Buffalo — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 538.58 million kg in India; the lowest is 139.81 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 590,105 kg, and the mean is 28.75 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 that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 538.58 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 220.40 million kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 220.38 million kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 14.93 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 216.17 million kg | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.47 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 22.05 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Philippines | 19.41 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 944,582 kg | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 18.48 million kg | 2023 | down 63.1% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 883,025 kg | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Nepal | 14.81 million kg | 2023 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 769,058 kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 9 | Myanmar | 14.51 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 35,496 kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Colombia | 7.43 million kg | 2023 | up 330.1% | rising |
| 10 | Micronesia | 2,237 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 10 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2,237 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 7.29 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 7.11 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 13 | Thailand | 6.22 million kg | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Cambodia | 4.65 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 15 | USSR | 1.60 million kg | 1991 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 17 | Iraq | 1.42 million kg | 2023 | up 44.2% | flat |
| 18 | OECD | 914,766 kg | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 590,105 kg | 2023 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 20 | Malaysia | 507,264 kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 20 | Caribbean | 85,802 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 21 | Bhutan | 284,979 kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Tajikistan | 109,576 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 23 | Georgia | 107,318 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 85,802 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 80,858 kg | 2023 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 66,312 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 27 | Romania | 65,258 kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 29,347 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 19,778 kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 30 | China, Taiwan Province of | 14,058 kg | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Suriname | 13,485 kg | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Brunei Darussalam | 7,102 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Armenia | 2,959 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 2,394 kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 35 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,342 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Jordan | 507.71 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritius | 319.56 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Singapore | 139.81 kg | 1991 | down 95.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.13 billion kg
- Asia 1.08 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.13 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 50.67 million kg
- Southern Asia 779.48 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 287.26 million kg
- Eastern Asia 220.40 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1.05 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 76.75 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 29.58 million kg
- Americas 29.58 million kg
- South America 29.49 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 24.34 million kg
- Africa 18.48 million kg
- Northern Africa 18.48 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 14.95 million kg
- Western Asia 3.04 million kg
- Annex I countries 1.08 million kg
- Eastern Europe 197,635 kg
- Europe 197,635 kg
- European Union (27) 177,856 kg
- Central Asia 175,887 kg
- Oceania 2,237 kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 319.56 kg
- Eastern Africa 319.56 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).