Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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
2.84 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
1,055 kg
Singapore
Median
11.68 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 2.84 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 1,055 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.68 million kg, and the mean is 91.43 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 that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 2.84 billion kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 2.77 billion kg | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 854.30 million kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 4 | India | 732.50 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 473.12 million kg | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 659.27 million kg | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 253.82 million kg | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 638.94 million kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 184.24 million kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 7 | Sudan (former) | 535.75 million kg | 2011 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 131.12 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 493.80 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 9 | Chad | 438.90 million kg | 2023 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 37.77 million kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 424.12 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 21.79 million kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 11 | China | 416.95 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.15 million kg | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 12 | China, mainland | 416.11 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.31 million kg | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 385.68 million kg | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.64 million kg | 2023 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 14 | USSR | 379.94 million kg | 1991 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | Melanesia | 6.70 million kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia PDR | 371.98 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3.41 million kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 16 | Colombia | 332.33 million kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 1.43 million kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 272.18 million kg | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 249.74 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 353,067 kg | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Niger | 207.66 million kg | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Micronesia | 299,289 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 299,289 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 199.19 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 21 | South Sudan | 197.51 million kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 22 | Uganda | 191.19 million kg | 2023 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Mali | 165.76 million kg | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 165.46 million kg | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 25 | Paraguay | 160.09 million kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 144.51 million kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 27 | Uruguay | 138.37 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 123.53 million kg | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Canada | 114.20 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 30 | Indonesia | 113.04 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 30 | Caribbean | 96.09 million kg | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea | 105.48 million kg | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 96.73 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.83 million kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 92.43 million kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | flat |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 374,587 kg | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 34 | France | 86.21 million kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 75.28 million kg | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 70.41 million kg | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 37 | Cameroon | 70.12 million kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 65.90 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 39 | Myanmar | 63.04 million kg | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 61.70 million kg | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 41 | Angola | 61.47 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 58.01 million kg | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 57.53 million kg | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 57.16 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Somalia | 56.88 million kg | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 46 | Zambia | 54.40 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 49.11 million kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 48 | Guatemala | 46.59 million kg | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 49 | Senegal | 46.22 million kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 50 | Namibia | 42.63 million kg | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 42.57 million kg | 2023 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 40.67 million kg | 2023 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 53 | Morocco | 39.57 million kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 54 | Cuba | 39.01 million kg | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 38.59 million kg | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 37.62 million kg | 2023 | up 23.2% | flat |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 34.24 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Ireland | 33.89 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 59 | Chile | 32.79 million kg | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | 32.68 million kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 61 | Italy | 31.76 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 62 | Spain | 31.71 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 63 | Benin | 31.42 million kg | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 31.31 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 65 | Iraq | 30.55 million kg | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 66 | Mongolia | 30.10 million kg | 2023 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 67 | Ghana | 27.96 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 68 | Mozambique | 27.73 million kg | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 69 | Eritrea | 27.57 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 70 | Thailand | 27.55 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 71 | Yemen | 26.99 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 72 | Malawi | 25.63 million kg | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 73 | Yugoslav SFR | 25.32 million kg | 1991 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 74 | Algeria | 24.71 million kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 75 | Mauritania | 24.38 million kg | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 76 | Republic of Korea | 24.09 million kg | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 77 | Japan | 22.96 million kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 22.64 million kg | 2023 | up 87.7% | falling |
