All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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
4.44 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
19.45 kg
Tokelau
Median
24.05 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,264
What the numbers show
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 4.44 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 19.45 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.05 million kg, and the mean is 178.82 million kg.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 111.3%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 62.2%).
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 4.44 billion kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 2 | Brazil | 3.09 billion kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 3 | China | 2.25 billion kg | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 2.24 billion kg | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 635.86 million kg | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 5 | India | 2.23 billion kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 487.45 million kg | 2023 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 1.36 billion kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 320.98 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.27 billion kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 207.69 million kg | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 1.02 billion kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 207.69 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 9 | Chad | 995.65 million kg | 2023 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 955.02 million kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 100.11 million kg | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 11 | USSR | 951.12 million kg | 1991 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 92.61 million kg | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 12 | Sudan (former) | 928.74 million kg | 2011 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 44.64 million kg | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 868.72 million kg | 2023 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.50 million kg | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 783.26 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 22.44 million kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 740.31 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 15 | Melanesia | 8.73 million kg | 2023 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 648.06 million kg | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 3.63 million kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 17 | Ethiopia PDR | 623.65 million kg | 1992 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 2.72 million kg | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 18 | Kenya | 563.54 million kg | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 18 | Polynesia | 1.33 million kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 450.41 million kg | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia | 327,448 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Mali | 427.74 million kg | 2023 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 325,123 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 384.06 million kg | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 381.40 million kg | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 23 | South Sudan | 326.95 million kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 312.49 million kg | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 25 | Uganda | 291.72 million kg | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 282.96 million kg | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 264.68 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 258.09 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 227.03 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Somalia | 226.94 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 31 | Algeria | 188.22 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 31 | Caribbean | 161.06 million kg | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 183.83 million kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 62.35 million kg | 2023 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 176.02 million kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 1.28 million kg | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 172.36 million kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 35 | Uruguay | 166.86 million kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 166.28 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 161.06 million kg | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 148.54 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 146.02 million kg | 2023 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 145.36 million kg | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea | 142.70 million kg | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Yemen | 124.58 million kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 123.69 million kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 44 | Canada | 120.73 million kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 45 | France | 119.47 million kg | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritania | 117.33 million kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 47 | Cameroon | 117.23 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 114.53 million kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 49 | Madagascar | 110.97 million kg | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 50 | Egypt | 110.36 million kg | 2023 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 107.56 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 52 | Ghana | 99.67 million kg | 2023 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Myanmar | 98.46 million kg | 2023 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 54 | Spain | 96.99 million kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 55 | Nepal | 96.49 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 56 | Angola | 91.19 million kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 57 | Central African Republic | 87.23 million kg | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Malawi | 84.88 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Zambia | 80.15 million kg | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 79.62 million kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 61 | Iraq | 78.65 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 62 | Germany | 70.52 million kg | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 68.95 million kg | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 64 | Philippines | 68.64 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 66.73 million kg | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 66 | Italy | 62.35 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 67 | Namibia | 61.09 million kg | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 59.49 million kg | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 69 | Cuba | 59.35 million kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 70 | Yugoslav SFR | 57.99 million kg | 1991 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 71 | Tunisia | 56.90 million kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 72 | Thailand | 53.93 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 53.80 million kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 53.78 million kg | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 75 | Ecuador | 53.49 million kg | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 50.92 million kg | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 77 | Mozambique | 49.65 million kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 78 | Romania | 49.45 million kg | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 79 | Eritrea | 49.40 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 80 | Ireland | 48.58 million kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 81 | Greece | 48.38 million kg | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 82 | Libya | 47.15 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 83 | Togo | 42.51 million kg | 2023 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Japan | 41.57 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 37.91 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 86 | Republic of Korea | 37.11 million kg | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 36.25 million kg | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.45 million kg | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 89 | Haiti | 35.23 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 90 | Burundi | 33.72 million kg | 2023 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 28.01 million kg | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 27.24 million kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 26.18 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 25.76 million kg | 2023 | up 70.2% | falling |
