Cattle, dairy — Manure management (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
209
Highest
2.92 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
544.87 kg
Singapore
Median
5.97 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle, dairy — Manure management (manure treated, N content) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 2.92 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 544.87 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.97 million kg, and the mean is 65.27 million kg.
Over the past decade 102 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 management: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 2.92 billion kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 2 | USSR | 2.41 billion kg | 1991 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 3 | China | 710.37 million kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 129.11 million kg | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 707.48 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 702.34 million kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 54.65 million kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 630.05 million kg | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 24.51 million kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 369.40 million kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 19.82 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 312.23 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 9 | France | 266.13 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 14.10 million kg | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 249.31 million kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.27 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Yugoslav SFR | 197.21 million kg | 1991 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 3.63 million kg | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Pakistan | 162.07 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.22 million kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 157.99 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.65 million kg | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 156.54 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.58 million kg | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 152.05 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 15 | Melanesia | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 130.52 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 738,834 kg | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 129.25 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 67,482 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 127.06 million kg | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 18 | Micronesia | 55,745 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 55,745 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 121.70 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 20 | Australia and New Zealand | 120.40 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 20 | Polynesia | 47,944 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 21 | New Zealand | 92.85 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 22 | Sudan (former) | 88.89 million kg | 2011 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 86.19 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 24 | Canada | 83.56 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 25 | Belarus | 83.17 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 26 | Czechoslovakia | 82.84 million kg | 1992 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 27 | Ukraine | 76.46 million kg | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Argentina | 69.33 million kg | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 29 | Spain | 66.06 million kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 29 | Caribbean | 52.17 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 30 | Romania | 60.88 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 58.97 million kg | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 32 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 57.10 million kg | 1999 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.97 million kg | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Myanmar | 56.98 million kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 48,493 kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 56.49 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 35 | Mongolia | 55.54 million kg | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 36 | Serbia and Montenegro | 52.47 million kg | 2005 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 37 | South Sudan | 52.02 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 51.67 million kg | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 39 | Turkmenistan | 48.72 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 40 | Sudan | 48.02 million kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 41 | Denmark | 45.99 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 42 | Austria | 45.67 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 45.44 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 45.04 million kg | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 45 | Switzerland | 44.07 million kg | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 46 | Peru | 41.87 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.55 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 48 | Ecuador | 37.74 million kg | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 36.75 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Japan | 36.67 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 36.29 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Guatemala | 32.41 million kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 53 | Uruguay | 31.08 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 54 | Kenya | 30.21 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia | 29.83 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 56 | Australia | 27.55 million kg | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 25.40 million kg | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 58 | Chile | 24.48 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 59 | Indonesia | 24.44 million kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Sweden | 24.30 million kg | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 61 | Uganda | 23.54 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Honduras | 22.96 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 63 | Ethiopia PDR | 22.40 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 64 | Czechia | 20.61 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 65 | Albania | 20.39 million kg | 2023 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 66 | Finland | 19.87 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Portugal | 18.40 million kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 68 | Lithuania | 17.83 million kg | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 69 | Norway | 17.18 million kg | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 70 | El Salvador | 15.99 million kg | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 71 | Niger | 15.59 million kg | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Hungary | 15.30 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 73 | Cuba | 14.13 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 74 | Nigeria | 13.43 million kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 75 | Mali | 13.13 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Thailand | 12.01 million kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.99 million kg | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 11.66 million kg | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 10.05 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Latvia | 10.01 million kg | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 81 | Egypt | 9.71 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 82 | Morocco | 9.52 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 83 | Paraguay | 9.42 million kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 84 | Nepal | 9.08 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 85 | Haiti | 8.75 million kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 86 | Madagascar | 8.72 million kg | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 87 | Republic of Korea | 8.46 million kg | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Chad | 7.98 million kg | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 89 | Slovenia | 7.96 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 90 | Greece | 7.52 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 91 | Estonia | 7.01 million kg | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 92 | Somalia | 6.82 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 