Asses — Manure applied to soils 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
128
Highest
1.91 million kg
Pakistan
Lowest
0 kg
Australia and New Zealand
Median
2,170 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,444

What the numbers show

Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 1.91 million kg in Pakistan; the lowest is 0 kg in Australia and New Zealand.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,170 kg, and the mean is 78,884 kg.

Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 874.2%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 90.0%).

Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Pakistan 1.91 million kg 2023 up 20.1% rising
2 Ethiopia 1.40 million kg 2023 up 53.4% rising
3 Sudan 1.00 million kg 2023 up 1.4% flat
4 Ethiopia PDR 681,002 kg 1992 up 26.8% rising
5 Chad 612,420 kg 2023 up 874.2% volatile
6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 501,238 kg 2023 down 4.3% falling
7 Afghanistan 497,692 kg 2023 up 4.8% rising
8 China 478,011 kg 2023 down 65.7% falling
8 China, mainland 478,011 kg 2023 down 65.7% falling
10 Niger 260,503 kg 2023 up 17.2% rising
11 OECD 240,937 kg 2023 down 11.9% falling
12 Mexico 216,129 kg 2023 up 0.6% flat
13 Burkina Faso 211,692 kg 2023 up 45.0% volatile
14 Nigeria 177,748 kg 2023 up 7.3% rising
15 Mali 162,218 kg 2023 up 34.7% rising
16 Egypt 131,942 kg 2023 down 21.6% rising
17 Morocco 116,745 kg 2023 down 5.6% falling
18 USSR 105,908 kg 1991 down 14.8% falling
19 Sudan (former) 98,418 kg 2011 up 0.2% rising
20 Zimbabwe 87,547 kg 2023 up 7.8% volatile
21 Senegal 61,142 kg 2023 up 1.8% rising
22 South Sudan 47,905 kg 2023 up 14.3% rising
23 Brazil 47,366 kg 2023 down 20.9% falling
24 Mauritania 45,175 kg 2023 up 14.6% rising
25 Peru 42,694 kg 2023 up 1.9% rising
26 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 41,587 kg 2023 up 0.0% rising
27 Tajikistan 34,395 kg 2023 down 39.6% rising
28 Tunisia 31,881 kg 2023 up 1.3% rising
29 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28,812 kg 2023 unchanged falling
30 Uzbekistan 28,803 kg 2023 down 74.7% rising
31 United Republic of Tanzania 25,148 kg 2023 up 2.7% rising
32 Caribbean 24,847 kg 2023 down 8.2% rising
33 India 22,336 kg 2023 down 77.5% falling
34 Spain 20,846 kg 2017 down 0.8% volatile
35 Namibia 20,420 kg 2023 up 25.6% rising
36 Lesotho 17,003 kg 2023 up 28.0% rising
37 Haiti 11,098 kg 2023 down 19.3% rising
38 Botswana 10,726 kg 2023 down 73.6% volatile
39 Dominican Republic 10,386 kg 2023 up 2.3% rising
40 Romania 10,362 kg 2017 up 4.6% falling
41 Gambia 9,952 kg 2023 up 26.7% volatile
42 Kazakhstan 9,678 kg 2023 down 1.5% falling
43 Kyrgyzstan 8,848 kg 2023 down 65.0% falling
44 Turkmenistan 8,130 kg 2023 down 0.7% flat
45 Algeria 7,632 kg 2023 down 56.4% falling
46 Mozambique 6,945 kg 2023 up 9.8% rising
47 Bulgaria 6,320 kg 2017 down 73.6% falling
48 Bhutan 5,866 kg 2023 down 0.5% rising
49 Albania 5,397 kg 2023 down 31.2% falling
50 Cameroon 5,250 kg 2023 up 0.2% falling
51 Switzerland 4,955 kg 2023 up 76.7% volatile
52 France 4,441 kg 2017 down 4.9% falling
53 Yugoslav SFR 4,347 kg 1991 up 46.8% volatile
54 Ukraine 4,043 kg 2023 down 1.4% falling
55 Colombia 3,929 kg 2023 down 5.3% volatile
56 Argentina 3,894 kg 2023 down 39.3% falling
57 Libya 3,599 kg 2023 down 5.2% volatile
58 Italy 3,108 kg 2017 down 12.5% volatile
59 Belarus 3,099 kg 2023 up 0.8% rising