| 79 | Poland | 20.57 million kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 80 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 20.41 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 81 | Rwanda | 18.04 million kg | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 82 | Haiti | 17.70 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 83 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 17.47 million kg | 1999 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 17.44 million kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 85 | Philippines | 15.61 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 86 | Cambodia | 15.61 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 87 | Nepal | 14.43 million kg | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 88 | Czechoslovakia | 14.17 million kg | 1992 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 89 | Burundi | 14.12 million kg | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 90 | Belarus | 13.73 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 13.63 million kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 92 | Georgia | 13.58 million kg | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 13.37 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 94 | Belgium | 11.68 million kg | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 95 | Botswana | 11.53 million kg | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 96 | Austria | 9.70 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 9.52 million kg | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.27 million kg | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.96 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 100 | Tunisia | 8.39 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 101 | Israel | 8.24 million kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 102 | Switzerland | 8.18 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 8.16 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 104 | Ukraine | 7.97 million kg | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Armenia | 7.81 million kg | 2023 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 106 | Denmark | 7.76 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 107 | Portugal | 7.74 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 108 | El Salvador | 7.34 million kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 109 | Sweden | 7.07 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 110 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6.71 million kg | 2005 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 111 | Oman | 6.50 million kg | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Eswatini | 6.39 million kg | 2023 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 113 | Romania | 6.28 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 114 | Togo | 5.67 million kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 115 | Lesotho | 5.16 million kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 116 | Norway | 4.55 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 117 | Czechia | 4.39 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 118 | Malaysia | 4.32 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 119 | Finland | 4.22 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 4.10 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 121 | Serbia | 4.04 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 122 | Congo | 3.79 million kg | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Djibouti | 3.68 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Gambia | 3.36 million kg | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 125 | Lithuania | 3.34 million kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 126 | Greece | 3.15 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 127 | Libya | 2.93 million kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 128 | Hungary | 2.82 million kg | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 2.43 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 130 | Slovenia | 2.35 million kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 131 | Croatia | 2.12 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 132 | Fiji | 2.09 million kg | 2023 | down 59.7% | rising |
| 133 | Latvia | 1.96 million kg | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 1.88 million kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.81 million kg | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 136 | Jamaica | 1.79 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 137 | United Arab Emirates | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Albania | 1.63 million kg | 2023 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 1.51 million kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 141 | Lebanon | 1.48 million kg | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 142 | Slovakia | 1.38 million kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 1.31 million kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 144 | Estonia | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 145 | Jordan | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 146 | Cyprus | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 147 | Belize | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 148 | Guyana | 1.05 million kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 149 | Luxembourg | 971,558 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 150 | Guadeloupe | 901,411 kg | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 836,766 kg | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 152 | China, Taiwan Province of | 831,632 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 153 | Bhutan | 746,154 kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 154 | Palestine | 731,385 kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 155 | Samoa | 662,545 kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 156 | Comoros | 630,722 kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 157 | Qatar | 605,333 kg | 2023 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Liberia | 543,892 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 159 | Réunion | 528,588 kg | 2006 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 160 | Kuwait | 494,863 kg | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Gabon | 491,620 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Iceland | 424,083 kg | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 163 | Montenegro | 408,049 kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 164 | Trinidad and Tobago | 397,424 kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 165 | Suriname | 375,760 kg | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 166 | Martinique | 280,864 kg | 2006 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 258,113 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 168 | Tonga | 200,480 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 169 | French Guiana | 157,503 kg | 2006 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 170 | French Polynesia | 140,570 kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 171 | Dominica | 134,186 kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 122,262 kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 173 | Bahrain | 116,861 kg | 2023 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 174 | Barbados | 115,151 kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 175 | Malta | 77,711 kg | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 176 | Grenada | 75,858 kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 177 | Equatorial Guinea | 65,637 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 178 | Mauritius | 51,382 kg | 2023 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35,170 kg | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23,554 kg | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18,601 kg | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18,586 kg | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 183 | Faroe Islands | 10,875 kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 184 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 9,412 kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Seychelles | 6,747 kg | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Bahamas | 6,216 kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 3,848 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 188 | Niue | 1,998 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,763 kg | 2023 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 190 | Singapore | 1,055 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 14.62 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.02 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 12.18 billion kg
- Asia 2.46 billion kg
- Americas 6.21 billion kg
- Middle Africa 653.16 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 5.21 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.07 billion kg
- Africa 4.78 billion kg
- South America 4.50 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.30 billion kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 118.19 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.28 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.02 billion kg
- Annex I countries 2.44 billion kg
- Eastern Africa 2.38 billion kg
- Southern Asia 1.10 billion kg
- Western Africa 1.03 billion kg
- Northern America 998.69 million kg
- United States of America 884.49 million kg
- Oceania 667.27 million kg
- Central America 613.70 million kg
- Europe 513.33 million kg
- Northern Africa 503.86 million kg
- Eastern Asia 497.50 million kg
- Western Asia 416.93 million kg
- European Union (27) 364.04 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 293.68 million kg
- Southern Africa 210.22 million kg
- Western Europe 195.18 million kg
- Central Asia 149.18 million kg
- Eastern Europe 116.90 million kg
- Northern Europe 113.62 million kg
- Southern Europe 87.63 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).