6.65 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 94 | Slovakia | 6.62 million kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 95 | Panama | 6.53 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 6.19 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 97 | South Africa | 6.03 million kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 98 | Croatia | 5.97 million kg | 2023 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 99 | Algeria | 5.86 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 100 | Guinea | 5.59 million kg | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Cambodia | 5.05 million kg | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 4.64 million kg | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 4.53 million kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 104 | Eritrea | 4.34 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 105 | Senegal | 4.27 million kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 106 | Montenegro | 4.14 million kg | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 107 | Benin | 3.44 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 3.40 million kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 109 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2.89 million kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Angola | 2.69 million kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 111 | Puerto Rico | 2.68 million kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 112 | Mauritania | 2.56 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 113 | Tunisia | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 114 | Iceland | 2.42 million kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 115 | Ghana | 2.34 million kg | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 116 | Zambia | 2.31 million kg | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 117 | Rwanda | 2.15 million kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Central African Republic | 2.02 million kg | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Cameroon | 1.90 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 120 | Malaysia | 1.83 million kg | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 121 | Namibia | 1.75 million kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 122 | Guyana | 1.75 million kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 123 | Iraq | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 124 | Yemen | 1.52 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 125 | Georgia | 1.52 million kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 126 | Malawi | 949,754 kg | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 127 | Fiji | 920,921 kg | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 128 | Armenia | 780,142 kg | 2023 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 129 | Libya | 751,662 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 130 | Lesotho | 750,211 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 131 | Eswatini | 715,262 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 708,493 kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 676,052 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 669,557 kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 135 | Burundi | 590,205 kg | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 136 | Philippines | 569,803 kg | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 137 | Bhutan | 553,267 kg | 2023 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 138 | Malta | 498,689 kg | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 139 | Oman | 476,773 kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Israel | 407,108 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 141 | Togo | 399,755 kg | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 142 | Dominica | 336,205 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 321,987 kg | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Belize | 271,305 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 145 | Gambia | 224,621 kg | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 146 | Lebanon | 214,301 kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 205,247 kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 148 | Jamaica | 172,094 kg | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Réunion | 164,294 kg | 2006 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 150 | Jordan | 160,898 kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 151 | Djibouti | 156,880 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 156,475 kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Cyprus | 135,817 kg | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Barbados | 130,293 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 105,714 kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 156 | Palestine | 93,136 kg | 2023 | up 167.2% | rising |
| 157 | Faroe Islands | 90,992 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 158 | Comoros | 58,882 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 159 | Gabon | 49,390 kg | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 45,952 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 161 | Suriname | 44,851 kg | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Liberia | 40,676 kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 163 | Martinique | 37,406 kg | 2006 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 164 | Grenada | 35,836 kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Kuwait | 35,405 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 33,055 kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 167 | Papua New Guinea | 32,622 kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Samoa | 32,582 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 169 | Bahamas | 31,261 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 170 | Botswana | 26,415 kg | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23,547 kg | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 172 | Mozambique | 23,018 kg | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21,869 kg | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 174 | Congo | 20,398 kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 175 | French Guiana | 18,927 kg | 2006 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 176 | Qatar | 18,620 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 177 | Mauritius | 18,308 kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 178 | Bahrain | 16,294 kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Guadeloupe | 12,244 kg | 2006 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 180 | French Polynesia | 8,793 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 6,404 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Tonga | 4,176 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 183 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,331 kg | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,144 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,572 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 186 | Niue | 1,506 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 187 | Seychelles | 1,463 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 188 | Cook Islands | 888.17 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 189 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 876.62 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 190 | Singapore | 544.87 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 7.74 billion kg
- Asia 2.37 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 4.35 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 538.35 million kg
- Annex I countries 3.39 billion kg
- Americas 2.45 billion kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 57.09 million kg
- Europe 2.39 billion kg
- European Union (27) 1.56 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.55 billion kg
- South America 1.22 billion kg
- Middle Africa 14.73 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.07 billion kg
- Southern Asia 947.92 million kg
- Northern America 897.60 million kg
- Western Europe 848.30 million kg
- United States of America 814.04 million kg
- Eastern Asia 812.62 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 809.48 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 782.15 million kg
- Eastern Europe 776.98 million kg
- Central Asia 448.22 million kg
- Northern Europe 428.30 million kg
- Africa 424.06 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 347.71 million kg
- Southern Europe 331.46 million kg
- Central America 281.59 million kg
- Eastern Africa 249.23 million kg
- Oceania 121.72 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 117.93 million kg
- Northern Africa 76.35 million kg
- Western Africa 74.47 million kg
- Western Asia 38.43 million kg
- Southern Africa 9.27 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).