Camels and Llamas — 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
Camels and Llamas — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 77.05 million kg in Chad; the lowest is 415.35 kg in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.46 million kg, and the mean is 7.62 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 volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 77.05 million kg | 2023 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Somalia | 54.41 million kg | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Sudan | 34.41 million kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Sudan (former) | 34.01 million kg | 2011 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 5 | Kenya | 30.91 million kg | 2023 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Peru | 22.44 million kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 14.44 million kg | 2023 | up 750.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 13.93 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 12.66 million kg | 2023 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Mauritania | 11.10 million kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 9.69 million kg | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Pakistan | 7.95 million kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia PDR | 7.72 million kg | 1992 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 4.22 million kg | 2023 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 15 | China, mainland | 4.01 million kg | 2023 | up 111.7% | falling |
| 15 | China (People’s Republic of) | 4.01 million kg | 2023 | up 111.7% | falling |
| 17 | Yemen | 3.35 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 3.28 million kg | 2023 | up 47.4% | falling |
| 19 | Algeria | 3.17 million kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 20 | Eritrea | 2.90 million kg | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 21 | Oman | 2.16 million kg | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 2.02 million kg | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 1.83 million kg | 2023 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 24 | Tunisia | 1.72 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 25 | USSR | 1.46 million kg | 1991 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 26 | Egypt | 1.40 million kg | 2023 | up 26.6% | flat |
| 27 | India | 1.31 million kg | 2023 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 29 | Turkmenistan | 986,860 kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 903,899 kg | 2023 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Qatar | 733,976 kg | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Djibouti | 520,345 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 472,552 kg | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Libya | 453,414 kg | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 212,777 kg | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 127,561 kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 37 | Kuwait | 120,991 kg | 2023 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 38 | Jordan | 100,471 kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 39 | OECD | 49,667 kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 40,945 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 41 | Senegal | 37,902 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 29,761 kg | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 43 | Bahrain | 23,588 kg | 2023 | up 208.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 4,807 kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 2,631 kg | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,516 kg | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 47 | Lebanon | 954.58 kg | 2023 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Namibia | 692.54 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 415.35 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.
- Non-Annex I countries 339.73 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 289.70 million kg
- Africa 257.07 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 252.19 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 215.44 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 133.05 million kg
- Eastern Africa 101.40 million kg
- Northern Africa 41.63 million kg
- Western Africa 36.99 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 34.55 million kg
- Americas 34.55 million kg
- South America 34.55 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).