All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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
2.96 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
12.97 kg
Tokelau
Median
16.04 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,264
What the numbers show
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 2.96 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 12.97 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.04 million kg, and the mean is 119.21 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 volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 2.96 billion kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 2 | Brazil | 2.06 billion kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 3 | China | 1.50 billion kg | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 1.50 billion kg | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 423.91 million kg | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 5 | India | 1.48 billion kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 324.97 million kg | 2023 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 905.32 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 213.98 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 845.01 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 138.46 million kg | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 681.37 million kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 138.46 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 9 | Chad | 663.77 million kg | 2023 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 636.68 million kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 66.74 million kg | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 11 | USSR | 634.08 million kg | 1991 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 61.74 million kg | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 12 | Sudan (former) | 619.16 million kg | 2011 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 29.76 million kg | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 579.15 million kg | 2023 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.33 million kg | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 522.17 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 14.96 million kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 493.54 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 15 | Melanesia | 5.82 million kg | 2023 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 432.04 million kg | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 2.42 million kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 17 | Ethiopia PDR | 415.76 million kg | 1992 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 1.81 million kg | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 18 | Kenya | 375.69 million kg | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 18 | Polynesia | 886,916 kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 300.28 million kg | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia | 218,299 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Mali | 285.16 million kg | 2023 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 216,748 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 256.04 million kg | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 254.26 million kg | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 23 | South Sudan | 217.97 million kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 208.33 million kg | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 25 | Uganda | 194.48 million kg | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 188.64 million kg | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 176.45 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 172.06 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 151.36 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Somalia | 151.29 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 31 | Algeria | 125.48 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 31 | Caribbean | 107.37 million kg | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 122.56 million kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41.57 million kg | 2023 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 117.35 million kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 854,791 kg | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 114.91 million kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 35 | Uruguay | 111.24 million kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 110.85 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 107.37 million kg | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 99.03 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 97.34 million kg | 2023 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 96.91 million kg | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea | 95.13 million kg | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Yemen | 83.05 million kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 82.46 million kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 44 | Canada | 80.49 million kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 45 | France | 79.65 million kg | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritania | 78.22 million kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 47 | Cameroon | 78.15 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 76.36 million kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 49 | Madagascar | 73.98 million kg | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 50 | Egypt | 73.57 million kg | 2023 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 71.71 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 52 | Ghana | 66.44 million kg | 2023 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Myanmar | 65.64 million kg | 2023 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 54 | Spain | 64.66 million kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 55 | Nepal | 64.33 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 56 | Angola | 60.79 million kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 57 | Central African Republic | 58.15 million kg | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Malawi | 56.58 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Zambia | 53.44 million kg | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 53.08 million kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 61 | Iraq | 52.43 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 62 | Germany | 47.01 million kg | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 45.97 million kg | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 64 | Philippines | 45.76 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 44.49 million kg | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 66 | Italy | 41.57 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 67 | Namibia | 40.72 million kg | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 39.66 million kg | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 69 | Cuba | 39.57 million kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 70 | Yugoslav SFR | 38.66 million kg | 1991 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 71 | Tunisia | 37.93 million kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 72 | Thailand | 35.95 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 35.87 million kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 35.85 million kg | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 75 | Ecuador | 35.66 million kg | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 33.95 million kg | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 77 | Mozambique | 33.10 million kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 78 | Romania | 32.96 million kg | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 79 | Eritrea | 32.94 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 80 | Ireland | 32.38 million kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 81 | Greece | 32.25 million kg | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 82 | Libya | 31.43 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 83 | Togo | 28.34 million kg | 2023 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Japan | 27.71 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 25.27 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 86 | Republic of Korea | 24.74 million kg | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 24.16 million kg | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.63 million kg | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 89 | Haiti | 23.49 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 90 | Burundi | 22.48 million kg | 2023 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 18.68 million kg | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 18.16 million kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 17.46 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 17.18 million kg | 2023 | up 70.2% | falling |
