Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated (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
1.14 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
184.06 kg
Singapore
Median
1.44 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated (N content) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 1.14 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 184.06 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.44 million kg, and the mean is 22.67 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 — Losses from manure treated: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 1.14 billion kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 2 | USSR | 927.63 million kg | 1991 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 3 | China | 239.97 million kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 238.99 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 158.47 million kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 142.13 million kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 7 | India | 137.41 million kg | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 119.19 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 9 | France | 101.59 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 84.22 million kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 11 | Yugoslav SFR | 75.28 million kg | 1991 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 69.74 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 59.76 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 58.04 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 15 | New Zealand | 53.78 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 49.82 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 49.73 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 48.50 million kg | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 35.65 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 35.35 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Canada | 34.54 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 22 | Belarus | 32.00 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 23 | Czechoslovakia | 31.87 million kg | 1992 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 24 | Ukraine | 29.42 million kg | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 29.13 million kg | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 27.46 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 25.22 million kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 28 | Romania | 23.42 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 21.80 million kg | 1999 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 20.03 million kg | 2005 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 19.92 million kg | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 32 | Myanmar | 19.25 million kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 18.80 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 34 | Mongolia | 18.76 million kg | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 17.56 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 17.45 million kg | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 17.43 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium | 17.19 million kg | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 39 | Switzerland | 16.82 million kg | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 40 | Turkmenistan | 16.46 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 41 | Australia | 15.96 million kg | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 42 | Argentina | 15.64 million kg | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.36 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 44 | Sudan (former) | 13.33 million kg | 2011 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Japan | 12.39 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 46 | Caribbean | 11.77 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 47 | Serbia | 11.39 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 10.25 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 9.45 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 50 | Sweden | 9.28 million kg | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 51 | Ecuador | 8.52 million kg | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 8.47 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 53 | Indonesia | 8.26 million kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 54 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8.20 million kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 8.19 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Türkiye | 8.04 million kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 8.02 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Czechia | 7.93 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 59 | South Sudan | 7.80 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 60 | Albania | 7.78 million kg | 2023 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 61 | Finland | 7.59 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Guatemala | 7.31 million kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 63 | Sudan | 7.20 million kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 64 | Portugal | 7.03 million kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 65 | Uruguay | 7.01 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 66 | Lithuania | 6.81 million kg | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 67 | Norway | 6.56 million kg | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 5.89 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 5.73 million kg | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 5.52 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 71 | Honduras | 5.18 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 4.76 million kg | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.58 million kg | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 74 | Kenya | 4.53 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 4.49 million kg | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 76 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4.32 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 77 | Thailand | 4.06 million kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Latvia | 3.82 million kg | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 79 | El Salvador | 3.61 million kg | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 80 | Uganda | 3.53 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Ethiopia PDR | 3.36 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 82 | Cuba | 3.19 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 83 | Slovenia | 3.04 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 84 | Greece | 2.87 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 85 | Republic of Korea | 2.86 million kg | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Estonia | 2.68 million kg | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 87 | Slovakia | 2.55 million kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 2.54 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 89 | Niger | 2.34 million kg | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.32 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Croatia | 2.28 million kg | 2023 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 2.13 million kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 93 | Nigeria | 2.01 million kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 94 | Nepal | 1.98 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 95 | Haiti | 1.98 million kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 96 | Mali | 1.97 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 1.77 million kg | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 98 | Cambodia | 1.70 million kg | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 99 | Montenegro | 1.58 million kg | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 1.51 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 1.49 million kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 102 | Panama | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 103 | Egypt | 1.46 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 104 | Morocco | 1.43 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 105 | Republic of Moldova | 1.40 million