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
206
Highest
2.92 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
544.87 kg
Singapore
Median
6.08 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 206 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 6.08 million kg, and the mean is 66.18 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 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 |
| 4 | China, mainland | 707.48 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 702.34 million kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 6 | India | 630.05 million kg | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 369.40 million kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 312.23 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 9 | France | 266.13 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 249.31 million kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 11 | Yugoslav SFR | 197.21 million kg | 1991 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 162.07 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Colombia | 157.99 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 156.54 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 15 | Italy | 152.05 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 130.52 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 129.25 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 18 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 129.11 million kg | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 127.06 million kg | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 20 | Mexico | 121.70 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 120.40 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 22 | New Zealand | 92.85 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 23 | Sudan (former) | 88.89 million kg | 2011 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 86.19 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 25 | Canada | 83.56 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 26 | Belarus | 83.17 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 27 | Czechoslovakia | 82.84 million kg | 1992 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 28 | Ukraine | 76.46 million kg | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 69.33 million kg | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 30 | Spain | 66.06 million kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 60.88 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 58.97 million kg | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 33 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 57.10 million kg | 1999 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 34 | Myanmar | 56.98 million kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 56.49 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mongolia | 55.54 million kg | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 37 | United Republic of Tanzania | 54.65 million kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Serbia and Montenegro | 52.47 million kg | 2005 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 39 | Caribbean | 52.17 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 40 | South Sudan | 52.02 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 51.67 million kg | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 42 | Turkmenistan | 48.72 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 43 | Sudan | 48.02 million kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 44 | Denmark | 45.99 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 45 | Austria | 45.67 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 45.44 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Belgium | 45.04 million kg | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 48 | Switzerland | 44.07 million kg | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 49 | Peru | 41.87 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.55 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 51 | Ecuador | 37.74 million kg | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 52 | Afghanistan | 36.75 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Japan | 36.67 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 36.29 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | 32.41 million kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 31.08 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 57 | Kenya | 30.21 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 29.83 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 59 | Australia | 27.55 million kg | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 25.40 million kg | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 61 | Türkiye | 24.51 million kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 24.48 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 63 | Indonesia | 24.44 million kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Sweden | 24.30 million kg | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 65 | Uganda | 23.54 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 22.96 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 67 | Ethiopia PDR | 22.40 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 68 | Czechia | 20.61 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 69 | Albania | 20.39 million kg | 2023 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 70 | Finland | 19.87 million kg | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 19.82 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 72 | Portugal | 18.40 million kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 73 | Lithuania | 17.83 million kg | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 74 | Norway | 17.18 million kg | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 75 | El Salvador | 15.99 million kg | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 76 | Niger | 15.59 million kg | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Hungary | 15.30 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 78 | Cuba | 14.13 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 79 | Viet Nam | 14.10 million kg | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Nigeria | 13.43 million kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 81 | Mali | 13.13 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Thailand | 12.01 million kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.99 million kg | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 11.66 million kg | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 85 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.27 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 10.05 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Latvia | 10.01 million kg | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 88 | Egypt | 9.71 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 89 | Morocco | 9.52 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 90 | Paraguay | 9.42 million kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 91 | Nepal | 9.08 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 92 | Haiti | 8.75 million kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 93 | Madagascar | 8.72 million kg | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 94 | Republic of Korea | 8.46 million kg | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Chad | 7.98 million kg | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 96 | Slovenia | 7.96 million kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 97 | Greece | 7.52 million kg | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 98 | Estonia | 7.01 million kg | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 99 | Somalia | 6.82 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 6.65 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 101 | Slovakia | 6.62 million kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 102 | Panama | 6.53 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 6.19 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 104 | Croatia | 5.97 million kg | 2023 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 105 | Algeria | 5.86 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 106 | Guinea | 5.59 million kg | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Cambodia | 5.05 million