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...
What the numbers show
Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 1.27 million kg in Pakistan; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,596 kg, and the mean is 59,681 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 that volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 334,159 kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 5 | Chad | 408,280 kg | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 27,725 kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 331,795 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 19,208 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | China | 318,674 kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 7 | China, mainland | 318,674 kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16,765 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Niger | 173,669 kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 363.73 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 10 | OECD | 160,625 kg | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 144,086 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 141,128 kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 118,498 kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 108,145 kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 87,962 kg | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 77,830 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 17 | USSR | 70,606 kg | 1991 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 18 | Sudan (former) | 65,612 kg | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 58,364 kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Senegal | 40,761 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Caribbean | 16,565 kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 21 | South Sudan | 31,937 kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 31,577 kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 23 | Mauritania | 30,117 kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 28,463 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 25 | Tajikistan | 22,930 kg | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 21,254 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 19,202 kg | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | 1,449 kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 28 | India | 14,890 kg | 2023 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 29 | Spain | 13,898 kg | 2017 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Namibia | 13,613 kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 31 | South Africa | 12,479 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 32 | Lesotho | 11,335 kg | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 33 | Haiti | 7,399 kg | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 34 | Botswana | 7,151 kg | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 6,924 kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 6,908 kg | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 37 | Gambia | 6,635 kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 6,452 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,899 kg | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 40 | Turkmenistan | 5,420 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Algeria | 5,088 kg | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 42 | Mozambique | 4,630 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 4,214 kg | 2017 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 44 | Bhutan | 3,911 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 45 | Albania | 3,598 kg | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 46 | Cameroon | 3,500 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 47 | Switzerland | 3,304 kg | 2023 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 48 | France | 2,961 kg | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 49 | Yugoslav SFR | 2,898 kg | 1991 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 2,696 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 51 | Colombia | 2,619 kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Argentina | 2,596 kg | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 53 | Libya | 2,399 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Italy | 2,072 kg | 2017 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 2,066 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 56 | Somalia | 1,998 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 57 | Uganda | 1,693 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 58 | Paraguay | 1,542 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 1,483 kg | 2023 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 60 | Eswatini | 1,444 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 61 | Ghana | 1,322 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 1,165 kg | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 63 | Honduras | 1,024 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 64 | Jamaica | 1,004 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Portugal | 838.92 kg | 2017 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Cuba | 765.91 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Djibouti | 742.12 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 68 | Ireland | 738.44 kg | 2017 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Malawi | 718.11 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 706.06 kg | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 71 | Chile | 691.61 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 72 | Comoros | 482.03 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 455.57 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 422.05 kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 403.54 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 76 | Angola | 390.35 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 77 | Greece | 389.45 kg | 2017 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Croatia | 320.96 kg | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 320.16 kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 80 | Togo | 306.45 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 81 | Guinea | 210.67 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 82 | Zambia | 196.09 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 144.63 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 101.36 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 85 | Barbados | 93.73 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 86 | Puerto Rico | 87.31 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75.87 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 88 | Uruguay | 72.51 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 58.02 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 90 | Benin | 55.44 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 91 | Malta | 47.67 kg | 2017 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Guyana | 43.61 kg | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Grenada | 28.86 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 26.59 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 95 | Madagascar | 13.97 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Mongolia | 8.73 kg | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Guadeloupe | 6.55 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Thailand | 5.89 kg | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritius | 5.24 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.28 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 101 | Réunion | 0.8731 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Suriname | 0.3056 kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Belgium | 0.1974 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 5.63 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.92 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 5.61 million kg
- Asia 2.34 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.46 million kg
- Middle Africa 412,175 kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.03 million kg
- Africa 2.99 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.30 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.13 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 19,005 kg
- Southern Asia 1.96 million kg
- Eastern Africa 1.05 million kg
- Northern Africa 863,837 kg
- Western Africa 622,753 kg
- Eastern Asia 318,683 kg
- Americas 290,823 kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 278,986 kg
- Central America 146,401 kg
- South America 116,021 kg
- Central Asia 59,903 kg
- Southern Africa 46,022 kg
- Annex I countries 21,861 kg
- Europe 13,898 kg
- Northern America 11,837 kg
- United States of America 11,837 kg
- Eastern Europe 6,997 kg
- Southern Europe 3,598 kg
- Western Europe 3,304 kg
- Northern Europe 738.44 kg
- European Union (27) 706.06 kg
- South-Eastern Asia 5.89 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).