Asses — 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...
What the numbers show
Asses — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 6.36 million kg in Pakistan; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 12,979 kg, and the mean is 298,404 kg.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 874.2%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 90.0%).
Asses — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 6.36 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 4.66 million kg | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 3 | Sudan | 3.35 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 4 | Ethiopia PDR | 2.27 million kg | 1992 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.67 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 5 | Chad | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 138,624 kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 1.66 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 96,039 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | China | 1.59 million kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 7 | China, mainland | 1.59 million kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 83,827 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Niger | 868,345 kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 1,819 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 10 | OECD | 803,124 kg | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 720,430 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 705,639 kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 592,492 kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 540,727 kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 439,808 kg | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 389,149 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 17 | USSR | 353,028 kg | 1991 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 18 | Sudan (former) | 328,060 kg | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 291,822 kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Senegal | 203,807 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Caribbean | 82,823 kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 21 | South Sudan | 159,684 kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 157,887 kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 23 | Mauritania | 150,584 kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 142,314 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 25 | Tajikistan | 114,650 kg | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 106,270 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 96,010 kg | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | 7,246 kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 28 | India | 74,452 kg | 2023 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 29 | Spain | 69,488 kg | 2017 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Namibia | 68,067 kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 31 | South Africa | 62,396 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 32 | Lesotho | 56,677 kg | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 33 | Haiti | 36,995 kg | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 34 | Botswana | 35,754 kg | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 34,619 kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 34,541 kg | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 37 | Gambia | 33,174 kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 32,259 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 29,493 kg | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 40 | Turkmenistan | 27,102 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Algeria | 25,440 kg | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 42 | Mozambique | 23,149 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 21,068 kg | 2017 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 44 | Bhutan | 19,555 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 45 | Albania | 17,990 kg | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 46 | Cameroon | 17,499 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 47 | Switzerland | 16,518 kg | 2023 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 48 | France | 14,804 kg | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 49 | Yugoslav SFR | 14,489 kg | 1991 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 13,478 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 51 | Colombia | 13,096 kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Argentina | 12,979 kg | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 53 | Libya | 11,995 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Italy | 10,359 kg | 2017 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 10,331 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 56 | Somalia | 9,992 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 57 | Uganda | 8,467 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 58 | Paraguay | 7,709 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 7,415 kg | 2023 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 60 | Eswatini | 7,218 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 61 | Ghana | 6,609 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 5,825 kg | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 63 | Honduras | 5,121 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 64 | Jamaica | 5,020 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Portugal | 4,195 kg | 2017 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Cuba | 3,830 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Djibouti | 3,711 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 68 | Ireland | 3,692 kg | 2017 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Malawi | 3,591 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 3,530 kg | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 71 | Chile | 3,458 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 72 | Comoros | 2,410 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,278 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 2,110 kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 2,018 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 76 | Angola | 1,952 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 77 | Greece | 1,947 kg | 2017 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Croatia | 1,605 kg | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 1,601 kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 80 | Togo | 1,532 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 81 | Guinea | 1,053 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 82 | Zambia | 980.47 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 723.13 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 506.82 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 85 | Barbados | 468.63 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 86 | Puerto Rico | 436.54 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 379.35 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 88 | Uruguay | 362.55 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 290.08 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 90 | Benin | 277.2 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 91 | Malta | 238.35 kg | 2017 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Guyana | 218.05 kg | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Grenada | 144.28 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 132.93 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 95 | Madagascar | 69.85 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Mongolia | 43.65 kg | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Guadeloupe | 32.74 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Thailand | 29.47 kg | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritius | 26.19 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.39 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 101 | Réunion | 4.37 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Suriname | 1.53 kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Belgium | 0.987 kg | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | Central African Republic | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 104 | 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 28.17 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 14.60 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 28.06 million kg
- Asia 11.68 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 22.32 million kg
- Middle Africa 2.06 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 15.15 million kg
- Africa 14.97 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 11.50 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 10.65 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 95,024 kg
- Southern Asia 9.79 million kg
- Eastern Africa 5.25 million kg
- Northern Africa 4.32 million kg
- Western Africa 3.11 million kg
- Eastern Asia 1.59 million kg
- Americas 1.45 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.39 million kg
- Central America 732,004 kg
- South America 580,104 kg
- Central Asia 299,513 kg
- Southern Africa 230,112 kg
- Annex I countries 109,306 kg
- Europe 69,491 kg
- Northern America 59,187 kg
- United States of America 59,187 kg
- Eastern Europe 34,983 kg
- Southern Europe 17,990 kg
- Western Europe 16,518 kg
- Northern Europe 3,692 kg
- European Union (27) 3,530 kg
- South-Eastern Asia 29.47 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).