Asses — 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
128
Highest
232.87 million kg
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 kg
Republic of Korea
Median
402,026 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,444
What the numbers show
Asses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 232.87 million kg in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 402,026 kg, and the mean is 10.97 million kg.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 874.2%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 90.0%).
Asses — Amount excreted in manure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 232.87 million kg | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 167.33 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 3 | Pakistan | 127.25 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia PDR | 113.50 million kg | 1992 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 5 | Chad | 102.07 million kg | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 6 | OECD | 75.35 million kg | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 7 | Mexico | 72.04 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Niger | 43.42 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 35.28 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 33.42 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 33.18 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 12 | China | 31.87 million kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 12 | China, mainland | 31.87 million kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 14 | Nigeria | 29.62 million kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Mali | 27.04 million kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 21.99 million kg | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 17 | Morocco | 19.46 million kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 18 | Sudan (former) | 16.40 million kg | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Yemen | 15.96 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 15.79 million kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 14.59 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 14.23 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 13.86 million kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 24 | Senegal | 10.19 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 25 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9.60 million kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Caribbean | 8.28 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 8.28 million kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 28 | South Sudan | 7.98 million kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritania | 7.53 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 30 | Tunisia | 5.31 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 31 | USSR | 4.41 million kg | 1991 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.19 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 33 | Haiti | 3.70 million kg | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 3.46 million kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 35 | Namibia | 3.40 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 36 | Lesotho | 2.83 million kg | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 2.29 million kg | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 2.15 million kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 1.92 million kg | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 40 | Botswana | 1.79 million kg | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Spain | 1.74 million kg | 2017 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Gambia | 1.66 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Türkiye | 1.63 million kg | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 44 | India | 1.49 million kg | 2023 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 45 | Colombia | 1.31 million kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 1.30 million kg | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 47 | Algeria | 1.27 million kg | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 48 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 49 | Mozambique | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 50 | Cameroon | 874,957 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 51 | Paraguay | 770,930 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 741,485 kg | 2023 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 645,184 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 54 | Libya | 599,762 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 589,853 kg | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 542,030 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 57 | Honduras | 512,127 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 58 | Jamaica | 502,021 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 59 | Somalia | 499,598 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 60 | Oman | 476,920 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 61 | Albania | 449,745 kg | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 62 | Romania | 431,762 kg | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 63 | Uganda | 423,335 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 64 | Switzerland | 412,956 kg | 2023 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Bhutan | 391,096 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 66 | Cuba | 382,955 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 67 | France | 370,110 kg | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 68 | Cabo Verde | 362,285 kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 69 | Yugoslav SFR | 362,214 kg | 1991 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Eswatini | 360,909 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 71 | Chile | 345,805 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 72 | Ghana | 330,461 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 325,746 kg | 2023 | down 65.6% | flat |
| 74 | Lebanon | 308,372 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 263,348 kg | 2017 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 76 | Italy | 258,966 kg | 2017 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Georgia | 211,809 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 78 | Guatemala | 211,023 kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 201,769 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 80 | Djibouti | 185,530 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 81 | Malawi | 179,527 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Ukraine | 168,471 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 160,079 kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 84 | Belarus | 129,140 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 85 | Jordan | 123,584 kg | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Comoros | 120,507 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 87 | Guinea-Bissau | 113,893 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 88 | Cyprus | 113,500 kg | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Israel | 109,135 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Portugal | 104,864 kg | 2017 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Samoa | 99,645 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Polynesia | 99,645 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Angola | 97,588 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 94 | Ireland | 92,305 kg | 2017 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Togo | 76,613 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 96 | Russian Federation | 72,812 kg | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 97 | El Salvador | 72,313 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 98 | Guinea | 52,669 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50,682 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 100 | Zambia | 49,023 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 101 | Greece | 48,682 kg | 2017 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Barbados | 46,863 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 103 | Hungary | 44,128 kg | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 104 | Puerto Rico | 43,654 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Croatia | 40,120 kg | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | 37,935 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 107 | Uruguay | 36,255 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29,008 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 109 | Australia | 26,605 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 109 | Australia and New Zealand | 26,605 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 111 | Armenia | 22,744 kg | 2023 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 112 | Republic of Moldova | 22,733 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 113 | Guyana | 21,805 kg | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Grenada | 14,428 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Benin | 13,860 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 13,293 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 117 | Malta | 5,959 kg | 2017 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Madagascar | 3,492 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Guadeloupe | 3,274 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Mauritius | 1,310 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,070 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 122 | Mongolia | 873.08 kg | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Thailand | 589.33 kg | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Suriname | 152.79 kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Belgium | 24.67 kg | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Bahrain | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Republic of Korea | 0 kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.15 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.15 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 907.35 million kg
- Africa 748.46 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 719.51 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 698.21 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 532.50 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 523.45 million kg
- Asia 264.35 million kg
- Eastern Africa 262.26 million kg
- Northern Africa 215.96 million kg
- Southern Asia 195.73 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).