Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure (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
Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure (N content) is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 3.86 billion kg in India; the lowest is 0 kg in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 421,027 kg, and the mean is 132.36 million kg.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 330.1%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3.86 billion kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 1.55 billion kg | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 1.40 billion kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 1.40 billion kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 5 | Philippines | 123.22 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 6 | Nepal | 106.16 million kg | 2023 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 94.80 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 8 | Myanmar | 92.10 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 74.25 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 64.17 million kg | 2023 | down 63.1% | rising |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 53.79 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 52.24 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 45.12 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 14 | Thailand | 39.49 million kg | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Cambodia | 29.53 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 16 | OECD | 26.77 million kg | 2023 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 25.00 million kg | 2023 | up 330.1% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 18.46 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 19 | USSR | 18.42 million kg | 1991 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 20 | Iraq | 11.56 million kg | 2023 | up 44.2% | flat |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 11.27 million kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 22 | Türkiye | 7.18 million kg | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Timor-Leste | 6.00 million kg | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.51 million kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 4.80 million kg | 2023 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 26 | Malaysia | 3.22 million kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 27 | Bhutan | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Yugoslav SFR | 1.64 million kg | 1991 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 29 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.27 million kg | 2005 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 929,401 kg | 2023 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Georgia | 872,501 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 32 | Romania | 750,090 kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 695,719 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 539,266 kg | 2023 | up 121.9% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 421,027 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 36 | Hungary | 337,318 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 288,895 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 37 | Caribbean | 288,895 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 39 | Syrian Arab Republic | 288,585 kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 227,335 kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 41 | Greece | 186,413 kg | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 42 | China, Taiwan Province of | 89,256 kg | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Suriname | 45,405 kg | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 45,094 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Spain | 38,614 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 28,184 kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 47 | Poland | 27,518 kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Armenia | 24,056 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 49 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 14,869 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 7,457 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 50 | Micronesia | 7,457 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 52 | Jordan | 4,128 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 53 | Mauritius | 1,110 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | Singapore | 887.68 kg | 1991 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovenia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Sweden | 0 kg | 2022 | — | flat |
| 55 | Slovakia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Portugal | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Malta | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Latvia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Lithuania | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Ireland | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Finland | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Estonia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Denmark | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Czechia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Cyprus | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 55 | Albania | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7.69 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 7.66 billion kg
- Asia 7.50 billion kg
- Southern Asia 5.59 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.97 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 1.40 billion kg
- South-eastern Asia 487.31 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 339.81 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 167.96 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 107.14 million kg
- Americas 99.59 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 99.59 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).