Cattle, dairy — 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...
Countries reporting
206
Highest
472.54 million kg
India
Lowest
52.62 kg
Singapore
Median
2.20 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 472.54 million kg in India; the lowest is 52.62 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.20 million kg, and the mean is 18.21 million kg.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 167.2%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 71.6%).
Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 472.54 million kg | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 428.33 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 3 | Sudan (former) | 229.34 million kg | 2011 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 158.77 million kg | 1991 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 145.73 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 141.00 million kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 7 | South Sudan | 134.20 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 130.16 million kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 9 | Sudan | 123.88 million kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 10 | Pakistan | 121.55 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 118.52 million kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 109.81 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 13 | New Zealand | 84.68 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 77.93 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 15 | China | 68.60 million kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 16 | China, mainland | 68.32 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 64.64 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 18 | Uganda | 60.74 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia PDR | 57.80 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 20 | Niger | 40.23 million kg | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 34.64 million kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 22 | Mali | 33.89 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 27.56 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 26.66 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 25.93 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia | 25.13 million kg | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 27 | Egypt | 25.05 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 28 | Morocco | 24.55 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 24.33 million kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 24.08 million kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 24.04 million kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 23.42 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 33 | Madagascar | 22.51 million kg | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 21.79 million kg | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 35 | Chad | 20.58 million kg | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 20.54 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 37 | France | 19.96 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 37 | Réunion | 423,878 kg | 2006 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 38 | Somalia | 17.58 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 15.98 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 40 | Algeria | 15.11 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 41 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14.87 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 42 | Yugoslav SFR | 14.79 million kg | 1991 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 43 | Guinea | 14.42 million kg | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11.74 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 45 | Argentina | 11.70 million kg | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 46 | Italy | 11.40 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 47 | Eritrea | 11.19 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 48 | Senegal | 11.00 million kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 49 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 9.79 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 50 | Ireland | 9.53 million kg | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 51 | Benin | 8.88 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.79 million kg | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 54 | Poland | 8.51 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 55 | Iraq | 8.14 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 56 | Yemen | 8.06 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 8.05 million kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 7.67 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Peru | 7.06 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 60 | Angola | 6.94 million kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 61 | Nepal | 6.81 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 62 | Mauritania | 6.62 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 6.45 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 6.37 million kg | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 6.12 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Ghana | 6.05 million kg | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 67 | Zambia | 5.97 million kg | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 5.69 million kg | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 69 | Rwanda | 5.54 million kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Myanmar | 5.50 million kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Belarus | 5.48 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 72 | Guatemala | 5.47 million kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 73 | Czechoslovakia | 5.46 million kg | 1992 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 74 | Mongolia | 5.36 million kg | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 75 | Uruguay | 5.25 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 76 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.07 million kg | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Ukraine | 5.04 million kg | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 4.99 million kg | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 4.95 million kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 80 | Cameroon | 4.90 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 4.71 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 82 | Namibia | 4.52 million kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 4.29 million kg | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 84 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 4.28 million kg | 1999 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 85 | Armenia | 4.14 million kg | 2023 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 86 | Chile | 4.13 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 87 | Romania | 4.01 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 88 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3.94 million kg | 2005 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 89 | Honduras | 3.87 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.82 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 3.59 million kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 92 | Japan | 3.54 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 93 | Denmark | 3.45 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 94 | Austria | 3.42 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 95 | Belgium | 3.38 million kg | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 96 | Switzerland | 3.31 million kg | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 97 | Canada | 3.03 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 98 | El Salvador | 2.70 million kg | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 2.55 million kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 100 | Oman | 2.53 million kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Malawi | 2.45 million kg | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 102 | Cuba | 2.38 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 103 | Indonesia | 2.36 million kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Serbia | 2.24 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 105 | Israel | 2.16 million kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 106 | Libya | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 107 | Lesotho | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 108 | Eswatini | 1.85 million kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 1.83 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 110 | Sweden | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 111 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 113 | Paraguay | 1.59 million kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 114 | Albania | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 115 | Burundi | 1.52 million kg | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 116 | Finland | 1.49 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Haiti | 1.48 million kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 118 | Portugal | 1.38 million kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 119 | Viet Nam | 1.36 million kg | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Czechia | 1.36 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 121 | Lithuania | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 122 | Norway | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 123 | Thailand | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Lebanon | 1.14 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 125 | Melanesia | 1.10 million kg | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 126 | Panama | 1.10 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 127 | Togo | 1.03 million kg | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 128 | Hungary | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 899,520 kg | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 130 | Jordan | 854,366 kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 131 | Fiji | 839,880 kg | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 132 | United Arab Emirates | 830,880 kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Republic of Korea | 817,290 kg | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 767,979 kg | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 135 | Latvia | 750,809 kg | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 136 | Cyprus | 721,190 kg | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovenia | 597,229 kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 138 | Gambia | 579,523 kg | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 139 | Greece | 563,864 kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 140 | Estonia | 525,705 kg | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 498,401 kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 142 | Palestine | 494,555 kg | 2023 | up 167.2% | rising |
| 143 | Cambodia | 487,248 kg | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 451,651 kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 145 | Croatia | 447,811 kg | 2023 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 146 | Slovakia | 435,951 kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 147 | Bhutan | 414,950 kg | 2023 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 148 | Djibouti | 404,751 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Luxembourg | 348,220 kg | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 150 | Montenegro | 310,869 kg | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 151 | Guyana | 295,177 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 152 | China, Taiwan Province of | 279,378 kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Republic of Moldova | 239,306 kg | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 214,329 kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 155 | Kuwait | 188,002 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 187,185 kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 157 | Iceland | 181,382 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 158 | Malaysia | 176,863 kg | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 159 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 174,104 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 160 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 152,616 kg | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 161 | Comoros | 151,916 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 162 | Gabon | 127,428 kg | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Cabo Verde | 125,112 kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Liberia | 104,944 kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 165 | Qatar | 98,870 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 166 | Bahrain | 86,520 kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Timor-Leste | 71,353 kg | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Botswana | 68,150 kg | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Mozambique | 59,386 kg | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Dominica | 56,734 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Philippines | 55,029 kg | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 172 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54,335 kg | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Congo | 52,627 kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 174 | Micronesia | 50,840 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 174 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 50,840 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 176 | Mauritius | 47,236 kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 177 | Belize | 45,783 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 178 | Polynesia | 43,725 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 41,908 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 180 | Malta | 37,402 kg | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | 29,751 kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Samoa | 29,714 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 183 | Jamaica | 29,041 kg | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Barbados | 21,987 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17,839 kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 8,112 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 8,019 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 188 | Suriname | 7,569 kg | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Faroe Islands | 6,824 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 190 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6,635 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 191 | Martinique | 6,312 kg | 2006 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 192 | Grenada | 6,047 kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 193 | New Caledonia | 5,840 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Lucia | 5,578 kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 195 | Bahamas | 5,275 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,974 kg | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 197 | Tonga | 3,808 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 198 | Seychelles | 3,776 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,690 kg | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 200 | French Guiana | 3,194 kg | 2006 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 201 | Guadeloupe | 2,066 kg | 2006 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Niue | 1,373 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 203 | Cook Islands | 810.01 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 204 | Brunei Darussalam | 321.71 kg | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 205 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 84.66 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 206 | Singapore | 52.62 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 2.72 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 2.28 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.29 billion kg
- Africa 1.09 billion kg
- Asia 1.05 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.03 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 968.90 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 897.08 million kg
- Southern Asia 710.94 million kg
- Eastern Africa 643.01 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 617.74 million kg
- Annex I countries 443.32 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).