Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure (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...
Countries reporting
206
Highest
4.37 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
746.4 kg
Singapore
Median
20.57 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure (N content) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 4.37 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 746.4 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.57 million kg, and the mean is 134.67 million kg.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 167.2%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 71.6%).
Cattle, dairy — Amount excreted in manure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 4.37 billion kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 2 | India | 3.00 billion kg | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 3 | USSR | 2.94 billion kg | 1991 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 1.10 billion kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 5 | China | 973.11 million kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 6 | China, mainland | 969.15 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Sudan (former) | 888.92 million kg | 2011 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Pakistan | 771.76 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 564.85 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 546.49 million kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 11 | South Sudan | 520.15 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 12 | Türkiye | 490.24 million kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 13 | Australia and New Zealand | 481.61 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 480.17 million kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 450.49 million kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 410.43 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 390.29 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 18 | New Zealand | 371.41 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 341.52 million kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 20 | France | 332.66 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 21 | Kenya | 302.05 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 246.86 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 23 | Yugoslav SFR | 246.51 million kg | 1991 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 24 | Uganda | 235.44 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Ethiopia PDR | 224.04 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 26 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 201.73 million kg | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 195.68 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 28 | Mexico | 190.16 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 190.06 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 175.01 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 163.15 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 158.82 million kg | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 157.62 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 34 | Niger | 155.94 million kg | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Nigeria | 134.26 million kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 131.35 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Australia | 110.21 million kg | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 38 | Argentina | 108.33 million kg | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 39 | Belarus | 101.42 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 40 | Czechoslovakia | 101.02 million kg | 1992 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 100.51 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Egypt | 97.09 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 43 | Morocco | 95.17 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 44 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 94.40 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 93.57 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 46 | Ukraine | 93.25 million kg | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 90.56 million kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 48 | Madagascar | 87.24 million kg | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 82.58 million kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 50 | Caribbean | 81.52 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 80.78 million kg | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 52 | Chad | 79.77 million kg | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 53 | Myanmar | 78.06 million kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Mongolia | 76.08 million kg | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 74.25 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 56 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 71.38 million kg | 1999 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 70.99 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 70.78 million kg | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 59 | Somalia | 68.15 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 66.74 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 61 | Serbia and Montenegro | 65.59 million kg | 2005 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 62 | Peru | 65.42 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 61.93 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 58.97 million kg | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 65 | Algeria | 58.56 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 66 | Denmark | 57.48 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 67 | Austria | 57.08 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 56.71 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Belgium | 56.30 million kg | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 70 | Guinea | 55.88 million kg | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Switzerland | 55.09 million kg | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.17 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 73 | Guatemala | 50.63 million kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 74 | Japan | 50.23 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 75 | Uruguay | 48.57 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 76 | Eritrea | 43.36 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 77 | Nepal | 43.24 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 78 | Senegal | 42.65 million kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 39.69 million kg | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 80 | Chile | 38.24 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 81 | Serbia | 37.29 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 82 | Honduras | 35.87 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 83 | Benin | 34.43 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Indonesia | 33.48 million kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.10 million kg | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 86 | Iraq | 30.64 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 87 | Sweden | 30.38 million kg | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 88 | Yemen | 30.35 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 89 | Georgia | 30.31 million kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 90 | Angola | 26.88 million kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 91 | Mauritania | 25.64 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 92 | Albania | 25.48 million kg | 2023 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 93 | Czechia | 25.13 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 94 | Tunisia | 25.01 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 95 | El Salvador | 24.98 million kg | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 96 | Finland | 24.84 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Ghana | 23.45 million kg | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 98 | Zambia | 23.14 million kg | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 99 | Portugal | 23.00 million kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 100 | Lithuania | 22.28 million kg | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 101 | Cuba | 22.08 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 102 | Rwanda | 21.49 million kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Norway | 21.48 million kg | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 104 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.67 million kg | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Viet Nam | 19.31 million kg | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Cameroon | 19.00 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 107 | Hungary | 18.65 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 108 | Namibia | 17.51 million kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 109 | Thailand | 16.45 million kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 16.20 million kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 111 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 16.05 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | 15.60 million kg | 2023 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.99 million kg | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 114 | Paraguay | 14.72 million kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 14.22 million kg | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 116 | Haiti | 13.68 million kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 13.52 million kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 118 | Latvia | 12.51 million kg | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 119 | Republic of Korea | 11.59 million kg | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Panama | 10.21 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 121 | Slovenia | 9.95 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 122 | Oman | 9.54 million kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Malawi | 9.50 million kg | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 124 | Greece | 9.40 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 125 | Estonia | 8.76 million kg | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 8.31 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 127 | Israel | 8.14 million kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 128 | Slovakia | 8.07 million kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 129 | Libya | 7.52 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 130 | Lesotho | 7.50 million kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 131 | Croatia | 7.46 million kg | 2023 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 132 | Eswatini | 7.15 million kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 7.08 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 134 | Cambodia | 6.91 million kg | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.70 million kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 136 | Burundi | 5.90 million kg | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 5.80 million kg | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 138 | Montenegro | 5.18 million kg | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 139 | Melanesia | 4.84 million kg | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 140 | Republic of Moldova | 4.43 million kg | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Lebanon | 4.29 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 4.18 million kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 143 | Togo | 4.00 million kg | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 144 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.96 million kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Fiji | 3.68 million kg | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 146 | Jordan | 3.22 million kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 3.13 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.04 million kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 149 | Iceland | 3.02 million kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 150 | Guyana | 2.73 million kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 151 | Cyprus | 2.72 million kg | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Bhutan | 2.63 million kg | 2023 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 153 | Malaysia | 2.51 million kg | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 154 | Gambia | 2.25 million kg | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 155 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2.16 million kg | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 156 | Palestine | 1.86 million kg | 2023 | up 167.2% | rising |
| 157 | Djibouti | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 820,987 kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 160 | Philippines | 780,552 kg | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 161 | Kuwait | 708,106 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 162 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 674,821 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 163 | Malta | 623,362 kg | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 164 | Comoros | 588,820 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 165 | Dominica | 525,320 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Trinidad and Tobago | 503,104 kg | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Gabon | 493,905 kg | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Cabo Verde | 484,932 kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Belize | 423,914 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 170 | Liberia | 406,760 kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 171 | Qatar | 372,391 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 172 | Bahrain | 325,877 kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Jamaica | 268,897 kg | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Botswana | 264,147 kg | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Mozambique | 230,180 kg | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Micronesia | 222,981 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 176 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 222,981 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 178 | Congo | 203,982 kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 179 | Barbados | 203,582 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 180 | Polynesia | 191,776 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 183,807 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 182 | Mauritius | 183,084 kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 165,179 kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | 130,488 kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Samoa | 130,327 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 186 | Faroe Islands | 113,740 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 187 | Suriname | 70,080 kg | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Martinique | 58,447 kg | 2006 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 189 | Grenada | 55,994 kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 51,649 kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 191 | Bahamas | 48,846 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 36,792 kg | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 193 | French Polynesia | 35,171 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 194 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 34,171 kg | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 195 | Equatorial Guinea | 31,444 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 196 | French Guiana | 29,574 kg | 2006 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 197 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25,716 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 198 | New Caledonia | 25,616 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Guadeloupe | 19,132 kg | 2006 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Tonga | 16,702 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 201 | Seychelles | 14,635 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 202 | Niue | 6,022 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 203 | Brunei Darussalam | 4,563 kg | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 204 | Cook Islands | 3,553 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 205 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,201 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 206 | Singapore | 746.4 kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 18.28 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 13.38 billion kg
- Asia 7.17 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.90 billion kg
- Annex I countries 4.90 billion kg
- Southern Asia 4.51 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.48 billion kg
- Africa 4.24 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.07 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.48 billion kg
- Americas 3.43 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.01 billion 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).