| 95 | Malaysia | 16.97 million kg | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 96 | Oman | 16.11 million kg | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Poland | 15.96 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 15.72 million kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Cambodia | 14.88 million kg | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 100 | Panama | 13.44 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 101 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 12.61 million kg | 1999 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 102 | Jordan | 12.60 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 103 | Georgia | 12.35 million kg | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 104 | Botswana | 12.19 million kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 105 | Portugal | 12.12 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 106 | Czechoslovakia | 11.98 million kg | 1992 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 107 | Israel | 10.71 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 108 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10.03 million kg | 2005 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 109 | Lesotho | 9.88 million kg | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 110 | Belarus | 9.77 million kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.72 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 112 | Ukraine | 9.33 million kg | 2023 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Norway | 9.31 million kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 114 | Belgium | 7.88 million kg | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 115 | Austria | 7.83 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 116 | Serbia | 7.82 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 117 | Lebanon | 7.38 million kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 118 | Armenia | 7.33 million kg | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 119 | Switzerland | 7.12 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 120 | Albania | 6.75 million kg | 2023 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 121 | El Salvador | 6.51 million kg | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 122 | Kuwait | 6.20 million kg | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Eswatini | 6.05 million kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 124 | Qatar | 5.99 million kg | 2023 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Djibouti | 5.67 million kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 126 | Denmark | 5.61 million kg | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 127 | Sweden | 5.60 million kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 5.49 million kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 129 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5.28 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 130 | Gambia | 4.45 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 131 | Hungary | 4.44 million kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 132 | Bulgaria | 4.38 million kg | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.05 million kg | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 134 | Congo | 3.98 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Jamaica | 3.58 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 136 | Czechia | 3.46 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 137 | Palestine | 3.44 million kg | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 138 | Finland | 3.19 million kg | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 139 | Croatia | 3.13 million kg | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 140 | Lithuania | 2.71 million kg | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 141 | Liberia | 2.66 million kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 142 | Fiji | 2.60 million kg | 2023 | down 42.7% | rising |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 2.46 million kg | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 144 | Guyana | 2.27 million kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 145 | Slovenia | 1.97 million kg | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 1.89 million kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 148 | Latvia | 1.62 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 149 | Slovakia | 1.60 million kg | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 150 | Iceland | 1.56 million kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 151 | Réunion | 1.44 million kg | 2006 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 152 | Gabon | 1.44 million kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 153 | Mauritius | 1.14 million kg | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 154 | Bhutan | 1.09 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | 1.06 million kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 1.05 million kg | 2023 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 157 | Estonia | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 158 | Belize | 974,906 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 159 | New Caledonia | 941,230 kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 160 | Comoros | 902,546 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 161 | Cyprus | 861,500 kg | 2023 | down 62.2% | flat |
| 162 | Montenegro | 841,392 kg | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 163 | Brunei Darussalam | 743,152 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | 713,314 kg | 2006 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 165 | Luxembourg | 647,705 kg | 2023 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 166 | Suriname | 495,154 kg | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 167 | Samoa | 472,981 kg | 2023 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 168 | Bahrain | 417,885 kg | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 169 | Barbados | 333,874 kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 170 | Martinique | 258,699 kg | 2006 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 171 | Tonga | 242,503 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 172 | Faroe Islands | 213,140 kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 200,908 kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 178,293 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 175 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 174,758 kg | 2023 | up 106.9% | falling |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 173,538 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 177 | Grenada | 169,082 kg | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 178 | Bahamas | 165,122 kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 157,412 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 180 | Dominica | 145,688 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 142,522 kg | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 182 | Singapore | 141,084 kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 183 | French Guiana | 123,447 kg | 2006 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Malta | 111,091 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 80,823 kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 75,503 kg | 2023 | up 52.8% | falling |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 61,701 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 188 | Seychelles | 42,363 kg | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 189 | China, Macao SAR | 28,076 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 12,493 kg | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Kiribati | 1,537 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Niue | 1,376 kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 137.46 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Nauru | 12.97 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 194 | Tokelau | 12.97 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 19.00 billion kg
- Asia 6.10 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 16.37 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5.11 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7.07 billion kg
- Middle Africa 896.30 million kg
- Africa 6.42 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5.52 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5.52 billion kg
- Americas 4.91 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 4.18 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.94 billion kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 133.32 million kg
- South America 3.49 billion kg
- Southern Asia 2.70 billion kg
- Eastern Africa 2.64 billion kg
- Annex I countries 2.62 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 1.76 billion kg
- Western Africa 1.74 billion kg
- Northern Africa 907.94 million kg
- Oceania 851.93 million kg
- Western Asia 767.58 million kg
- Northern America 729.67 million kg
- Europe 714.55 million kg
- United States of America 649.19 million kg
- Central America 575.76 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 569.86 million kg
- European Union (27) 432.79 million kg
- Central Asia 305.15 million kg
- Southern Africa 245.30 million kg
- Northern Europe 185.78 million kg
- Eastern Europe 182.75 million kg
- Southern Europe 177.74 million kg
- Western Europe 168.29 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).