 18.50 million kg | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 148 | Palestine | 18.25 million kg | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.87 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 150 | Fiji | 17.69 million kg | 2023 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | 13.85 million kg | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 152 | Iceland | 13.18 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 13.04 million kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 154 | Gabon | 10.98 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 155 | Montenegro | 10.18 million kg | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 156 | Réunion | 9.69 million kg | 2006 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 157 | Cyprus | 9.54 million kg | 2023 | down 45.6% | rising |
| 158 | Bhutan | 9.41 million kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.24 million kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Mauritius | 7.23 million kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 6.88 million kg | 2023 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 162 | Belize | 6.02 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 163 | New Caledonia | 5.78 million kg | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 164 | Comoros | 4.72 million kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 165 | Suriname | 4.46 million kg | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 166 | Guadeloupe | 4.01 million kg | 2006 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 167 | Samoa | 3.80 million kg | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 168 | Barbados | 3.41 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 169 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2.35 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | falling |
| 170 | Bahrain | 2.35 million kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 171 | Tonga | 2.33 million kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 172 | Martinique | 1.80 million kg | 2006 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 173 | Malta | 1.78 million kg | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 1.70 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 175 | Bahamas | 1.63 million kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 176 | Singapore | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 177 | French Polynesia | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 178 | Faroe Islands | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 180 | Dominica | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 181 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.17 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 182 | Grenada | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 997,938 kg | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 945,926 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 185 | French Guiana | 859,769 kg | 2006 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 578,396 kg | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 473,021 kg | 2023 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 188 | Kiribati | 423,518 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 189 | Seychelles | 354,801 kg | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 330,386 kg | 2023 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 191 | China, Macao SAR | 315,459 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 182,962 kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 193 | Niue | 41,006 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 194 | Nauru | 35,047 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 195 | 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
- Asia 50.07 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 107.64 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 28.35 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 41.25 billion kg
- Middle Africa 4.74 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
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 932.70 million 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
- Southern Asia 21.65 billion kg
- South America 20.64 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 16.04 billion kg
- Eastern Africa 14.17 billion kg
- Europe 12.20 billion kg
- Western Africa 9.25 billion kg
- European Union (27) 7.82 billion kg
- Northern America 6.86 billion kg
- United States of America 6.10 billion kg
- South-Eastern Asia 5.66 billion kg
- Northern Africa 4.79 billion kg
- Oceania 4.68 billion kg
- Western Asia 4.19 billion kg
- Eastern Europe 3.94 billion kg
- Central America 3.76 billion kg
- Western Europe 3.54 billion kg
- Central Asia 2.53 billion kg
- Northern Europe 2.37 billion kg
- Southern Europe 2.35 billion kg
- Southern Africa 1.30 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).