All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita by country
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
170
Highest
49.97 kg per person
Mongolia
Lowest
0.0857 kg per person
Equatorial Guinea
Median
2.59 kg per person
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,878
What the numbers show
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 49.97 kg per person in Mongolia; the lowest is 0.0857 kg per person in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.59 kg per person, and the mean is 4.59 kg per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 583.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 120 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 162.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 53.7%).
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 49.97 kg per person | 2023 | up 33.1% | falling |
| 2 | Ireland | 43.63 kg per person | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 3 | Denmark | 25.77 kg per person | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 4 | Belarus | 23.22 kg per person | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 5 | New Zealand | 12.77 kg per person | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 6 | Uruguay | 12.26 kg per person | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 7 | Turkmenistan | 11.86 kg per person | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 11.73 kg per person | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 9 | Tuvalu | 11.51 kg per person | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 10 | France | 11.27 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 11.09 kg per person | 2023 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 12 | Lithuania | 10.89 kg per person | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 13 | Iceland | 10.42 kg per person | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 10.33 kg per person | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 15 | Guyana | 10.04 kg per person | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 10 kg per person | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 9.8 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 9.3 kg per person | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 9.22 kg per person | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 9.07 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 21 | Albania | 8.78 kg per person | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 8.69 kg per person | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 23 | Estonia | 8.68 kg per person | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 8.56 kg per person | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 8.46 kg per person | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 8.23 kg per person | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 8.11 kg per person | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 28 | Finland | 7.84 kg per person | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 7.82 kg per person | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 7.77 kg per person | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 7.73 kg per person | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 32 | Hungary | 7.72 kg per person | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 7.58 kg per person | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 7.47 kg per person | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.27 kg per person | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.93 kg per person | 2023 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 37 | Montenegro | 6.83 kg per person | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.82 kg per person | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 6.69 kg per person | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 40 | Tonga | 6.61 kg per person | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 6.43 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 42 | Malawi | 6.41 kg per person | 2023 | up 139.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 6.33 kg per person | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 6.11 kg per person | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 6.1 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 6.08 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 47 | Canada | 6.02 kg per person | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 48 | Barbados | 5.95 kg per person | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 49 | Dominica | 5.79 kg per person | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 50 | Paraguay | 5.6 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 51 | Ukraine | 5.53 kg per person | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 5.39 kg per person | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 53 | Sweden | 5.24 kg per person | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 54 | Italy | 5.2 kg per person | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 55 | South Sudan | 5.18 kg per person | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 4.97 kg per person | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 4.81 kg per person | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 58 | Pakistan | 4.67 kg per person | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 4.61 kg per person | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 60 | Myanmar | 4.39 kg per person | 2023 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 4.36 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 62 | Central African Republic | 4.29 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 63 | Faroe Islands | 4.28 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 64 | Slovakia | 4.23 kg per person | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 65 | Argentina | 4.2 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 66 | Mexico | 4.16 kg per person | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 67 | Samoa | 4.09 kg per person | 2023 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 68 | Greece | 4.08 kg per person | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 69 | Panama | 4.05 kg per person | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 70 | Fiji | 4 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 71 | Cuba | 3.99 kg per person | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 72 | Indonesia | 3.94 kg per person | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 73 | Peru | 3.76 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.72 kg per person | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 75 | China | 3.72 kg per person | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 76 | Chad | 3.57 kg per person | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 77 | Honduras | 3.37 kg per person | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 78 | El Salvador | 3.27 kg per person | 2023 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 79 | Cyprus | 3.22 kg per person | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 80 | Cambodia | 3.15 kg per person | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 3.13 kg per person | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 82 | Suriname | 3.07 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 83 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.82 kg per person | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Togo | 2.68 kg per person | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 85 | Kiribati | 2.59 kg per person | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 86 | Malaysia | 2.59 kg per person | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 87 | Nepal | 2.58 kg per person | 2023 | down 25.7% | flat |