kg | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 4.64 million kg | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 4.53 million kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 110 | Eritrea | 4.34 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 111 | Senegal | 4.27 million kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 112 | Montenegro | 4.14 million kg | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 113 | Republic of Moldova | 3.63 million kg | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Benin | 3.44 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 3.40 million kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 116 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2.89 million kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Angola | 2.69 million kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 118 | Puerto Rico | 2.68 million kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 119 | Mauritania | 2.56 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 120 | Tunisia | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 121 | Iceland | 2.42 million kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 122 | Ghana | 2.34 million kg | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 123 | Zambia | 2.31 million kg | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 124 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.22 million kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 125 | Rwanda | 2.15 million kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.97 million kg | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Cameroon | 1.90 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 128 | Malaysia | 1.83 million kg | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 129 | Namibia | 1.75 million kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 130 | Guyana | 1.75 million kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 131 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.65 million kg | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 132 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.58 million kg | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 133 | Iraq | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 134 | Yemen | 1.52 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 135 | Georgia | 1.52 million kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 136 | Melanesia | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 137 | Malawi | 949,754 kg | 2023 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 138 | Fiji | 920,921 kg | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 139 | Armenia | 780,142 kg | 2023 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 140 | Libya | 751,662 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 141 | Lesotho | 750,211 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | 738,834 kg | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini | 715,262 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 708,493 kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 145 | Saudi Arabia | 676,052 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 669,557 kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 147 | Burundi | 590,205 kg | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 148 | Philippines | 569,803 kg | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 149 | Bhutan | 553,267 kg | 2023 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 150 | Malta | 498,689 kg | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 151 | Oman | 476,773 kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Israel | 407,108 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 153 | Togo | 399,755 kg | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 154 | Dominica | 336,205 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 321,987 kg | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Belize | 271,305 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 157 | Gambia | 224,621 kg | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 158 | Lebanon | 214,301 kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 205,247 kg | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 160 | Jamaica | 172,094 kg | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Jordan | 160,898 kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 162 | Djibouti | 156,880 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 156,475 kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Cyprus | 135,817 kg | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Barbados | 130,293 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 166 | Antigua and Barbuda | 105,714 kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 167 | Palestine | 93,136 kg | 2023 | up 167.2% | rising |
| 168 | Faroe Islands | 90,992 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 169 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 67,482 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 170 | Comoros | 58,882 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 171 | Micronesia | 55,745 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 171 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 55,745 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 173 | Gabon | 49,390 kg | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Cabo Verde | 48,493 kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Polynesia | 47,944 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 45,952 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 177 | Suriname | 44,851 kg | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Liberia | 40,676 kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 179 | Martinique | 37,406 kg | 2006 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 180 | Grenada | 35,836 kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Kuwait | 35,405 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 33,055 kg | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | 32,622 kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Samoa | 32,582 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 185 | Bahamas | 31,261 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 186 | Botswana | 26,415 kg | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23,547 kg | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 188 | Mozambique | 23,018 kg | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21,869 kg | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 190 | Congo | 20,398 kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 191 | French Guiana | 18,927 kg | 2006 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 192 | Qatar | 18,620 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 193 | Mauritius | 18,308 kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 194 | Bahrain | 16,294 kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Guadeloupe | 12,244 kg | 2006 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 196 | French Polynesia | 8,793 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 197 | New Caledonia | 6,404 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Tonga | 4,176 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 199 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,331 kg | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,144 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 201 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,572 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 202 | Niue | 1,506 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 203 | Seychelles | 1,463 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 204 | Cook Islands | 888.17 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 205 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 876.62 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 206 | 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
- Non-Annex I countries 4.35 billion kg
- Annex I countries 3.39 billion kg
- Americas 2.45 billion kg
- Europe 2.39 billion kg
- Asia 2.37 billion kg
- European Union (27) 1.56 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.55 billion kg
- South America 1.22 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.07 billion kg
- Southern Asia 947.92 million kg
- Northern America 897.60 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).