All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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
8.01 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
16,435 kg
Tokelau
Median
24.72 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,264
What the numbers show
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 8.01 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 16,435 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.72 million kg, and the mean is 215.76 million kg.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 264.2%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 40.5%).
All Animals — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 8.01 billion kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 2 | USSR | 5.71 billion kg | 1991 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 3 | China | 5.24 billion kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 357.69 million kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 5.19 billion kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 330.99 million kg | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 5 | India | 2.42 billion kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 1.60 billion kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 1.16 billion kg | 2023 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 177.42 million kg | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 1.16 billion kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 8 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 107.15 million kg | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 1.11 billion kg | 2023 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 88.29 million kg | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 10 | France | 770.66 million kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 87.66 million kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 647.48 million kg | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 73.92 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 539.74 million kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 27.58 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 483.62 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 23.79 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 482.98 million kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 14 | Melanesia | 21.40 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 406.91 million kg | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.39 million kg | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 331.46 million kg | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 6.53 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 330.94 million kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.36 million kg | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 306.73 million kg | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 18 | Polynesia | 2.28 million kg | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 19 | Yugoslav SFR | 298.45 million kg | 1991 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia | 760,081 kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 273.53 million kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 395,884 kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 271.82 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 22 | Canada | 240.90 million kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Myanmar | 237.84 million kg | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 231.75 million kg | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 25 | Czechoslovakia | 229.51 million kg | 1992 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 26 | Australia and New Zealand | 229.34 million kg | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 27 | Nigeria | 217.11 million kg | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Belarus | 213.16 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 29 | Ukraine | 208.66 million kg | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 191.28 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | Caribbean | 175.50 million kg | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 190.12 million kg | 1999 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 32 | Mongolia | 173.95 million kg | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.65 million kg | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 172.80 million kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 169.14 million kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 165.62 million kg | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 36 | Australia | 162.93 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 159.04 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 38 | Philippines | 158.54 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 153.23 million kg | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 40 | Belgium | 138.17 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 41 | Malawi | 135.36 million kg | 2023 | up 212.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Republic of Korea | 133.85 million kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | 127.36 million kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 125.69 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 45 | Sudan (former) | 122.56 million kg | 2011 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | 105.39 million kg | 2023 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Chile | 97.78 million kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 48 | Malaysia | 90.82 million kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia and Montenegro | 88.98 million kg | 2005 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | 87.33 million kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 51 | Sudan | 85.72 million kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 84.67 million kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Austria | 84.21 million kg | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 54 | Ecuador | 82.81 million kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 55 | Guatemala | 79.04 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Nepal | 76.67 million kg | 2023 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 57 | Hungary | 74.09 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 58 | Kenya | 72.83 million kg | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 59 | Switzerland | 72.08 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 71.56 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 61 | Chad | 69.02 million kg | 2023 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Portugal | 67.98 million kg | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 63 | New Zealand | 66.41 million kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 64 | Czechia | 66.06 million kg | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 63.36 million kg | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 66 | Angola | 62.43 million kg | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 67 | South Sudan | 59.48 million kg | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 68 | Ethiopia PDR | 58.42 million kg | 1992 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia | 56.69 million kg | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 70 | Sweden | 55.16 million kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 71 | Cambodia | 54.82 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 52.73 million kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 51.59 million kg | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 74 | South Africa | 50.52 million kg | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 75 | Madagascar | 49.95 million kg | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 76 | China, Taiwan Province of | 47.06 million kg | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 77 | Norway | 46.70 million kg | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 44.54 million kg | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Cuba | 44.02 million kg | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 80 | Finland | 43.80 million kg | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 81 | Cameroon | 43.26 million kg | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 82 | Greece | 42.42 million kg | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 42.03 million kg | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 84 | Uruguay | 41.54 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 85 | Mali | 41.36 million kg | 2023 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Paraguay | 38.32 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 87 | Morocco | 37.40 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 88 | Niger | 36.49 million kg | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 89 | Honduras | 35.83 million kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 90 | Egypt | 34.56 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 91 | Algeria | 32.06 million kg | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Lithuania | 31.28 million kg | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 30.99 million kg | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Ghana | 27.55 million kg | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Zambia | 26.26 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Croatia | 25.81 million kg | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 25.62 million kg | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Iraq | 24.81 million kg | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 99 | Senegal | 24.64 million kg | 2023 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Burundi | 24.53 million kg | 2023 | up 220.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Haiti | 23.53 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 102 | Slovakia | 22.96 million kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 103 | Central African Republic | 22.08 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.07 million kg | 2023 | down 36.9% | flat |
