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
131
Highest
69.16 million kg
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 kg
Republic of Korea
Median
113,738 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 131 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 113,738 kg, and the mean is 3.17 million kg.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 56 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 9.52 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 5 | Chad | 30.31 million kg | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4.12 million kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 6 | OECD | 22.36 million kg | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.85 million kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | Mexico | 21.40 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Niger | 12.89 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.24 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 10.48 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 489,169 kg | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 9.46 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 347,711 kg | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 11 | China | 9.08 million kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 11 | China, mainland | 9.08 million kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 11 | Polynesia | 29,894 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 6,274 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 13 | Nigeria | 8.80 million kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Mali | 8.03 million kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 6.53 million kg | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 5.78 million kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 17 | Sudan (former) | 4.87 million kg | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 18 | Yemen | 4.79 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 4.69 million kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 19 | Caribbean | 2.46 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 4.33 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 4.23 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 22 | Senegal | 3.03 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | Iraq | 2.48 million kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 24 | South Sudan | 2.37 million kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 2.24 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 1.58 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | USSR | 1.22 million kg | 1991 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 28 | Haiti | 1.10 million kg | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 107,599 kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 1.03 million kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 30 | Namibia | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 31 | South Africa | 926,587 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 32 | Lesotho | 841,651 kg | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 653,503 kg | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 644,909 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 547,259 kg | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 36 | Botswana | 530,952 kg | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Spain | 500,316 kg | 2017 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Gambia | 492,634 kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 39 | India | 424,376 kg | 2023 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 388,957 kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 385,482 kg | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 42 | Algeria | 377,781 kg | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 43 | Mozambique | 343,767 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 44 | Cameroon | 259,862 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 45 | Paraguay | 228,966 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 220,221 kg | 2023 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 183,878 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 48 | Libya | 178,129 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 168,108 kg | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | 154,479 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Honduras | 152,102 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 52 | Jamaica | 149,100 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Somalia | 148,381 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 54 | Oman | 143,076 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 55 | Albania | 129,527 kg | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 56 | Uganda | 125,730 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 119,166 kg | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 58 | Switzerland | 118,931 kg | 2023 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 113,738 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Bhutan | 111,462 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 61 | Eswatini | 107,190 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 62 | France | 106,592 kg | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 63 | Yugoslav SFR | 104,318 kg | 1991 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Chile | 102,704 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 65 | Ghana | 98,147 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 97,724 kg | 2023 | down 65.6% | flat |
| 67 | Lebanon | 92,512 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 68 | Italy | 74,582 kg | 2017 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 72,684 kg | 2017 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 70 | Georgia | 63,543 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 62,674 kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 59,925 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 73 | Djibouti | 55,102 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 74 | Malawi | 53,320 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 47,544 kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 76 | Ukraine | 46,498 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 77 | Jordan | 37,075 kg | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Comoros | 35,790 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 79 | Belarus | 35,643 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 80 | Cyprus | 34,050 kg | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 33,826 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 82 | Israel | 32,740 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 83 | Portugal | 30,201 kg | 2017 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Samoa | 29,894 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Angola | 28,984 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 86 | Ireland | 26,584 kg | 2017 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Togo | 22,754 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 88 | El Salvador | 21,477 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 20,096 kg | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 90 | Guinea | 15,643 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15,053 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 92 | Zambia | 14,560 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 93 | Greece | 14,020 kg | 2017 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Barbados | 13,918 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 95 | Puerto Rico | 12,965 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Hungary | 12,180 kg | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 97 | Croatia | 11,554 kg | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11,267 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 99 | Uruguay | 10,768 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8,615 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 101 | Australia | 7,982 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 101 | Australia and New Zealand | 7,982 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 103 | Armenia | 6,823 kg | 2023 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 104 | Guyana | 6,476 kg | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Grenada | 4,285 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Benin | 4,116 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 3,948 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 108 | Malta | 1,716 kg | 2017 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Madagascar | 1,037 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Guadeloupe | 972.39 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 388.96 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 317.65 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 113 | Mongolia | 248.83 kg | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Thailand | 167.96 kg | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Réunion | 64.83 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Suriname | 45.38 kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Belgium | 7.11 kg | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Bahrain | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Central African Republic | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 118 | 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 340.13 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 207.02 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 339.18 million kg
- Asia 75.80 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 267.60 million kg
- Middle Africa 30.60 million kg
- Africa 222.29 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 213.29 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 158.15 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 154.99 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2.67 million kg
- Eastern Africa 77.89 million kg
- Northern Africa 64.14 million kg
- Southern Asia 55.78 million kg
- Western Africa 46.24 million kg
- Americas 41.63 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 41.43 million kg
- Central America 21.74 million kg
- South America 17.23 million kg
- Western Asia 9.23 million kg
- Eastern Asia 9.08 million kg
- Southern Africa 3.42 million kg
- Central Asia 1.71 million kg
- Annex I countries 947,658 kg
- Europe 369,149 kg
- Northern America 204,195 kg
- United States of America 204,195 kg
- Southern Europe 129,527 kg
- Eastern Europe 120,691 kg
- Western Europe 118,931 kg
- Oceania 37,875 kg
- Northern Europe 26,584 kg
- European Union (27) 12,180 kg
- South-Eastern Asia 167.96 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).