Asses — Manure left on pasture 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
131
Highest
46.11 million kg
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 kg
Republic of Korea
Median
75,825 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,444
What the numbers show
Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 46.11 million kg in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 75,825 kg, and the mean is 2.11 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 volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 46.11 million kg | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 33.13 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 3 | Pakistan | 24.18 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia PDR | 22.47 million kg | 1992 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.35 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 5 | Chad | 20.21 million kg | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.74 million kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 6 | OECD | 14.91 million kg | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.90 million kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | Mexico | 14.26 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Niger | 8.60 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 829,883 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 6.99 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 326,113 kg | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 6.30 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 231,807 kg | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 11 | China | 6.05 million kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 11 | China, mainland | 6.05 million kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 11 | Polynesia | 19,929 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 4,183 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 13 | Nigeria | 5.87 million kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Mali | 5.35 million kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 4.35 million kg | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 3.85 million kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 17 | Sudan (former) | 3.25 million kg | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 18 | Yemen | 3.19 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 3.13 million kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 19 | Caribbean | 1.64 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 2.89 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 2.82 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 22 | Senegal | 2.02 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | Iraq | 1.66 million kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 24 | South Sudan | 1.58 million kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 1.49 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 1.05 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | USSR | 811,964 kg | 1991 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 28 | Haiti | 732,501 kg | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 71,732 kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 685,464 kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 30 | Namibia | 673,860 kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 31 | South Africa | 617,724 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 32 | Lesotho | 561,101 kg | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 435,668 kg | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 429,940 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 364,840 kg | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 36 | Botswana | 353,968 kg | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Spain | 333,544 kg | 2017 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Gambia | 328,422 kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 39 | India | 282,917 kg | 2023 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 259,305 kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 256,988 kg | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 42 | Algeria | 251,854 kg | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 43 | Mozambique | 229,178 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 44 | Cameroon | 173,242 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 45 | Paraguay | 152,644 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 146,814 kg | 2023 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 122,585 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 48 | Libya | 118,753 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 112,072 kg | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | 102,986 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Honduras | 101,401 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 52 | Jamaica | 99,400 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Somalia | 98,920 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 54 | Oman | 95,384 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 55 | Albania | 86,351 kg | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 56 | Uganda | 83,820 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 79,444 kg | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 58 | Switzerland | 79,288 kg | 2023 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 75,825 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Bhutan | 74,308 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 61 | Eswatini | 71,460 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 62 | France | 71,061 kg | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 63 | Yugoslav SFR | 69,545 kg | 1991 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Chile | 68,469 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 65 | Ghana | 65,431 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 65,149 kg | 2023 | down 65.6% | flat |
| 67 | Lebanon | 61,674 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 68 | Italy | 49,722 kg | 2017 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 48,456 kg | 2017 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 70 | Georgia | 42,362 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 41,783 kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 39,950 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 73 | Djibouti | 36,735 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 74 | Malawi | 35,546 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 31,696 kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 76 | Ukraine | 30,999 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 77 | Jordan | 24,717 kg | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Comoros | 23,860 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 79 | Belarus | 23,762 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 80 | Cyprus | 22,700 kg | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 22,551 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 82 | Israel | 21,827 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 83 | Portugal | 20,134 kg | 2017 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Samoa | 19,929 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Angola | 19,322 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 86 | Ireland | 17,723 kg | 2017 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Togo | 15,169 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 88 | El Salvador | 14,318 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 13,397 kg | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 90 | Guinea | 10,428 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10,035 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 92 | Zambia | 9,707 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 93 | Greece | 9,347 kg | 2017 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Barbados | 9,279 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 95 | Puerto Rico | 8,643 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Hungary | 8,120 kg | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 97 | Croatia | 7,703 kg | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7,511 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 99 | Uruguay | 7,178 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,744 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 101 | Australia | 5,321 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 101 | Australia and New Zealand | 5,321 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 103 | Armenia | 4,549 kg | 2023 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 104 | Guyana | 4,317 kg | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Grenada | 2,857 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Benin | 2,744 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 2,632 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 108 | Malta | 1,144 kg | 2017 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Madagascar | 691.48 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Guadeloupe | 648.26 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 259.31 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 211.77 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 113 | Mongolia | 165.88 kg | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Thailand | 111.97 kg | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Réunion | 43.22 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Suriname | 30.25 kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Belgium | 4.74 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 226.75 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 138.01 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 226.12 million kg
- Asia 50.53 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 178.40 million kg
- Middle Africa 20.40 million kg
- Africa 148.19 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 142.19 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 105.43 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 103.33 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1.78 million kg
- Eastern Africa 51.93 million kg
- Northern Africa 42.76 million kg
- Southern Asia 37.19 million kg
- Western Africa 30.83 million kg
- Americas 27.76 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 27.62 million kg
- Central America 14.49 million kg
- South America 11.49 million kg
- Western Asia 6.15 million kg
- Eastern Asia 6.05 million kg
- Southern Africa 2.28 million kg
- Central Asia 1.14 million kg
- Annex I countries 631,772 kg
- Europe 246,099 kg
- Northern America 136,130 kg
- United States of America 136,130 kg
- Southern Europe 86,351 kg
- Eastern Europe 80,460 kg
- Western Europe 79,288 kg
- Oceania 25,250 kg
- Northern Europe 17,723 kg
- European Union (27) 8,120 kg
- South-Eastern Asia 111.97 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).