| 95 | Malaysia | 25.45 million kg | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 96 | Oman | 24.16 million kg | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Poland | 23.94 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 23.57 million kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Cambodia | 22.33 million kg | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 100 | Panama | 20.16 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 101 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 18.91 million kg | 1999 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 102 | Jordan | 18.90 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 103 | Georgia | 18.53 million kg | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 104 | Botswana | 18.29 million kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 105 | Portugal | 18.18 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 106 | Czechoslovakia | 17.97 million kg | 1992 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 107 | Israel | 16.06 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 108 | Serbia and Montenegro | 15.04 million kg | 2005 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 109 | Lesotho | 14.83 million kg | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 110 | Belarus | 14.66 million kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.58 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 112 | Ukraine | 13.99 million kg | 2023 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Norway | 13.96 million kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 114 | Belgium | 11.82 million kg | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 115 | Austria | 11.74 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 116 | Serbia | 11.74 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 117 | Lebanon | 11.08 million kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 118 | Armenia | 11.00 million kg | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 119 | Switzerland | 10.68 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 120 | Albania | 10.12 million kg | 2023 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 121 | El Salvador | 9.77 million kg | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 122 | Kuwait | 9.30 million kg | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Eswatini | 9.07 million kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 124 | Qatar | 8.98 million kg | 2023 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Djibouti | 8.51 million kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 126 | Denmark | 8.42 million kg | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 127 | Sweden | 8.40 million kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 8.23 million kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 129 | China, Taiwan Province of | 7.92 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 130 | Gambia | 6.67 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 131 | Hungary | 6.66 million kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 132 | Bulgaria | 6.58 million kg | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.07 million kg | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 134 | Congo | 5.98 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Jamaica | 5.37 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 136 | Czechia | 5.18 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 137 | Palestine | 5.17 million kg | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 138 | Finland | 4.78 million kg | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 139 | Croatia | 4.70 million kg | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 140 | Lithuania | 4.07 million kg | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 141 | Liberia | 3.99 million kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 142 | Fiji | 3.91 million kg | 2023 | down 42.7% | rising |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 3.70 million kg | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 144 | Guyana | 3.40 million kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 145 | Slovenia | 2.96 million kg | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 2.83 million kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.53 million kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 148 | Latvia | 2.43 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 149 | Slovakia | 2.40 million kg | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 150 | Iceland | 2.34 million kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 151 | Réunion | 2.16 million kg | 2006 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 152 | Gabon | 2.16 million kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 153 | Mauritius | 1.70 million kg | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 154 | Bhutan | 1.63 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | 1.59 million kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 157 | Estonia | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 158 | Belize | 1.46 million kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 159 | New Caledonia | 1.41 million kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 160 | Comoros | 1.35 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 161 | Cyprus | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | down 62.2% | flat |
| 162 | Montenegro | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 163 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | 1.07 million kg | 2006 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 165 | Luxembourg | 971,558 kg | 2023 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 166 | Suriname | 742,731 kg | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 167 | Samoa | 709,471 kg | 2023 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 168 | Bahrain | 626,828 kg | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 169 | Barbados | 500,811 kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 170 | Martinique | 388,049 kg | 2006 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 171 | Tonga | 363,755 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 172 | Faroe Islands | 319,710 kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 301,362 kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 267,439 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 175 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 262,137 kg | 2023 | up 106.9% | falling |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 260,307 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 177 | Grenada | 253,624 kg | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 178 | Bahamas | 247,683 kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 236,118 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 180 | Dominica | 218,532 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 213,783 kg | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 182 | Singapore | 211,625 kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 183 | French Guiana | 185,170 kg | 2006 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Malta | 166,637 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 121,234 kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 113,254 kg | 2023 | up 52.8% | falling |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 92,552 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 188 | Seychelles | 63,545 kg | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 189 | China, Macao SAR | 42,114 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 18,740 kg | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Kiribati | 2,306 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Niue | 2,064 kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 206.19 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Nauru | 19.45 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 194 | Tokelau | 19.45 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 28.50 billion kg
- Asia 9.15 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 24.56 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 7.66 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 10.61 billion kg
- Middle Africa 1.34 billion kg
- Africa 9.64 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.27 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 8.27 billion kg
- Americas 7.36 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 6.27 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 5.92 billion kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 199.98 million kg
- South America 5.24 billion kg
- Southern Asia 4.05 billion kg
- Eastern Africa 3.96 billion kg
- Annex I countries 3.93 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 2.64 billion kg
- Western Africa 2.61 billion kg
- Northern Africa 1.36 billion kg
- Oceania 1.28 billion kg
- Western Asia 1.15 billion kg
- Northern America 1.09 billion kg
- Europe 1.07 billion kg
- United States of America 973.78 million kg
- Central America 863.64 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 854.79 million kg
- European Union (27) 649.19 million kg
- Central Asia 457.73 million kg
- Southern Africa 367.95 million kg
- Northern Europe 278.66 million kg
- Eastern Europe 274.12 million kg
- Southern Europe 266.61 million kg
- Western Europe 252.44 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).