Asses — Manure left on pasture 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
69.16 million kg
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 kg
Republic of Korea
Median
116,334 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,444

What the numbers show

Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 69.16 million kg in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.

The median across all reporting countries is 116,334 kg, and the mean is 3.23 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 that leaches: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 69.16 million kg 2023 up 53.4% rising
2 Sudan 49.70 million kg 2023 up 1.4% flat
3 Pakistan 36.27 million kg 2023 up 20.1% rising
4 Ethiopia PDR 33.71 million kg 1992 up 26.8% rising
5 Chad 30.31 million kg 2023 up 874.2% volatile
6 OECD 22.36 million kg 2023 down 6.0% falling
7 Mexico 21.40 million kg 2023 up 0.6% flat
8 Niger 12.89 million kg 2023 up 17.2% rising
9 Burkina Faso 10.48 million kg 2023 up 45.0% volatile
10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9.52 million kg 2023 down 4.3% falling
11 Afghanistan 9.46 million kg 2023 up 4.8% rising
12 China 9.08 million kg 2023 down 65.7% falling
12 China, mainland 9.08 million kg 2023 down 65.7% falling
14 Nigeria 8.80 million kg 2023 up 7.3% rising
15 Mali 8.03 million kg 2023 up 34.7% rising
16 Egypt 6.53 million kg 2023 down 21.6% rising
17 Morocco 5.78 million kg 2023 down 5.6% falling
18 Sudan (former) 4.87 million kg 2011 up 0.2% rising
19 Yemen 4.79 million kg 2023 up 1.9% rising
20 Brazil 4.69 million kg 2023 down 20.9% falling
21 Zimbabwe 4.33 million kg 2023 up 7.8% volatile
22 Peru 4.23 million kg 2023 up 1.9% rising
23 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.12 million kg 2023 up 0.0% rising
24 Senegal 3.03 million kg 2023 up 1.8% rising
25 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.85 million kg 2023 unchanged falling
26 Iraq 2.48 million kg 2023 down 0.2% falling
27 Caribbean 2.46 million kg 2023 down 8.2% rising
28 South Sudan 2.37 million kg 2023 up 14.3% rising
29 Mauritania 2.24 million kg 2023 up 14.6% rising
30 Tunisia 1.58 million kg 2023 up 1.3% rising
31 United Republic of Tanzania 1.24 million kg 2023 up 2.7% rising
32 USSR 1.22 million kg 1991 down 14.8% falling
33 Haiti 1.10 million kg 2023 down 19.3% rising
34 Dominican Republic 1.03 million kg 2023 up 2.3% rising
35 Namibia 1.01 million kg 2023 up 25.6% rising
36 Lesotho 841,651 kg 2023 up 28.0% rising
37 Tajikistan 653,503 kg 2023 down 39.6% rising
38 Saudi Arabia 644,909 kg 2023 down 1.5% rising
39 Uzbekistan 547,259 kg 2023 down 74.7% rising
40 Botswana 530,952 kg 2023 down 73.6% volatile
41 Spain 500,316 kg 2017 down 0.8% volatile
42 Gambia 492,634 kg 2023 up 26.7% volatile
43 Türkiye 489,169 kg 2023 down 60.4% volatile
44 India 424,376 kg 2023 down 77.5% falling
45 Colombia 388,957 kg 2023 down 5.3% volatile
46 Argentina 385,482 kg 2023 down 39.3% falling
47 Algeria 377,781 kg 2023 down 56.4% falling
48 Syrian Arab Republic 347,711 kg 2023 down 36.4% falling
49 Mozambique 343,767 kg 2023 up 9.8% rising
50 Cameroon 259,862 kg 2023 up 0.2% falling
51 Paraguay 228,966 kg 2023 up 0.9% rising
52 Ecuador 220,221 kg 2023 down 68.5% falling
53 Kazakhstan 183,878 kg 2023 down 1.5% falling
54 Libya 178,129 kg 2023 down 5.2% volatile
