Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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
9.45 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
3,518 kg
Singapore
Median
38.94 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 9.45 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 3,518 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.94 million kg, and the mean is 304.77 million kg.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 124.3%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 62.2%).
Cattle — Manure left on pasture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 9.45 billion kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 9.24 billion kg | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 2.85 billion kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 4 | India | 2.44 billion kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.58 billion kg | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.20 billion kg | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 846.08 million kg | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 2.13 billion kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 614.13 million kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 7 | Sudan (former) | 1.79 billion kg | 2011 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 437.08 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 1.65 billion kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 9 | Chad | 1.46 billion kg | 2023 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 125.88 million kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 1.41 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 72.64 million kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 11 | China | 1.39 billion kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 70.50 million kg | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 12 | China, mainland | 1.39 billion kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 51.03 million kg | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 1.29 billion kg | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 45.46 million kg | 2023 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 14 | USSR | 1.27 billion kg | 1991 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | Melanesia | 22.32 million kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.24 billion kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 11.36 million kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 16 | Colombia | 1.11 billion kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 4.77 million kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 907.26 million kg | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 3.36 million kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 832.47 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 1.18 million kg | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Niger | 692.18 million kg | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Micronesia | 997,628 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 997,628 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 663.98 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 21 | South Sudan | 658.38 million kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 22 | Uganda | 637.29 million kg | 2023 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Mali | 552.52 million kg | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 551.55 million kg | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 25 | Paraguay | 533.64 million kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 481.70 million kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 27 | Uruguay | 461.22 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 411.76 million kg | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Canada | 380.68 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 30 | Indonesia | 376.79 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 30 | Caribbean | 320.31 million kg | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea | 351.61 million kg | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 322.44 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 76.09 million kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 308.11 million kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | flat |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 34 | France | 287.38 million kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 250.95 million kg | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 234.71 million kg | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 37 | Cameroon | 233.72 million kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 219.66 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 39 | Myanmar | 210.15 million kg | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 205.68 million kg | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 41 | Angola | 204.89 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 193.38 million kg | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 191.75 million kg | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 190.53 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Somalia | 189.59 million kg | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 46 | Zambia | 181.32 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 163.69 million kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 48 | Guatemala | 155.29 million kg | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 49 | Senegal | 154.08 million kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 50 | Namibia | 142.10 million kg | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 141.91 million kg | 2023 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 135.56 million kg | 2023 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 53 | Morocco | 131.89 million kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 54 | Cuba | 130.02 million kg | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 128.63 million kg | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 125.41 million kg | 2023 | up 23.2% | flat |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 114.13 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Ireland | 112.95 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 59 | Chile | 109.29 million kg | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | 108.94 million kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 61 | Italy | 105.86 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 62 | Spain | 105.70 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 63 | Benin | 104.72 million kg | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 104.38 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 65 | Iraq | 101.82 million kg | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 66 | Mongolia | 100.33 million kg | 2023 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 67 | Ghana | 93.19 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 68 | Mozambique | 92.43 million kg | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 69 | Eritrea | 91.92 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 70 | Thailand | 91.83 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 71 | Yemen | 89.95 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 72 | Malawi | 85.44 million kg | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 73 | Yugoslav SFR | 84.41 million kg | 1991 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 74 | Algeria | 82.38 million kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 75 | Mauritania | 81.27 million kg | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 76 | Republic of Korea | 80.29 million kg | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 77 | Japan | 76.54 million kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 75.47 million kg | 2023 | up 87.7% | falling |
