Buffalo — Manure applied to soils 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...
What the numbers show
Buffalo — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 188.41 million kg in India; the lowest is 0 kg in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 148,505 kg, and the mean is 8.91 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 that volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 188.41 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 80.04 million kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 80.04 million kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 5.42 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 75.62 million kg | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.08 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 5 | Philippines | 7.05 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 545,609 kg | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Myanmar | 5.27 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 7 | Nepal | 5.18 million kg | 2023 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 7 | Timor-Leste | 343,048 kg | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 8 | OECD | 3.19 million kg | 2023 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 269,032 kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 9 | USSR | 2.62 million kg | 1991 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21,932 kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 2.58 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 2.55 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 2.49 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Thailand | 2.26 million kg | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Cambodia | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 15 | Iraq | 878,930 kg | 2023 | up 44.2% | flat |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 549,852 kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 364,618 kg | 2023 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 18 | Egypt | 340,095 kg | 2023 | down 63.1% | rising |
| 19 | Yugoslav SFR | 221,370 kg | 1991 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 20 | Malaysia | 184,225 kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia and Montenegro | 171,711 kg | 2005 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 148,505 kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Caribbean | 577.79 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 131,975 kg | 2023 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Romania | 106,513 kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 25 | Bhutan | 99,692 kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 72,693 kg | 2023 | up 121.9% | rising |
| 27 | Georgia | 66,310 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 50,009 kg | 2023 | up 330.1% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 47,899 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 39,795 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 32,282 kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 25,128 kg | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 24,083 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 34 | Spain | 5,205 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5,105 kg | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 3,908 kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 3,799 kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 38 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,579 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Armenia | 1,828 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 40 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 850.49 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 577.79 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 42 | Jordan | 313.71 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 43 | Suriname | 90.81 kg | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Singapore | 50.78 kg | 1991 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Mauritius | 5.88 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | 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 385.99 million kg
- Asia 382.54 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 382.53 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 18.11 million kg
- Southern Asia 272.68 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 94.72 million kg
- Eastern Asia 80.04 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 27.87 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 343,723 kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 8.79 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5.24 million kg
- Annex I countries 3.46 million kg
- Europe 2.92 million kg
- European Union (27) 2.88 million kg
- Southern Europe 2.52 million kg
- Western Asia 1.88 million kg
- Africa 340,100 kg
- Northern Africa 340,095 kg
- Eastern Europe 322,576 kg
- Americas 199,183 kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 199,183 kg
- South America 198,605 kg
- Western Europe 72,693 kg
- Central Asia 63,878 kg
- Eastern Africa 5.88 kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5.88 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).