55 Kyrgyzstan 168,108 kg 2023 down 65.0% falling
56 Turkmenistan 154,479 kg 2023 down 0.7% flat
57 Honduras 152,102 kg 2023 up 1.4% falling
58 Jamaica 149,100 kg 2023 unchanged falling
59 Somalia 148,381 kg 2023 up 4.0% falling
60 Oman 143,076 kg 2023 down 9.0% flat
61 Albania 129,527 kg 2023 down 31.2% falling
62 Uganda 125,730 kg 2023 up 1.0% rising
63 Romania 119,166 kg 2017 up 4.6% falling
64 Switzerland 118,931 kg 2023 up 76.7% volatile
65 Cuba 113,738 kg 2023 up 21.8% volatile
66 Bhutan 111,462 kg 2023 down 0.5% rising
67 Cabo Verde 107,599 kg 2023 up 8.5% rising
68 Eswatini 107,190 kg 2023 up 3.3% rising
69 France 106,592 kg 2017 down 4.9% falling
70 Yugoslav SFR 104,318 kg 1991 up 46.8% volatile
71 Chile 102,704 kg 2023 up 1.2% falling
72 Ghana 98,147 kg 2023 up 5.5% falling
73 Azerbaijan 97,724 kg 2023 down 65.6% flat
74 Lebanon 92,512 kg 2023 down 5.8% falling
75 Italy 74,582 kg 2017 down 12.5% volatile
76 Bulgaria 72,684 kg 2017 down 73.6% falling
77 Georgia 63,543 kg 2023 down 3.0% rising
78 Guatemala 62,674 kg 2023 down 3.3% rising
79 Nicaragua 59,925 kg 2023 up 2.7% rising
80 Djibouti 55,102 kg 2023 up 1.2% rising
81 Malawi 53,320 kg 2023 up 30.3% volatile
82 Costa Rica 47,544 kg 2023 down 9.5% rising
83 Ukraine 46,498 kg 2023 down 1.4% falling
84 Jordan 37,075 kg 2023 down 37.1% volatile
85 Comoros 35,790 kg 2023 up 2.2% rising
86 Belarus 35,643 kg 2023 up 0.8% rising
87 Cyprus 34,050 kg 2017 unchanged volatile
88 Guinea-Bissau 33,826 kg 2023 up 0.3% rising
89 Israel 32,740 kg 2023 unchanged volatile
90 Portugal 30,201 kg 2017 down 52.7% volatile
91 Samoa 29,894 kg 2023 unchanged rising
91 Polynesia 29,894 kg 2023 unchanged rising
93 Angola 28,984 kg 2023 down 0.6% rising
94 Ireland 26,584 kg 2017 up 23.7% volatile
95 Togo 22,754 kg 2023 up 3.2% rising
96 El Salvador 21,477 kg 2023 up 1.9% rising
97 Russian Federation 20,096 kg 2023 down 65.1% falling
98 Guinea 15,643 kg 2023 up 9.7% falling
99 Trinidad and Tobago 15,053 kg 2023 up 1.0% rising
100 Zambia 14,560 kg 2023 up 7.0% rising
101 Greece 14,020 kg 2017 down 90.0% volatile
102 Barbados 13,918 kg 2023 down 6.7% rising
103 Puerto Rico 12,965 kg 2023 unchanged rising
104 Hungary 12,180 kg 2023 down 22.5% falling
105 Croatia 11,554 kg 2017 down 18.7% volatile
106 Antigua and Barbuda 11,267 kg 2023 up 2.2% falling
107 Uruguay 10,768 kg 2023 up 3.8% rising
108 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,615 kg 2023 up 2.2% rising
109 Australia 7,982 kg 2023 down 6.5% falling
109 Australia and New Zealand 7,982 kg 2023 down 6.5% falling
111 Armenia 6,823 kg 2023 down 73.1% falling
112 Guyana 6,476 kg 2023 down 2.1% volatile
113 Republic of Moldova 6,274 kg 2023 down 33.5% falling
114 Grenada 4,285 kg 2023 up 0.2% volatile
115 Benin 4,116 kg 2023 up 2.4% flat
116 Saint Lucia 3,948 kg 2023 up 1.5% rising
117 Malta 1,716 kg 2017 down 3.4% volatile
118 Madagascar 1,037 kg 2023 up 6.7% volatile
119 Guadeloupe 972.39 kg 2006 unchanged volatile
120 Mauritius 388.96 kg 2023 unchanged flat
121 Sao Tome and Principe 317.65 kg 2023 up 8.9% falling
122 Mongolia 248.83 kg 2023 down 81.0% volatile
123 Thailand 167.96 kg 2023 down 22.9% volatile
124 Suriname 45.38 kg 2023 up 16.7% volatile
125 Belgium 7.11 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.

About this data

Indicator
Asses — Manure left on pasture 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).