60 Somalia 2,998 kg 2023 up 4.0% falling
61 Uganda 2,540 kg 2023 up 1.0% rising
62 Paraguay 2,313 kg 2023 up 0.9% rising
63 Ecuador 2,224 kg 2023 down 68.5% falling
64 Cabo Verde 2,174 kg 2023 up 8.5% rising
65 Eswatini 2,165 kg 2023 up 3.3% rising
66 Ghana 1,983 kg 2023 up 5.5% falling
67 Russian Federation 1,747 kg 2023 down 65.1% falling
68 Honduras 1,536 kg 2023 up 1.4% falling
69 Jamaica 1,506 kg 2023 unchanged falling
70 Portugal 1,258 kg 2017 down 52.7% volatile
71 Cuba 1,149 kg 2023 up 21.8% volatile
72 Djibouti 1,113 kg 2023 up 1.2% rising
73 Ireland 1,108 kg 2017 up 23.7% volatile
74 Malawi 1,077 kg 2023 up 30.3% volatile
75 Hungary 1,059 kg 2023 down 22.5% falling
76 Chile 1,037 kg 2023 up 1.2% falling
77 Comoros 723.04 kg 2023 up 2.2% rising
78 Guinea-Bissau 683.36 kg 2023 up 0.3% rising
79 Guatemala 633.07 kg 2023 down 3.3% rising
80 Nicaragua 605.31 kg 2023 up 2.7% rising
81 Angola 585.53 kg 2023 down 0.6% rising
82 Greece 584.18 kg 2017 down 90.0% volatile
83 Republic of Moldova 545.6 kg 2023 down 33.5% falling
84 Croatia 481.44 kg 2017 down 18.7% volatile
85 Costa Rica 480.24 kg 2023 down 9.5% rising
86 Togo 459.68 kg 2023 up 3.2% rising
87 Guinea 316.01 kg 2023 up 9.7% falling
88 Zambia 294.14 kg 2023 up 7.0% rising
89 El Salvador 216.94 kg 2023 up 1.9% rising
90 Trinidad and Tobago 152.05 kg 2023 up 1.0% rising
91 Barbados 140.59 kg 2023 down 6.7% rising
92 Puerto Rico 130.96 kg 2023 unchanged rising
93 Antigua and Barbuda 113.81 kg 2023 up 2.2% falling
94 Uruguay 108.76 kg 2023 up 3.8% rising
95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 87.02 kg 2023 up 2.2% rising
96 Benin 83.16 kg 2023 up 2.4% flat
97 Malta 71.51 kg 2017 down 3.4% volatile
98 Guyana 65.42 kg 2023 down 2.1% volatile
99 Grenada 43.28 kg 2023 up 0.2% volatile
100 Saint Lucia 39.88 kg 2023 up 1.5% rising
101 Madagascar 20.95 kg 2023 up 6.7% volatile
102 Mongolia 13.1 kg 2023 down 81.0% volatile
103 Guadeloupe 9.82 kg 2006 unchanged volatile
104 Thailand 8.84 kg 2023 down 22.9% volatile
105 Mauritius 7.86 kg 2023 unchanged flat
106 Sao Tome and Principe 6.42 kg 2023 up 8.9% falling
107 Suriname 0.4584 kg 2023 up 16.7% volatile
108 Belgium 0.2961 kg 2017 unchanged rising
109 Armenia 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Australia 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Azerbaijan 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Bahrain 0 kg 1992 flat
109 Cyprus 0 kg 2017 flat
109 Georgia 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Iraq 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Israel 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Jordan 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Lebanon 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Oman 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Saudi Arabia 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Samoa 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Yemen 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Polynesia 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 kg 1992 volatile
109 Republic of Korea 0 kg 2023 volatile
109 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Türkiye 0 kg 2023 flat
109 Australia and New Zealand 0 kg 2023 flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 9,444 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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).