Buffalo — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 942.03 million kg in India; the lowest is 0 kg in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 198,976 kg, and the mean is 34.22 million kg.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 330.1%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Buffalo — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 942.03 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 400.21 million kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 400.18 million kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 378.11 million kg | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Philippines | 35.24 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 27.11 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 7 | Myanmar | 26.34 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 8 | Nepal | 25.90 million kg | 2023 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 9 | OECD | 15.95 million kg | 2023 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.38 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 11 | USSR | 13.08 million kg | 1991 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 12 | Indonesia | 12.90 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 12.75 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 12.44 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 11.29 million kg | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Cambodia | 8.44 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | Iraq | 4.39 million kg | 2023 | up 44.2% | flat |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 2.75 million kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 19 | Türkiye | 2.73 million kg | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 1.72 million kg | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 22 | Egypt | 1.70 million kg | 2023 | down 63.1% | rising |
| 23 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.35 million kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 24 | Yugoslav SFR | 1.11 million kg | 1991 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 25 | Malaysia | 921,127 kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia and Montenegro | 858,555 kg | 2005 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 27 | Brazil | 742,525 kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 659,875 kg | 2023 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 532,564 kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 30 | Bhutan | 498,458 kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Germany | 363,465 kg | 2023 | up 121.9% | rising |
| 32 | Georgia | 331,550 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 33 | Colombia | 250,047 kg | 2023 | up 330.1% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 239,496 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 198,976 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 161,408 kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 37 | Greece | 125,642 kg | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 120,414 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 39 | Syrian Arab Republic | 109,662 kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Spain | 26,026 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 25,527 kg | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Poland | 19,538 kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 18,996 kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 12,897 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Armenia | 9,141 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 46 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4,252 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Caribbean | 2,889 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,889 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 49 | Jordan | 1,569 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 50 | Suriname | 454.05 kg | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Singapore | 253.88 kg | 1991 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Mauritius | 29.4 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Slovenia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Micronesia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Sweden | 0 kg | 2022 | — | flat |
| 53 | Slovakia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Portugal | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Malta | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Latvia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Lithuania | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Ireland | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Finland | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Estonia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Denmark | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Czechia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | Cyprus | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 53 | 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 1.93 billion kg
- Asia 1.91 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.91 billion kg
- Southern Asia 1.36 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 473.59 million kg
- Eastern Asia 400.21 million kg
- South-eastern Asia 139.37 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 90.53 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 43.96 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 26.21 million kg
- Annex I countries 17.30 million kg
- Europe 14.59 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).