Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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
831.22 million kg
OECD
Lowest
151.43 kg
Niue
Median
1.77 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 831.22 million kg in OECD; the lowest is 151.43 kg in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.77 million kg, and the mean is 19.32 million kg.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 135.6%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 63.8%).
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 831.22 million kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 2 | USSR | 785.39 million kg | 1991 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 3 | China | 228.86 million kg | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 228.26 million kg | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 5 | India | 185.72 million kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 126.87 million kg | 2023 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 118.92 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 8 | France | 105.74 million kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 9 | Germany | 77.70 million kg | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 60.47 million kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 52.83 million kg | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 51.39 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 46.06 million kg | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 42.66 million kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 42.52 million kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 16 | Italy | 41.61 million kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 37.33 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 18 | Yugoslav SFR | 36.91 million kg | 1991 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 19 | Australia and New Zealand | 31.87 million kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 20 | Myanmar | 29.81 million kg | 2023 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 21 | Czechoslovakia | 29.28 million kg | 1992 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 22 | Belarus | 28.37 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 23 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 28.35 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 26.58 million kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 24.24 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 21.60 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 21.59 million kg | 1999 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 28 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 21.13 million kg | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 20.86 million kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 30 | Canada | 20.38 million kg | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 20.16 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 32 | Sudan (former) | 18.71 million kg | 2011 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 17.57 million kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 34 | Mongolia | 16.93 million kg | 2023 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 16.55 million kg | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 15.95 million kg | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 14.98 million kg | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium | 14.77 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 39 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.09 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Romania | 13.04 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 41 | Austria | 12.67 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 42 | Japan | 12.37 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 11.80 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 44 | Sudan | 11.17 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 45 | New Zealand | 11.01 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 46 | Switzerland | 10.96 million kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 47 | Denmark | 10.60 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 10.19 million kg | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 49 | Republic of Korea | 10.12 million kg | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | 9.80 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia and Montenegro | 9.79 million kg | 2005 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 52 | South Sudan | 9.66 million kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 9.22 million kg | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 54 | Czechia | 9.06 million kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 55 | Sweden | 8.79 million kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 56 | Caribbean | 8.68 million kg | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 57 | Türkiye | 7.82 million kg | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 7.41 million kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 7.35 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.35 million kg | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 61 | Ethiopia PDR | 7.33 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 62 | Afghanistan | 7.01 million kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 63 | Peru | 6.89 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 64 | Cambodia | 6.52 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.13 million kg | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 6.09 million kg | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 67 | Ecuador | 6.09 million kg | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 68 | Chad | 6.00 million kg | 2023 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Hungary | 5.82 million kg | 2023 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 70 | Serbia | 5.81 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 5.74 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 72 | Norway | 5.73 million kg | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 73 | Uruguay | 5.72 million kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 74 | Finland | 5.51 million kg | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 75 | Uganda | 5.50 million kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.42 million kg | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 77 | Guatemala | 5.31 million kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 78 | Nigeria | 4.69 million kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 79 | Niger | 4.54 million kg | 2023 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 4.46 million kg | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 4.14 million kg | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 82 | Chile | 3.99 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 83 | Nepal | 3.97 million kg | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 3.89 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 85 | Greece | 3.76 million kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 86 | Honduras | 3.76 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 87 | Mali | 3.72 million kg | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovenia | 2.92 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 89 | Slovakia | 2.85 million kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 2.81 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Albania | 2.75 million kg | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 92 | Latvia | 2.60 million kg | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 93 | Croatia | 2.57 million kg | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.54 million kg | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 95 | Paraguay | 2.53 million kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 96 | El Salvador | 2.51 million kg | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 97 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.47 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Cuba | 2.44 million kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 99 | Madagascar | 2.28 million kg | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 100 | Guinea | 1.97 million kg | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Egypt | 1.87 million kg | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 102 | Malaysia | 1.85 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 