Buffalo — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 1.80 billion kg in India; the lowest is 0 kg in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is 97,822 kg, and the mean is 65.27 million kg.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 330.1%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 95.0%).
Buffalo — Manure left on pasture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.80 billion kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 734.65 million kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 734.60 million kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 720.58 million kg | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 73.51 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Philippines | 64.69 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 7 | Egypt | 61.60 million kg | 2023 | down 63.1% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 49.77 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 9 | Nepal | 49.36 million kg | 2023 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 10 | Myanmar | 48.35 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28.24 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 24.75 million kg | 2023 | up 330.1% | rising |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 24.29 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 23.69 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 15 | Thailand | 20.73 million kg | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Cambodia | 15.50 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | USSR | 5.34 million kg | 1991 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 5.24 million kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 19 | Iraq | 4.74 million kg | 2023 | up 44.2% | flat |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 3.15 million kg | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 21 | OECD | 3.05 million kg | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | 2.94 million kg | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.56 million kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 1.97 million kg | 2023 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 25 | Malaysia | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 26 | Bhutan | 949,931 kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 365,253 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 28 | Georgia | 357,725 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 29 | Caribbean | 286,006 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 286,006 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 269,526 kg | 2023 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 221,039 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 33 | Romania | 217,526 kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 34 | Syrian Arab Republic | 118,320 kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 97,822 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 65,927 kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 37 | China, Taiwan Province of | 46,860 kg | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Suriname | 44,951 kg | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Brunei Darussalam | 23,674 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Armenia | 9,863 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 7,980 kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 7,806 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Micronesia | 7,457 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 43 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 7,457 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 45 | Jordan | 1,692 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritius | 1,065 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Singapore | 466.03 kg | 1991 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Yugoslav SFR | 0 kg | 1991 | — | flat |
| 48 | Ireland | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Albania | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Cyprus | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Czechia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Germany | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Denmark | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Spain | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Estonia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Finland | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Greece | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 kg | 2005 | — | flat |
| 48 | Italy | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Lithuania | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Latvia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Malta | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Portugal | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Slovakia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Sweden | 0 kg | 2022 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.76 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 3.76 billion kg
- Asia 3.60 billion kg
- Southern Asia 2.60 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 957.55 million kg
- Eastern Asia 734.65 million kg
- South-eastern Asia 255.84 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 168.90 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 98.60 million kg
- Americas 98.60 million kg
- South America 98.31 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 81.12 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).