| 79 | Poland | 68.57 million kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 80 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 68.03 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 81 | Rwanda | 60.13 million kg | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 82 | Haiti | 59.02 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 83 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 58.24 million kg | 1999 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 58.15 million kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 85 | Philippines | 52.04 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 86 | Cambodia | 52.03 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 87 | Nepal | 48.08 million kg | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 88 | Czechoslovakia | 47.24 million kg | 1992 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 89 | Burundi | 47.08 million kg | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 90 | Belarus | 45.77 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 45.43 million kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 92 | Georgia | 45.26 million kg | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 44.56 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 94 | Belgium | 38.94 million kg | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 95 | Botswana | 38.45 million kg | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 96 | Austria | 32.34 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 31.75 million kg | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.90 million kg | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.86 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 100 | Tunisia | 27.98 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 101 | Israel | 27.47 million kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 102 | Switzerland | 27.28 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 27.19 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 104 | Ukraine | 26.57 million kg | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Armenia | 26.02 million kg | 2023 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 106 | Denmark | 25.87 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 107 | Portugal | 25.79 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 108 | El Salvador | 24.45 million kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 109 | Sweden | 23.56 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 110 | Serbia and Montenegro | 22.38 million kg | 2005 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 111 | Oman | 21.68 million kg | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Eswatini | 21.29 million kg | 2023 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 113 | Romania | 20.94 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 114 | Togo | 18.89 million kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 115 | Lesotho | 17.19 million kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 116 | Norway | 15.16 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 117 | Czechia | 14.63 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 118 | Malaysia | 14.41 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 119 | Finland | 14.07 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 13.66 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 121 | Serbia | 13.46 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 122 | Congo | 12.63 million kg | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Djibouti | 12.28 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Gambia | 11.20 million kg | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 125 | Lithuania | 11.12 million kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 126 | Greece | 10.51 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 127 | Libya | 9.78 million kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 128 | Hungary | 9.39 million kg | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 8.09 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 130 | Slovenia | 7.84 million kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 131 | Croatia | 7.06 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 132 | Fiji | 6.96 million kg | 2023 | down 59.7% | rising |
| 133 | Latvia | 6.53 million kg | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 6.28 million kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.03 million kg | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 136 | Jamaica | 5.96 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 137 | United Arab Emirates | 5.62 million kg | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Albania | 5.44 million kg | 2023 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 5.09 million kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 5.04 million kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 141 | Lebanon | 4.93 million kg | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 142 | Slovakia | 4.60 million kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 4.37 million kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 144 | Estonia | 4.31 million kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 145 | Jordan | 4.31 million kg | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 146 | Cyprus | 4.31 million kg | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 147 | Belize | 3.98 million kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 148 | Guyana | 3.50 million kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 149 | Luxembourg | 3.24 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 150 | Guadeloupe | 3.00 million kg | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 2.79 million kg | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 152 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2.77 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 153 | Bhutan | 2.49 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 154 | Palestine | 2.44 million kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 155 | Samoa | 2.21 million kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 156 | Comoros | 2.10 million kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 157 | Qatar | 2.02 million kg | 2023 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Liberia | 1.81 million kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 159 | Réunion | 1.76 million kg | 2006 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 160 | Kuwait | 1.65 million kg | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Gabon | 1.64 million kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Iceland | 1.41 million kg | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 163 | Montenegro | 1.36 million kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 164 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.32 million kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 165 | Suriname | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 166 | Martinique | 936,213 kg | 2006 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 860,376 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 168 | Tonga | 668,268 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 169 | French Guiana | 525,009 kg | 2006 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 170 | French Polynesia | 468,566 kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 171 | Dominica | 447,288 kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 407,540 kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 173 | Bahrain | 389,536 kg | 2023 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 174 | Barbados | 383,836 kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 175 | Malta | 259,037 kg | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 176 | Grenada | 252,859 kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 177 | Equatorial Guinea | 218,791 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 178 | Mauritius | 171,272 kg | 2023 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 117,233 kg | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 78,512 kg | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62,002 kg | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 61,952 kg | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 183 | Faroe Islands | 36,249 kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 184 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 31,374 kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Seychelles | 22,490 kg | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Bahamas | 20,719 kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 12,826 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 188 | Niue | 6,660 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,878 kg | 2023 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 190 | Singapore | 3,518 kg | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 48.75 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 13.40 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 40.60 billion kg
- Asia 8.19 billion kg
- Americas 20.69 billion kg
- Middle Africa 2.18 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 17.36 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 16.90 billion kg
- Africa 15.93 billion kg
- South America 14.99 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 14.34 billion kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 393.97 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 14.25 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 10.07 billion kg
- Annex I countries 8.15 billion kg
- Eastern Africa 7.93 billion kg
- Southern Asia 3.67 billion kg
- Western Africa 3.44 billion kg
- Northern America 3.33 billion kg
- United States of America 2.95 billion kg
- Oceania 2.22 billion kg
- Central America 2.05 billion kg
- Europe 1.71 billion kg
- Northern Africa 1.68 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 1.66 billion kg
- Western Asia 1.39 billion kg
- European Union (27) 1.21 billion kg
- South-Eastern Asia 978.94 million kg
- Southern Africa 700.73 million kg
- Western Europe 650.59 million kg
- Central Asia 497.25 million kg
- Eastern Europe 389.68 million kg
- Northern Europe 378.72 million kg
- Southern Europe 292.09 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).