Cattle — 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
209
Highest
4.16 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
757.15 kg
Niue
Median
8.67 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 4.16 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 757.15 kg in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.67 million kg, and the mean is 95.31 million kg.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 135.6%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 63.8%).
Cattle — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 4.16 billion kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 2 | USSR | 3.93 billion kg | 1991 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 3 | China | 1.14 billion kg | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 3 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 105.65 million kg | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 1.14 billion kg | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 79.76 million kg | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 928.59 million kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 65.44 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 634.33 million kg | 2023 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 594.62 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 8 | France | 528.69 million kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 39.12 million kg | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 388.49 million kg | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.67 million kg | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 302.36 million kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 27.11 million kg | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 264.16 million kg | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 12.33 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Pakistan | 256.93 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 7.34 million kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 13 | Indonesia | 230.30 million kg | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 3.67 million kg | 2023 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Ireland | 213.32 million kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 3.12 million kg | 2023 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 212.61 million kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.03 million kg | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 208.03 million kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 16 | Melanesia | 1.62 million kg | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 186.63 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.22 million kg | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 18 | Yugoslav SFR | 184.56 million kg | 1991 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 18 | Polynesia | 211,196 kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 19 | Australia and New Zealand | 159.35 million kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia | 72,601 kg | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 72,601 kg | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 20 | Myanmar | 149.05 million kg | 2023 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 21 | Czechoslovakia | 146.38 million kg | 1992 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 22 | Belarus | 141.86 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 23 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 141.76 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 132.88 million kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 121.21 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 108.02 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 107.93 million kg | 1999 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 104.30 million kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 29 | Canada | 101.90 million kg | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 100.82 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 30 | Caribbean | 43.42 million kg | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 31 | Sudan (former) | 93.53 million kg | 2011 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 87.83 million kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.68 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Mongolia | 84.63 million kg | 2023 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 55,571 kg | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Ukraine | 82.73 million kg | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | 74.92 million kg | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 36 | Belgium | 73.85 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 65.19 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 38 | Austria | 63.36 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 39 | Japan | 61.85 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 40 | Thailand | 59.01 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 41 | Sudan | 55.84 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 42 | New Zealand | 55.05 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 43 | Switzerland | 54.81 million kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 44 | Denmark | 53.01 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 50.93 million kg | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 46 | Republic of Korea | 50.62 million kg | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 49.02 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia and Montenegro | 48.97 million kg | 2005 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 49 | South Sudan | 48.32 million kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 46.10 million kg | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 45.28 million kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 52 | Sweden | 43.95 million kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 37.07 million kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Kenya | 36.76 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 36.73 million kg | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 56 | Ethiopia PDR | 36.67 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 35.03 million kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 58 | Peru | 34.47 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 59 | Cambodia | 32.60 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 60 | Philippines | 30.47 million kg | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 30.44 million kg | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 62 | Chad | 29.99 million kg | 2023 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Hungary | 29.09 million kg | 2023 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 64 | Serbia | 29.03 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 28.72 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 66 | Norway | 28.67 million kg | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 67 | Uruguay | 28.60 million kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 68 | Finland | 27.57 million kg | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 69 | Uganda | 27.50 million kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 26.53 million kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 71 | Nigeria | 23.46 million kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 72 | Niger | 22.69 million kg | 2023 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Lithuania | 22.31 million kg | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 20.72 million kg | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 75 | Chile | 19.96 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 76 | Nepal | 19.87 million kg | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 19.45 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 78 | Greece | 18.79 million kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 79 | Honduras | 18.78 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 80 | Mali | 18.61 million kg | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Slovenia | 14.60 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 82 | Slovakia | 14.23 million kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 14.05 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 13.78 million kg | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 85 | Latvia | 12.99 million kg | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 86 | Croatia | 12.85 million kg | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.68 million kg | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 88 | Paraguay | 12.64 million kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 89 | El Salvador | 12.56 million kg | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 90 | South Africa | 12.32 million kg | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 91 | Cuba | 12.20 million kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 92 | Madagascar | 11.38 million kg | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 