103 | Morocco | 1.81 million kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 104 | Estonia | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 1.67 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 106 | Somalia | 1.61 million kg | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 107 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 108 | Haiti | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 1.27 million kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 110 | North Macedonia | 1.23 million kg | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 112 | Senegal | 1.12 million kg | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 113 | Panama | 1.12 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 114 | Algeria | 1.12 million kg | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 115 | Angola | 1.07 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 1.05 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 117 | Cameroon | 1.05 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 118 | Iraq | 1.00 million kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 119 | Zambia | 934,022 kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 120 | Eritrea | 928,373 kg | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 121 | Yemen | 879,422 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 122 | Benin | 842,397 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Republic of Moldova | 733,427 kg | 2023 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Namibia | 723,066 kg | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 125 | Ghana | 646,203 kg | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 126 | Montenegro | 642,348 kg | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 127 | Mauritania | 638,254 kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 128 | Timor-Leste | 624,009 kg | 2023 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 129 | China, Taiwan Province of | 596,807 kg | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 130 | Iceland | 574,676 kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 131 | Côte d'Ivoire | 535,165 kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Rwanda | 508,454 kg | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 133 | Tunisia | 452,397 kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 428,657 kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 135 | Malawi | 419,904 kg | 2023 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 136 | Georgia | 409,580 kg | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 137 | Syrian Arab Republic | 405,586 kg | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 138 | Melanesia | 323,150 kg | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 139 | Mozambique | 309,801 kg | 2023 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | 304,228 kg | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 141 | Guyana | 276,545 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 142 | Israel | 270,988 kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 143 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 243,476 kg | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 144 | Burundi | 241,001 kg | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 145 | Armenia | 239,478 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 146 | Oman | 207,067 kg | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 197,605 kg | 2023 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 195,294 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | 192,039 kg | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 150 | Eswatini | 173,460 kg | 2023 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 151 | Lesotho | 164,896 kg | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 152 | Libya | 140,536 kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 153 | Botswana | 131,294 kg | 2023 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 154 | Fiji | 126,888 kg | 2023 | down 46.0% | rising |
| 155 | Togo | 120,136 kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 156 | Malta | 108,037 kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 70,232 kg | 2023 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 158 | Gambia | 69,458 kg | 2023 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 159 | Djibouti | 63,283 kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 61,420 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 161 | Dominica | 52,696 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52,279 kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 52,277 kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 52,190 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 165 | Belize | 49,833 kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 166 | Congo | 44,809 kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Lebanon | 42,438 kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 168 | Polynesia | 42,239 kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 169 | Cyprus | 39,351 kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 170 | Jamaica | 38,542 kg | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Jordan | 38,271 kg | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 172 | Samoa | 27,777 kg | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 173 | Palestine | 21,560 kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 174 | Barbados | 20,847 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 175 | Qatar | 20,401 kg | 2023 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16,522 kg | 2023 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 177 | Faroe Islands | 16,161 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 178 | Kuwait | 15,795 kg | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Comoros | 15,439 kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia | 14,520 kg | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 14,520 kg | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 182 | Gabon | 12,537 kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 12,420 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 184 | Liberia | 11,861 kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 185 | Cabo Verde | 11,114 kg | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Suriname | 9,440 kg | 2023 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Tonga | 8,132 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 188 | Guadeloupe | 7,956 kg | 2006 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 189 | Martinique | 7,654 kg | 2006 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 190 | Grenada | 6,031 kg | 2023 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 191 | French Polynesia | 5,984 kg | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 192 | Saint Lucia | 5,916 kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 193 | Bahamas | 4,858 kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 194 | French Guiana | 3,976 kg | 2006 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,786 kg | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 196 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3,725 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,494 kg | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 198 | Bahrain | 3,383 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 199 | Mauritius | 3,201 kg | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,178 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 201 | Brunei Darussalam | 998.95 kg | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 202 | Sao Tome and Principe | 575.42 kg | 2023 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 203 | Singapore | 460.19 kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Seychelles | 285.04 kg | 2023 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 205 | Cook Islands | 194.92 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 206 | Niue | 151.43 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 2.15 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.17 billion kg
- Annex I countries 983.68 million kg
- Asia 786.86 million kg
- Europe 746.84 million kg
- European Union (27) 491.58 million kg
- Americas 471.67 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 293.35 million kg
- Southern Asia 278.99 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 273.73 million kg
- Eastern Asia 269.75 million kg
- Western Europe 251.47 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).