| 105 | Togo | 22.06 million kg | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Benin | 21.93 million kg | 2023 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 107 | Mozambique | 21.45 million kg | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Albania | 21.16 million kg | 2023 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 20.65 million kg | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 110 | Somalia | 19.73 million kg | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 111 | Latvia | 18.46 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 112 | Slovenia | 18.42 million kg | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 113 | Panama | 18.08 million kg | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 114 | Guinea | 17.66 million kg | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 17.30 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 116 | Tunisia | 16.87 million kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 15.47 million kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 118 | Rwanda | 13.42 million kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 12.73 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 12.19 million kg | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 121 | Yemen | 12.18 million kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Estonia | 11.90 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 123 | Israel | 10.43 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 124 | North Macedonia | 9.86 million kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 125 | Mauritania | 9.70 million kg | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.33 million kg | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Guyana | 8.29 million kg | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.02 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 129 | Lebanon | 7.68 million kg | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 7.20 million kg | 2023 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Luxembourg | 6.88 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 132 | Kuwait | 6.88 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Namibia | 6.53 million kg | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 134 | Jamaica | 6.38 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 135 | Libya | 6.30 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 136 | Eritrea | 6.18 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 137 | Georgia | 5.67 million kg | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 138 | Liberia | 4.98 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 139 | Jordan | 4.83 million kg | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.41 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Cyprus | 4.33 million kg | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 142 | Armenia | 4.29 million kg | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 143 | Montenegro | 4.26 million kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 144 | Iceland | 4.02 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 3.76 million kg | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 146 | Fiji | 3.69 million kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 147 | Gabon | 3.59 million kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 148 | Qatar | 3.51 million kg | 2023 | up 264.2% | volatile |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 3.24 million kg | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Réunion | 2.34 million kg | 2006 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 151 | Congo | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 152 | Lesotho | 2.01 million kg | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 153 | Suriname | 1.93 million kg | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 154 | Bhutan | 1.91 million kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 155 | Eswatini | 1.83 million kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 156 | Barbados | 1.68 million kg | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 157 | Oman | 1.64 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Mauritius | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 159 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.35 million kg | 2023 | up 35.4% | falling |
| 160 | Botswana | 1.30 million kg | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 161 | Belize | 1.06 million kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 1.00 million kg | 2023 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 163 | Samoa | 885,409 kg | 2023 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 164 | Malta | 856,794 kg | 2023 | down 39.7% | rising |
| 165 | Gambia | 851,046 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 166 | Singapore | 845,159 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Palestine | 814,202 kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 168 | Bahamas | 788,310 kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 169 | New Caledonia | 719,801 kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 170 | Tonga | 691,196 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 651,640 kg | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Djibouti | 636,874 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | 514,300 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 174 | Martinique | 469,348 kg | 2006 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 175 | Guadeloupe | 412,372 kg | 2006 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 395,045 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 177 | Dominica | 385,069 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 178 | Kiribati | 343,444 kg | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 292,461 kg | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 180 | Faroe Islands | 232,858 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 181 | French Guiana | 225,039 kg | 2006 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 182 | Bahrain | 222,488 kg | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Grenada | 217,731 kg | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 203,544 kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 185 | China, Macao SAR | 171,073 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 186 | Comoros | 165,574 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 161,767 kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | 158,394 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 157,367 kg | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 190 | Seychelles | 136,377 kg | 2023 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 113,022 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 86,659 kg | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 193 | Niue | 22,284 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 194 | Nauru | 20,753 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 195 | Tokelau | 16,435 kg | 2023 | up 99.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 27.77 billion kg
- Asia 13.26 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 18.70 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.01 billion kg
- Annex I countries 9.07 billion kg
- Europe 6.51 billion kg
- Americas 5.98 billion kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 230.27 million kg
- Eastern Asia 5.74 billion kg
- Middle Africa 221.63 million kg
- Southern Asia 4.37 billion kg
- European Union (27) 4.19 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.06 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 3.77 billion kg
- South America 2.80 billion kg
- Eastern Europe 2.38 billion kg
- South-Eastern Asia 2.24 billion kg
- Northern America 2.21 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.02 billion kg
- Western Europe 1.99 billion kg
- United States of America 1.97 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.93 billion kg
- Africa 1.77 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.56 billion kg
- Northern Europe 1.08 billion kg
- Southern Europe 1.06 billion kg
- Central America 789.14 million kg
- Eastern Africa 767.67 million kg
- Central Asia 692.77 million kg
- Western Africa 505.94 million kg
- Oceania 253.79 million kg
- Western Asia 220.99 million kg
- Northern Africa 212.91 million kg
- Southern Africa 62.20 million 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).