Cattle, dairy — Manure applied to soils (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
1.86 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
360.81 kg
Singapore
Median
4.55 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle, dairy — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 1.86 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 360.81 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.55 million kg, and the mean is 45.39 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 — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 1.86 billion kg | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 2 | USSR | 1.66 billion kg | 1991 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 544.97 million kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 4 | India | 492.64 million kg | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 5 | China | 470.40 million kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 6 | China, mainland | 468.49 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 254.20 million kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 202.60 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 9 | France | 172.69 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 165.09 million kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 11 | Yugoslav SFR | 127.96 million kg | 1991 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 126.72 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Colombia | 122.59 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 101.58 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 15 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 100.18 million kg | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 98.66 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 94.44 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 88.94 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 84.69 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 82.45 million kg | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 21 | Sudan (former) | 76.59 million kg | 2011 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 67.39 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 23 | Belarus | 57.23 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 24 | Czechoslovakia | 57.00 million kg | 1992 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 25 | Argentina | 53.80 million kg | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 26 | Ukraine | 52.62 million kg | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Canada | 50.79 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 28 | Australia and New Zealand | 50.67 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 48.67 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 30 | United Republic of Tanzania | 47.09 million kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 31 | South Sudan | 44.82 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 42.87 million kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 33 | Romania | 41.90 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 34 | Sudan | 41.37 million kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 35 | Caribbean | 40.48 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 36 | New Zealand | 39.07 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 39.05 million kg | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 38 | Myanmar | 37.73 million kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 37.05 million kg | 1999 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 40 | Mongolia | 36.78 million kg | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 35.26 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 34.21 million kg | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 43 | Serbia and Montenegro | 34.05 million kg | 2005 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 44 | Peru | 32.48 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | 32.26 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 46 | Denmark | 29.84 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 47 | Austria | 29.63 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 48 | Ecuador | 29.29 million kg | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 49 | Belgium | 29.22 million kg | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 28.74 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Switzerland | 28.60 million kg | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 28.16 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.19 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 54 | Kenya | 26.03 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 55 | Guatemala | 25.14 million kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 56 | Japan | 24.28 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 57 | Uruguay | 24.12 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 58 | Uganda | 20.29 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 19.71 million kg | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 60 | Serbia | 19.36 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 61 | Ethiopia PDR | 19.30 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 18.99 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 63 | Honduras | 17.81 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 64 | Türkiye | 17.45 million kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 65 | Indonesia | 16.18 million kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Sweden | 15.77 million kg | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 67 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 15.50 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 68 | Czechia | 14.18 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 69 | Niger | 13.44 million kg | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Albania | 13.23 million kg | 2023 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 71 | Finland | 12.89 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 12.41 million kg | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 73 | Portugal | 11.94 million kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 74 | Australia | 11.59 million kg | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 75 | Nigeria | 11.57 million kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 76 | Lithuania | 11.57 million kg | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 77 | Mali | 11.32 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Norway | 11.15 million kg | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 79 | Cuba | 10.96 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 80 | Hungary | 10.53 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 81 | Viet Nam | 9.34 million kg | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 8.66 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Egypt | 8.37 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 8.20 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 8.03 million kg | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 86 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7.97 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Thailand | 7.95 million kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.78 million kg | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 89 | Madagascar | 7.52 million kg | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 90 | Paraguay | 7.31 million kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 91 | Nepal | 7.10 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 92 | Chad | 6.87 million kg | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 93 | Haiti | 6.79 million kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 94 | Latvia | 6.50 million kg | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 95 | Somalia | 5.87 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 96 | Republic of Korea | 5.60 million kg | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 5.34 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 98 | Slovenia | 5.17 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 99 | Panama | 5.07 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 100 | Algeria | 5.05 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 101 | Greece | 4.88 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 102 | Guinea | 4.81 million kg | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 4.56 million kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 104 | Estonia | 4.55 million