Cattle, dairy — 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...
Countries reporting
206
Highest
315.02 million kg
India
Lowest
35.08 kg
Singapore
Median
1.47 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 315.02 million kg in India; the lowest is 35.08 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.47 million kg, and the mean is 12.14 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 volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 315.02 million kg | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 285.56 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 3 | Sudan (former) | 152.89 million kg | 2011 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 105.85 million kg | 1991 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 97.15 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 94.00 million kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 7 | South Sudan | 89.47 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 86.77 million kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 9 | Sudan | 82.59 million kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 10 | Pakistan | 81.03 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 79.01 million kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 73.20 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 13 | New Zealand | 56.45 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 51.95 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 15 | China | 45.74 million kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 16 | China, mainland | 45.55 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 43.10 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 18 | Uganda | 40.50 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia PDR | 38.53 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 20 | Niger | 26.82 million kg | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 23.09 million kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 22 | Mali | 22.59 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 18.38 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 17.77 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 17.29 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia | 16.75 million kg | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 27 | Egypt | 16.70 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 28 | Morocco | 16.37 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 16.22 million kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 16.05 million kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 16.03 million kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 15.61 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 33 | Madagascar | 15.01 million kg | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 14.52 million kg | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 35 | Chad | 13.72 million kg | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 13.69 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 37 | France | 13.31 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 37 | Réunion | 282,585 kg | 2006 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 38 | Somalia | 11.72 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 10.65 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 40 | Algeria | 10.07 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 41 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 9.91 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 42 | Yugoslav SFR | 9.86 million kg | 1991 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 43 | Guinea | 9.61 million kg | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.83 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 45 | Argentina | 7.80 million kg | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 46 | Italy | 7.60 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 47 | Eritrea | 7.46 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 48 | Senegal | 7.34 million kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 49 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 6.53 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 50 | Ireland | 6.35 million kg | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 51 | Benin | 5.92 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.86 million kg | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 54 | Poland | 5.67 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 55 | Iraq | 5.42 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 56 | Yemen | 5.37 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 5.37 million kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 5.11 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Peru | 4.71 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 60 | Angola | 4.62 million kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 61 | Nepal | 4.54 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 62 | Mauritania | 4.41 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 4.30 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 4.25 million kg | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 4.08 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Ghana | 4.03 million kg | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 67 | Zambia | 3.98 million kg | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 3.80 million kg | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 69 | Rwanda | 3.70 million kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Myanmar | 3.67 million kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Belarus | 3.65 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 72 | Guatemala | 3.65 million kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 73 | Czechoslovakia | 3.64 million kg | 1992 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 74 | Mongolia | 3.58 million kg | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 75 | Uruguay | 3.50 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 76 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.38 million kg | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Ukraine | 3.36 million kg | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 3.33 million kg | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 3.30 million kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 80 | Cameroon | 3.27 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 3.14 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 82 | Namibia | 3.01 million kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 2.86 million kg | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 84 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2.86 million kg | 1999 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 85 | Armenia | 2.76 million kg | 2023 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 86 | Chile | 2.75 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 87 | Romania | 2.67 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 88 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2.62 million kg | 2005 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 89 | Honduras | 2.58 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.55 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 2.39 million kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 92 | Japan | 2.36 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 93 | Denmark | 2.30 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 94 | Austria | 2.28 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 95 | Belgium | 2.25 million kg | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 96 | Switzerland | 2.20 million kg | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 97 | Canada | 2.02 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 98 | El Salvador | 1.80 million kg | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 1.70 million kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 100 | Oman | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Malawi | 1.63 million kg | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 102 | Cuba | 1.59 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 103 | Indonesia | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Serbia | 1.49 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 105 | Israel | 1.44 million kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 106 | Libya | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 107 | Lesotho | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 108 | Eswatini | 1.23 million kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 1.22 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 110 | Sweden | 1.22 million kg | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 111 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 113 | Paraguay | 1.06 million kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 114 | Albania | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 115 | Burundi | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 116 | Finland | 993,468 kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Haiti | 984,796 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 118 | Portugal | 920,178 kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 119 | Viet Nam | 907,648 kg | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Czechia | 904,683 kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 121 | Lithuania | 891,334 kg | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 122 | Norway | 859,041 kg | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 123 | Thailand | 773,284 kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Lebanon | 758,624 kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 125 | Melanesia | 736,376 kg | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 126 | Panama | 735,081 kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 127 | Togo | 687,579 kg | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 128 | Hungary | 671,569 kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 599,680 kg | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 130 | Jordan | 569,578 kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 131 | Fiji | 559,920 kg | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 132 | United Arab Emirates | 553,920 kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Republic of Korea | 544,860 kg | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 511,986 kg | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 135 | Latvia | 500,539 kg | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 136 | Cyprus | 480,794 kg | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovenia | 398,152 kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 138 | Gambia | 386,348 kg | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 139 | Greece | 375,909 kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 140 | Estonia | 350,470 kg | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 332,268 kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 142 | Palestine | 329,703 kg | 2023 | up 167.2% | rising |
| 143 | Cambodia | 324,832 kg | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 301,101 kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 145 | Croatia | 298,541 kg | 2023 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 146 | Slovakia | 290,634 kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 147 | Bhutan | 276,634 kg | 2023 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 148 | Djibouti | 269,834 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Luxembourg | 232,147 kg | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 150 | Montenegro | 207,246 kg | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 151 | Guyana | 196,785 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 152 | China, Taiwan Province of | 186,252 kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Republic of Moldova | 159,537 kg | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 142,886 kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 155 | Kuwait | 125,335 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 124,790 kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 157 | Iceland | 120,922 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 158 | Malaysia | 117,909 kg | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 159 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 116,069 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 160 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 101,744 kg | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 161 | Comoros | 101,277 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 162 | Gabon | 84,952 kg | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Cabo Verde | 83,408 kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Liberia | 69,963 kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 165 | Qatar | 65,913 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 166 | Bahrain | 57,680 kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Timor-Leste | 47,569 kg | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Botswana | 45,433 kg | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Mozambique | 39,591 kg | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Dominica | 37,823 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Philippines | 36,686 kg | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 172 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36,224 kg | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Congo | 35,085 kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 174 | Micronesia | 33,893 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 174 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 33,893 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 176 | Mauritius | 31,490 kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 177 | Belize | 30,522 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 178 | Polynesia | 29,150 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 27,939 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 180 | Malta | 24,934 kg | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | 19,834 kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Samoa | 19,810 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 183 | Jamaica | 19,361 kg | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Barbados | 14,658 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11,893 kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,408 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 5,346 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 188 | Suriname | 5,046 kg | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Faroe Islands | 4,550 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 190 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,423 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 191 | Martinique | 4,208 kg | 2006 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 192 | Grenada | 4,032 kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 193 | New Caledonia | 3,894 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Lucia | 3,719 kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 195 | Bahamas | 3,517 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,649 kg | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 197 | Tonga | 2,539 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 198 | Seychelles | 2,517 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,460 kg | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 200 | French Guiana | 2,129 kg | 2006 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 201 | Guadeloupe | 1,377 kg | 2006 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Niue | 915.42 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 203 | Cook Islands | 540.01 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 204 | Brunei Darussalam | 214.47 kg | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 205 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 56.44 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 206 | Singapore | 35.08 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 1.81 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.52 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 858.42 million kg
- Africa 729.38 million kg
- Asia 698.77 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 688.66 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 645.94 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 598.05 million kg
- Southern Asia 473.96 million kg
- Eastern Africa 428.67 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 411.83 million kg
- Annex I countries 295.55 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).