93 | Guinea | 9.85 million kg | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Egypt | 9.33 million kg | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 95 | Malaysia | 9.23 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 96 | Morocco | 9.03 million kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 97 | Estonia | 8.67 million kg | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 8.34 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 99 | Somalia | 8.04 million kg | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 100 | Haiti | 7.34 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 6.36 million kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 6.13 million kg | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 5.77 million kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 104 | Senegal | 5.62 million kg | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 105 | Panama | 5.62 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 106 | Algeria | 5.58 million kg | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 107 | Angola | 5.33 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 5.25 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 109 | Cameroon | 5.24 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 110 | Iraq | 5.02 million kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 111 | Zambia | 4.67 million kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 112 | Eritrea | 4.64 million kg | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 4.61 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Yemen | 4.40 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 115 | Benin | 4.21 million kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Namibia | 3.62 million kg | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 117 | Ghana | 3.23 million kg | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 118 | Montenegro | 3.21 million kg | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 119 | Mauritania | 3.19 million kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 120 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2.98 million kg | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 121 | Iceland | 2.87 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 122 | Rwanda | 2.54 million kg | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 123 | Tunisia | 2.26 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 2.14 million kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 125 | Malawi | 2.10 million kg | 2023 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 126 | Georgia | 2.05 million kg | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 127 | Mozambique | 1.55 million kg | 2023 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 1.52 million kg | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 129 | Guyana | 1.38 million kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 130 | Israel | 1.35 million kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 131 | Burundi | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 132 | Armenia | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 133 | Oman | 1.04 million kg | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Bhutan | 988,024 kg | 2023 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 976,471 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 960,196 kg | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 137 | Eswatini | 867,298 kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 138 | Lesotho | 824,481 kg | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 139 | Libya | 702,678 kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 140 | Botswana | 656,469 kg | 2023 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 141 | Fiji | 634,440 kg | 2023 | down 46.0% | rising |
| 142 | Togo | 600,682 kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 143 | Malta | 540,184 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 351,158 kg | 2023 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 145 | Gambia | 347,288 kg | 2023 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 146 | Djibouti | 316,413 kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 307,100 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 148 | Dominica | 263,481 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 261,393 kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | 261,383 kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 151 | New Caledonia | 260,948 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 152 | Belize | 249,167 kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 153 | Congo | 224,045 kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Lebanon | 212,191 kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 155 | Cyprus | 196,753 kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 156 | Jamaica | 192,712 kg | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Jordan | 191,357 kg | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 158 | Réunion | 147,346 kg | 2006 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 159 | Samoa | 138,886 kg | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 160 | Palestine | 107,801 kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 161 | Barbados | 104,236 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 162 | Qatar | 102,006 kg | 2023 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Antigua and Barbuda | 82,611 kg | 2023 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 164 | Faroe Islands | 80,807 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 165 | Kuwait | 78,977 kg | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Comoros | 77,197 kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 167 | Gabon | 62,684 kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 62,102 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 169 | Liberia | 59,307 kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 170 | Suriname | 47,199 kg | 2023 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Tonga | 40,659 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 172 | Guadeloupe | 39,782 kg | 2006 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 173 | Martinique | 38,269 kg | 2006 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 174 | Grenada | 30,157 kg | 2023 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 175 | French Polynesia | 29,919 kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 29,578 kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 177 | Bahamas | 24,288 kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 178 | French Guiana | 19,882 kg | 2006 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18,930 kg | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 180 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 18,626 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17,471 kg | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 182 | Bahrain | 16,916 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 183 | Mauritius | 16,004 kg | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,889 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 185 | Brunei Darussalam | 4,995 kg | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 186 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,877 kg | 2023 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 187 | Singapore | 2,301 kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Seychelles | 1,425 kg | 2023 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 974.6 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 190 | Niue | 757.15 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 10.76 billion kg
- Asia 3.93 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 5.84 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 847.94 million kg
- Annex I countries 4.92 billion kg
- Europe 3.73 billion kg
- European Union (27) 2.46 billion kg
- Americas 2.36 billion kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 51.25 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.47 billion kg
- Middle Africa 46.69 million kg
- Southern Asia 1.39 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.37 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 1.35 billion kg
- Western Europe 1.26 billion kg
- Eastern Europe 1.21 billion kg
- South America 1.09 billion kg
- Northern America 989.73 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 989.39 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 949.75 million kg
- United States of America 887.84 million kg
- Northern Europe 715.80 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 624.23 million kg
- Africa 569.04 million kg
- Southern Europe 552.35 million kg
- Central Asia 501.66 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 486.30 million kg
- Eastern Africa 310.74 million kg
- Central America 237.56 million kg
- Oceania 161.25 million kg
- Western Africa 110.58 million kg
- Northern Africa 82.75 million kg
- Western Asia 64.66 million kg
- Southern Africa 18.29 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).