Asses — Manure left on pasture (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
230.54 million kg
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 kg
Republic of Korea
Median
387,782 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,444
What the numbers show
Asses — Manure left on pasture (N content) is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 230.54 million kg in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 387,782 kg, and the mean is 10.78 million kg.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 874.2%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 90.0%).
Asses — Manure left on pasture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 230.54 million kg | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 165.65 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 3 | Pakistan | 120.89 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia PDR | 112.36 million kg | 1992 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 5 | Chad | 101.05 million kg | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 6 | OECD | 74.55 million kg | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 7 | Mexico | 71.32 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Niger | 42.98 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 34.93 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 31.75 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 31.52 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 12 | China | 30.27 million kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 12 | China, mainland | 30.27 million kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 14 | Nigeria | 29.33 million kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Mali | 26.77 million kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 21.77 million kg | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 17 | Morocco | 19.26 million kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 18 | Sudan (former) | 16.24 million kg | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Yemen | 15.96 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 15.63 million kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 14.45 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 14.09 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 13.72 million kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 24 | Senegal | 10.09 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 25 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9.51 million kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Iraq | 8.28 million kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 27 | Caribbean | 8.20 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 28 | South Sudan | 7.90 million kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritania | 7.45 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 30 | Tunisia | 5.26 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 31 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.15 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 32 | USSR | 4.06 million kg | 1991 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 33 | Haiti | 3.66 million kg | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 3.43 million kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 35 | Namibia | 3.37 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 36 | Lesotho | 2.81 million kg | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 2.18 million kg | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 2.15 million kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 40 | Botswana | 1.77 million kg | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Spain | 1.67 million kg | 2017 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Gambia | 1.64 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Türkiye | 1.63 million kg | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 44 | India | 1.41 million kg | 2023 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 45 | Colombia | 1.30 million kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 1.28 million kg | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 47 | Algeria | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 48 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 49 | Mozambique | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 50 | Cameroon | 866,208 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 51 | Paraguay | 763,220 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 734,070 kg | 2023 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 612,925 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 54 | Libya | 593,765 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 560,360 kg | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 514,928 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 57 | Honduras | 507,006 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 58 | Jamaica | 497,001 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 59 | Somalia | 494,602 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 60 | Oman | 476,920 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 61 | Albania | 431,756 kg | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 62 | Uganda | 419,101 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 397,221 kg | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 64 | Switzerland | 396,438 kg | 2023 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Cuba | 379,125 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Bhutan | 371,541 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 67 | Cabo Verde | 358,662 kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 68 | Eswatini | 357,300 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 69 | France | 355,306 kg | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 70 | Yugoslav SFR | 347,726 kg | 1991 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Chile | 342,347 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 72 | Ghana | 327,156 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 325,746 kg | 2023 | down 65.6% | flat |
| 74 | Lebanon | 308,372 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 75 | Italy | 248,607 kg | 2017 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 242,280 kg | 2017 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 77 | Georgia | 211,809 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 78 | Guatemala | 208,913 kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 199,751 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 80 | Djibouti | 183,674 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 81 | Malawi | 177,732 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 158,478 kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 83 | Ukraine | 154,994 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 84 | Jordan | 123,584 kg | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Comoros | 119,302 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 86 | Belarus | 118,809 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 87 | Cyprus | 113,500 kg | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Guinea-Bissau | 112,754 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 89 | Israel | 109,135 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Portugal | 100,670 kg | 2017 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Samoa | 99,645 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Polynesia | 99,645 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Angola | 96,613 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 94 | Ireland | 88,613 kg | 2017 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Togo | 75,847 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 96 | El Salvador | 71,590 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 97 | Russian Federation | 66,987 kg | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 98 | Guinea | 52,142 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50,176 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 100 | Zambia | 48,533 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 101 | Greece | 46,734 kg | 2017 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Barbados | 46,394 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 103 | Puerto Rico | 43,218 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | Hungary | 40,598 kg | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 105 | Croatia | 38,515 kg | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | 37,556 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 107 | Uruguay | 35,892 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28,718 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 109 | Australia | 26,605 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 109 | Australia and New Zealand | 26,605 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 111 | Armenia | 22,744 kg | 2023 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 112 | Guyana | 21,587 kg | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Republic of Moldova | 20,915 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 114 | Grenada | 14,283 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Benin | 13,722 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 13,160 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 117 | Malta | 5,720 kg | 2017 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Madagascar | 3,457 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Guadeloupe | 3,241 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Mauritius | 1,297 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,059 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 122 | Mongolia | 829.43 kg | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Thailand | 559.86 kg | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Suriname | 151.26 kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Belgium | 23.69 kg | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Bahrain | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 126 | 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 1.13 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.13 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 892.00 million kg
- Africa 740.97 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 710.96 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 690.06 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 527.17 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 516.64 million kg
- Eastern Africa 259.64 million kg
- Asia 252.67 million kg
- Northern Africa 213.80 million kg
- Southern Asia 185.94 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).