kg | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 4.31 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 106 | Croatia | 3.87 million kg | 2023 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 107 | Eritrea | 3.74 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 108 | Senegal | 3.68 million kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 109 | Cambodia | 3.34 million kg | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 3.22 million kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 3.01 million kg | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 112 | Benin | 2.97 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Montenegro | 2.69 million kg | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 2.66 million kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 115 | Republic of Moldova | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Angola | 2.32 million kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 117 | Mauritania | 2.21 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 118 | Tunisia | 2.15 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 2.08 million kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 120 | Ghana | 2.02 million kg | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 121 | Zambia | 1.99 million kg | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 122 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.92 million kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Rwanda | 1.85 million kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Cameroon | 1.64 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 126 | Iceland | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 127 | Namibia | 1.51 million kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 128 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 129 | Guyana | 1.36 million kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 130 | Malaysia | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 131 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.18 million kg | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 132 | Iraq | 1.09 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 133 | Yemen | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 134 | Georgia | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 135 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.05 million kg | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 136 | Malawi | 818,330 kg | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 137 | Libya | 647,650 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 138 | Lesotho | 646,399 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 139 | Eswatini | 616,286 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 610,454 kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | 576,906 kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 142 | Armenia | 555,345 kg | 2023 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 143 | Melanesia | 509,650 kg | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 144 | Burundi | 508,534 kg | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 145 | Timor-Leste | 489,250 kg | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Saudi Arabia | 481,248 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 147 | Bhutan | 432,602 kg | 2023 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 148 | Fiji | 387,523 kg | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 149 | Philippines | 377,319 kg | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 150 | Togo | 344,439 kg | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 151 | Oman | 339,391 kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Malta | 323,590 kg | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 153 | Israel | 289,800 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 154 | Dominica | 260,873 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 249,841 kg | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Belize | 210,515 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 157 | Gambia | 193,539 kg | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 158 | Lebanon | 152,550 kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 159 | Djibouti | 135,172 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Jamaica | 133,534 kg | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Jordan | 114,535 kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 162 | United Arab Emirates | 111,387 kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Barbados | 101,099 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 164 | Cyprus | 96,682 kg | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 86,368 kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 166 | Antigua and Barbuda | 82,028 kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 167 | Palestine | 66,299 kg | 2023 | up 167.2% | rising |
| 168 | Faroe Islands | 59,043 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 169 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 58,144 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 170 | Comoros | 50,734 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 171 | Gabon | 42,556 kg | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Cabo Verde | 41,783 kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Liberia | 35,047 kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 174 | Suriname | 34,802 kg | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Martinique | 29,025 kg | 2006 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 176 | Grenada | 27,806 kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 25,649 kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 178 | Kuwait | 25,203 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 179 | Bahamas | 24,257 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 180 | Micronesia | 23,458 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 23,458 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 182 | Botswana | 22,760 kg | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Polynesia | 20,175 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 184 | Mozambique | 19,833 kg | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 19,336 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18,271 kg | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 187 | Congo | 17,576 kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16,969 kg | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 189 | Mauritius | 15,775 kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 190 | French Guiana | 14,686 kg | 2006 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 191 | Papua New Guinea | 13,727 kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Samoa | 13,710 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 193 | Qatar | 13,254 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 194 | Bahrain | 11,599 kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Guadeloupe | 9,501 kg | 2006 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 196 | French Polynesia | 3,700 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 197 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,709 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 198 | New Caledonia | 2,695 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,216 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 200 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,206 kg | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 201 | Tonga | 1,757 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 202 | Seychelles | 1,261 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 203 | Niue | 633.57 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 204 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 580.49 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 205 | Cook Islands | 373.74 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 206 | Singapore | 360.81 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 5.42 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 3.26 billion kg
- Annex I countries 2.17 billion kg
- Americas 1.75 billion kg
- Asia 1.68 billion kg
- Europe 1.58 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.20 billion kg
- European Union (27) 1.02 billion kg
- South America 943.09 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 849.21 million kg
- Southern Asia 741.18 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 620.47 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).