| 88 | Belize | 2.57 kg per person | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 89 | New Caledonia | 2.48 kg per person | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 90 | Bhutan | 2.43 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 91 | Thailand | 2.36 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 92 | Jamaica | 2.25 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 93 | Namibia | 2.2 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.18 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 95 | Uganda | 2.17 kg per person | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 96 | Haiti | 2.02 kg per person | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 97 | Bahamas | 1.97 kg per person | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 1.93 kg per person | 2023 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritania | 1.93 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 100 | Grenada | 1.86 kg per person | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.85 kg per person | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 102 | Burundi | 1.79 kg per person | 2023 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Eritrea | 1.78 kg per person | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 104 | Nauru | 1.75 kg per person | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 105 | Mali | 1.74 kg per person | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 1.73 kg per person | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 107 | Sudan | 1.71 kg per person | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 108 | Angola | 1.7 kg per person | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 109 | India | 1.68 kg per person | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 1.63 kg per person | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 111 | Madagascar | 1.6 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.6 kg per person | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 113 | Bangladesh | 1.6 kg per person | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 114 | Benin | 1.55 kg per person | 2023 | up 37.9% | falling |
| 115 | Malta | 1.55 kg per person | 2023 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 116 | Georgia | 1.53 kg per person | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 117 | Cameroon | 1.52 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 118 | Eswatini | 1.49 kg per person | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 1.49 kg per person | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 120 | Armenia | 1.45 kg per person | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 121 | Gabon | 1.45 kg per person | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 122 | Kuwait | 1.42 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 123 | French Polynesia | 1.41 kg per person | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 124 | Niger | 1.39 kg per person | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 125 | Tunisia | 1.38 kg per person | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 126 | Philippines | 1.38 kg per person | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 127 | Senegal | 1.36 kg per person | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 128 | Japan | 1.33 kg per person | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 129 | Lebanon | 1.33 kg per person | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 130 | Qatar | 1.32 kg per person | 2023 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Kenya | 1.32 kg per person | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 132 | Zambia | 1.27 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 133 | Guinea | 1.23 kg per person | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 134 | Mauritius | 1.22 kg per person | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 1.2 kg per person | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 1.17 kg per person | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 137 | Seychelles | 1.14 kg per person | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Somalia | 1.07 kg per person | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 139 | Israel | 1.06 kg per person | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 140 | Zimbabwe | 1.06 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 141 | Morocco | 0.9918 kg per person | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 0.9767 kg per person | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 143 | Rwanda | 0.9615 kg per person | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Nigeria | 0.9527 kg per person | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 145 | Liberia | 0.9063 kg per person | 2023 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 146 | Lesotho | 0.868 kg per person | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 147 | Libya | 0.8619 kg per person | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 0.8516 kg per person | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 149 | Ghana | 0.8154 kg per person | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 150 | South Africa | 0.7992 kg per person | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7601 kg per person | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 152 | Algeria | 0.6946 kg per person | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 0.6429 kg per person | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 154 | Mozambique | 0.6376 kg per person | 2023 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 155 | Sri Lanka | 0.5776 kg per person | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 156 | Djibouti | 0.5524 kg per person | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 157 | Iraq | 0.5504 kg per person | 2023 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 158 | Botswana | 0.5249 kg per person | 2023 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Jordan | 0.4225 kg per person | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 160 | Congo | 0.3298 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 161 | Oman | 0.325 kg per person | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 162 | Gambia | 0.3155 kg per person | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 163 | Yemen | 0.3092 kg per person | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3091 kg per person | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 165 | Egypt | 0.3017 kg per person | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 166 | Comoros | 0.1947 kg per person | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 167 | Palestine | 0.1576 kg per person | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 168 | Singapore | 0.1428 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahrain | 0.1411 kg per person | 2023 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0857 kg per person | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.44 kg per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.24 kg per person
How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.