kg | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Madagascar | 1.31 million kg | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 107 | Chad | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 108 | Somalia | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 109 | China, Taiwan Province of | 977,228 kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 928,959 kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 111 | Iceland | 923,237 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 112 | Algeria | 878,341 kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 113 | Guinea | 838,190 kg | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 749,696 kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 741,867 kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 116 | Melanesia | 701,495 kg | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 117 | Eritrea | 650,430 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 118 | Senegal | 639,812 kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 119 | Malaysia | 618,644 kg | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 120 | Puerto Rico | 603,874 kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 121 | Syrian Arab Republic | 542,770 kg | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 122 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 533,833 kg | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 123 | Fiji | 533,397 kg | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 124 | Benin | 516,464 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Iraq | 502,541 kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 126 | Yemen | 497,687 kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 127 | Georgia | 497,104 kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 128 | Angola | 403,268 kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 129 | Guyana | 394,663 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 130 | Mauritania | 384,633 kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 131 | Tunisia | 375,107 kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 132 | Ghana | 351,716 kg | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 133 | Zambia | 347,092 kg | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 134 | Rwanda | 322,372 kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Côte d'Ivoire | 295,033 kg | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Cameroon | 284,974 kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 137 | Namibia | 262,706 kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 138 | Armenia | 255,887 kg | 2023 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 139 | Timor-Leste | 249,584 kg | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | 221,745 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 141 | Philippines | 192,484 kg | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 142 | Malta | 190,375 kg | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 143 | Oman | 156,382 kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Malawi | 142,463 kg | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 145 | Israel | 133,531 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 146 | Bhutan | 120,665 kg | 2023 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 118,879 kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 148 | Libya | 112,749 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 149 | Lesotho | 112,532 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 150 | Eswatini | 107,289 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 106,274 kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 100,434 kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 153 | Burundi | 88,531 kg | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 154 | Dominica | 75,856 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72,648 kg | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Lebanon | 70,291 kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 157 | Belize | 61,213 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 158 | Togo | 59,963 kg | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 159 | Jordan | 52,774 kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 51,324 kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Cyprus | 44,548 kg | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Jamaica | 38,829 kg | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Faroe Islands | 34,736 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 164 | Gambia | 33,693 kg | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 165 | Micronesia | 32,288 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 165 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 32,288 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 167 | Palestine | 30,549 kg | 2023 | up 167.2% | rising |
| 168 | Barbados | 29,397 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 169 | Polynesia | 27,769 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 26,615 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 23,852 kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 172 | Djibouti | 23,532 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Papua New Guinea | 18,895 kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Samoa | 18,871 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 175 | Kuwait | 11,613 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 176 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10,122 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 177 | Suriname | 10,120 kg | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Comoros | 8,832 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 179 | Martinique | 8,440 kg | 2006 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 180 | Grenada | 8,086 kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 7,458 kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 182 | Gabon | 7,409 kg | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Cabo Verde | 7,274 kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Bahamas | 7,053 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 185 | Qatar | 6,107 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 186 | Liberia | 6,101 kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 187 | Bahrain | 5,344 kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,313 kg | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 189 | French Polynesia | 5,093 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,934 kg | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 191 | French Guiana | 4,270 kg | 2006 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 192 | Botswana | 3,962 kg | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 193 | New Caledonia | 3,709 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Mozambique | 3,453 kg | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Congo | 3,060 kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 196 | Guadeloupe | 2,763 kg | 2006 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Mauritius | 2,746 kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 198 | Tonga | 2,419 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 199 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,125 kg | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 200 | Niue | 872.06 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 201 | Cook Islands | 514.43 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 202 | Equatorial Guinea | 471.65 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 203 | Sao Tome and Principe | 385.74 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 204 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 296.13 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 205 | Seychelles | 219.52 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 206 | Singapore | 184.06 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 2.45 billion kg
- Annex I countries 1.35 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.11 billion kg
- Europe 912.83 million kg
- Americas 720.62 million kg
- Asia 685.10 million kg
- European Union (27) 595.96 million kg
- Northern America 371.08 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 349.53 million kg
- United States of America 336.54 million kg
- Western Europe 323.84 million kg
- Eastern Europe 298.95 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).