Asses — Manure applied to soils 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
128
Highest
1.27 million kg
Pakistan
Lowest
0 kg
Australia and New Zealand
Median
1,446 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,444

What the numbers show

Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 1.27 million kg in Pakistan; the lowest is 0 kg in Australia and New Zealand.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,446 kg, and the mean is 52,590 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 volatilises: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Pakistan 1.27 million kg 2023 up 20.1% rising
2 Ethiopia 931,488 kg 2023 up 53.4% rising
3 Sudan 669,305 kg 2023 up 1.4% flat
4 Ethiopia PDR 454,002 kg 1992 up 26.8% rising
5 Chad 408,280 kg 2023 up 874.2% volatile
6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 334,159 kg 2023 down 4.3% falling
7 Afghanistan 331,795 kg 2023 up 4.8% rising
8 China 318,674 kg 2023 down 65.7% falling
8 China, mainland 318,674 kg 2023 down 65.7% falling
10 Niger 173,669 kg 2023 up 17.2% rising
11 OECD 160,625 kg 2023 down 11.9% falling
12 Mexico 144,086 kg 2023 up 0.6% flat
13 Burkina Faso 141,128 kg 2023 up 45.0% volatile
14 Nigeria 118,498 kg 2023 up 7.3% rising
15 Mali 108,145 kg 2023 up 34.7% rising
16 Egypt 87,962 kg 2023 down 21.6% rising
17 Morocco 77,830 kg 2023 down 5.6% falling
18 USSR 70,606 kg 1991 down 14.8% falling
19 Sudan (former) 65,612 kg 2011 up 0.2% rising
20 Zimbabwe 58,364 kg 2023 up 7.8% volatile
21 Senegal 40,761 kg 2023 up 1.8% rising
22 South Sudan 31,937 kg 2023 up 14.3% rising
23 Brazil 31,577 kg 2023 down 20.9% falling
24 Mauritania 30,117 kg 2023 up 14.6% rising
25 Peru 28,463 kg 2023 up 1.9% rising
26 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27,725 kg 2023 up 0.0% rising
27 Tajikistan 22,930 kg 2023 down 39.6% rising
28 Tunisia 21,254 kg 2023 up 1.3% rising
29 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19,208 kg 2023 unchanged falling
30 Uzbekistan 19,202 kg 2023 down 74.7% rising
31 United Republic of Tanzania 16,765 kg 2023 up 2.7% rising
32 Caribbean 16,565 kg 2023 down 8.2% rising
33 India 14,890 kg 2023 down 77.5% falling
34 Spain 13,898 kg 2017 down 0.8% volatile
35 Namibia 13,613 kg 2023 up 25.6% rising
36 Lesotho 11,335 kg 2023 up 28.0% rising
37 Haiti 7,399 kg 2023 down 19.3% rising
38 Botswana 7,151 kg 2023 down 73.6% volatile
39 Dominican Republic 6,924 kg 2023 up 2.3% rising
40 Romania 6,908 kg 2017 up 4.6% falling
41 Gambia 6,635 kg 2023 up 26.7% volatile
42 Kazakhstan 6,452 kg 2023 down 1.5% falling
43 Kyrgyzstan 5,899 kg 2023 down 65.0% falling
44 Turkmenistan 5,420 kg 2023 down 0.7% flat
45 Algeria 5,088 kg 2023 down 56.4% falling
46 Mozambique 4,630 kg 2023 up 9.8% rising
47 Bulgaria 4,214 kg 2017 down 73.6% falling
48 Bhutan 3,911 kg 2023 down 0.5% rising
49 Albania 3,598 kg 2023 down 31.2% falling
50 Cameroon 3,500 kg 2023 up 0.2% falling
51 Switzerland 3,304 kg 2023 up 76.7% volatile
52 France 2,961 kg 2017 down 4.9% falling
53 Yugoslav SFR 2,898 kg 1991 up 46.8% volatile
54 Ukraine 2,696 kg 2023 down 1.4% falling
55 Colombia 2,619 kg 2023 down 5.3% volatile
56 Argentina 2,596 kg 2023 down 39.3% falling
57 Libya 2,399 kg 2023 down 5.2% volatile
58 Italy 2,072 kg 2017 down 12.5% volatile
59 Belarus 2,066 kg 2023 up 0.8% rising
60 Somalia 1,998 kg 2023 up 4.0% falling
61 Uganda 1,693 kg 2023 up 1.0% rising
62 Paraguay 1,542 kg 2023 up 0.9% rising
63 Ecuador 1,483 kg 2023 down 68.5% falling
64 Cabo Verde 1,449 kg 2023 up 8.5% rising
65 Eswatini 1,444 kg 2023 up 3.3% rising
66 Ghana 1,322 kg 2023 up 5.5% falling
67 Russian Federation 1,165 kg 2023 down 65.1% falling
68 Honduras 1,024 kg 2023 up 1.4% falling
69 Jamaica 1,004 kg 2023 unchanged falling
70 Portugal 838.92 kg 2017 down 52.7% volatile
71 Cuba 765.91 kg 2023 up 21.8% volatile
72 Djibouti 742.12 kg 2023 up 1.2% rising
73 Ireland 738.44 kg 2017 up 23.7% volatile
74 Malawi 718.11 kg 2023 up 30.3% volatile
75 Hungary 706.06 kg 2023 down 22.5% falling
76 Chile 691.61 kg 2023 up 1.2% falling
77 Comoros 482.03 kg 2023 up 2.2% rising
78 Guinea-Bissau 455.57 kg 2023 up 0.3% rising
79 Guatemala 422.05 kg 2023 down 3.3% rising
80 Nicaragua 403.54 kg 2023 up 2.7% rising
81 Angola 390.35 kg 2023 down 0.6% rising
82 Greece 389.45 kg 2017 down 90.0% volatile
83 Republic of Moldova 363.73 kg 2023 down 33.5% falling
84 Croatia 320.96 kg 2017 down 18.7% volatile
85 Costa Rica 320.16 kg 2023 down 9.5% rising
86 Togo 306.45 kg 2023 up 3.2% rising
87 Guinea 210.67 kg 2023 up 9.7% falling
88 Zambia 196.09 kg 2023 up 7.0% rising
89 El Salvador 144.63 kg 2023 up 1.9% rising
90 Trinidad and Tobago 101.36 kg 2023 up 1.0% rising
91 Barbados 93.73 kg 2023 down 6.7% rising
92 Puerto Rico 87.31 kg 2023 unchanged rising
93 Antigua and Barbuda 75.87 kg 2023 up 2.2% falling
94 Uruguay 72.51 kg 2023 up 3.8% rising
95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 58.02 kg 2023 up 2.2% rising
96 Benin 55.44 kg 2023 up 2.4% flat
97 Malta 47.67 kg 2017 down 3.4% volatile
98 Guyana 43.61 kg 2023 down 2.1% volatile
99 Grenada 28.86 kg 2023 up 0.2% volatile
100 Saint Lucia 26.59 kg 2023 up 1.5% rising
101 Madagascar 13.97 kg 2023 up 6.7% volatile
102 Mongolia 8.73 kg 2023 down 81.0% volatile
103 Guadeloupe 6.55 kg 2006 unchanged volatile
104 Thailand 5.89 kg 2023 down 22.9% volatile
105 Mauritius 5.24 kg 2023 unchanged flat
106 Sao Tome and Principe 4.28 kg 2023 up 8.9% falling
107 Suriname 0.3056 kg 2023 up 16.7% volatile
108 Belgium 0.1974 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 volatilises (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).