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...
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- World 8.45 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 8.42 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6.70 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.54 million kg
- Africa 4.49 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.38 million kg
- Asia 3.50 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.45 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.19 million kg
- Southern Asia 2.94 million kg
- Eastern Africa 1.57 million kg
- Northern Africa 1.30 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).