Buffalo — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 359.05 million kg in India; the lowest is 93.21 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 393,403 kg, and the mean is 19.16 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 volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 359.05 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 146.93 million kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 146.92 million kg | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 9.95 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 144.12 million kg | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.65 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 14.70 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Philippines | 12.94 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 629,721 kg | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 12.32 million kg | 2023 | down 63.1% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 588,684 kg | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Nepal | 9.87 million kg | 2023 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 512,705 kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 9 | Myanmar | 9.67 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 23,664 kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Colombia | 4.95 million kg | 2023 | up 330.1% | rising |
| 10 | Micronesia | 1,491 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 10 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1,491 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 4.86 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 4.74 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 13 | Thailand | 4.15 million kg | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Cambodia | 3.10 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 15 | USSR | 1.07 million kg | 1991 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 1.05 million kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 17 | Iraq | 948,320 kg | 2023 | up 44.2% | flat |
| 18 | OECD | 609,844 kg | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 393,403 kg | 2023 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 20 | Malaysia | 338,176 kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 20 | Caribbean | 57,201 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 21 | Bhutan | 189,986 kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Tajikistan | 73,050 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 23 | Georgia | 71,545 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 57,201 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 53,905 kg | 2023 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 44,208 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 27 | Romania | 43,505 kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 19,564 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 13,185 kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 30 | China, Taiwan Province of | 9,372 kg | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Suriname | 8,990 kg | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Brunei Darussalam | 4,735 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Armenia | 1,973 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 1,596 kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 35 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,561 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Jordan | 338.47 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritius | 213.04 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Singapore | 93.21 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 752.07 million kg
- Asia 719.89 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 751.35 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 33.78 million kg
- Southern Asia 519.65 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 191.51 million kg
- Eastern Asia 146.93 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 697,617 kg
- South-Eastern Asia 51.17 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 19.72 million kg
- Americas 19.72 million kg
- South America 19.66 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 16.22 million kg
- Africa 12.32 million kg
- Northern Africa 12.32 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 9.97 million kg
- Western Asia 2.03 million kg
- Annex I countries 720,440 kg
- Eastern Europe 131,756 kg
- Europe 131,756 kg
- European Union (27) 118,571 kg
- Central Asia 117,258 kg
- Oceania 1,491 kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 213.04 kg
- Eastern Africa 213.04 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).