Camels and Llamas — 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
Camels and Llamas — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 115.57 million kg in Chad; the lowest is 623.03 kg in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.18 million kg, and the mean is 11.44 million kg.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 750.2%), and the largest decrease in India (down 50.2%).
Camels and Llamas — Manure left on pasture that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 115.57 million kg | 2023 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Somalia | 81.61 million kg | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Sudan | 51.62 million kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Sudan (former) | 51.02 million kg | 2011 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 5 | Kenya | 46.36 million kg | 2023 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Peru | 33.66 million kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 21.66 million kg | 2023 | up 750.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 20.89 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 18.99 million kg | 2023 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Mauritania | 16.66 million kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 14.54 million kg | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Pakistan | 11.92 million kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia PDR | 11.58 million kg | 1992 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 6.34 million kg | 2023 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 15 | China (People’s Republic of) | 6.02 million kg | 2023 | up 111.7% | falling |
| 15 | China, mainland | 6.02 million kg | 2023 | up 111.7% | falling |
| 17 | Yemen | 5.02 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 4.92 million kg | 2023 | up 47.4% | falling |
| 19 | Algeria | 4.75 million kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 20 | Eritrea, The State of | 4.36 million kg | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 21 | Oman | 3.24 million kg | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 3.03 million kg | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 2.75 million kg | 2023 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 24 | Tunisia | 2.59 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 25 | USSR | 2.18 million kg | 1991 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 26 | Egypt | 2.10 million kg | 2023 | up 26.6% | flat |
| 27 | India | 1.96 million kg | 2023 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 1.74 million kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 29 | Turkmenistan | 1.48 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 1.36 million kg | 2023 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Qatar | 1.10 million kg | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Djibouti | 780,518 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 708,829 kg | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Libya | 680,121 kg | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 319,165 kg | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 191,342 kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 37 | Kuwait | 181,487 kg | 2023 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 38 | Jordan | 150,707 kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 39 | OECD | 74,501 kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 61,417 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 41 | Senegal | 56,854 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 44,642 kg | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 43 | Bahrain | 35,381 kg | 2023 | up 208.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 7,210 kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 3,946 kg | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,274 kg | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 47 | Lebanon | 1,432 kg | 2023 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Namibia | 1,039 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 623.03 kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 509.65 million kg
- Africa 385.60 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 509.59 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 434.55 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 323.16 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 378.29 million kg
- Eastern Africa 152.10 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 199.57 million kg
- Asia 72.17 million kg
- Americas 51.83 million kg
- Northern Africa 62.44 million kg
- Annex I countries 64,936 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).