Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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
1.89 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
703.64 kg
Singapore
Median
7.74 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 1.89 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 703.64 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.74 million kg, and the mean is 61.19 million kg.
Over the past decade 110 countries rose and 96 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 volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 1.89 billion kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 1.85 billion kg | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 569.53 million kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 4 | India | 488.33 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 439.51 million kg | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 425.96 million kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 7 | Sudan (former) | 357.17 million kg | 2011 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 329.20 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 315.42 million kg | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 10 | Chad | 292.60 million kg | 2023 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 282.75 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 12 | China | 277.96 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 13 | China, mainland | 277.40 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 257.12 million kg | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 15 | USSR | 253.29 million kg | 1991 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia PDR | 247.99 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 221.56 million kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 181.45 million kg | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 169.22 million kg | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 20 | Nigeria | 166.49 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 138.44 million kg | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 132.80 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 23 | South Sudan | 131.68 million kg | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 24 | Uganda | 127.46 million kg | 2023 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 122.83 million kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 26 | Mali | 110.50 million kg | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 27 | New Zealand | 110.31 million kg | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 28 | Paraguay | 106.73 million kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 92.24 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 87.42 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 82.35 million kg | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Canada | 76.14 million kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 33 | Indonesia | 75.36 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 70.32 million kg | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 64.49 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 36 | Caribbean | 64.06 million kg | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 37 | Madagascar | 61.62 million kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | flat |
| 38 | France | 57.48 million kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 50.19 million kg | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 46.94 million kg | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 41 | Cameroon | 46.74 million kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 42 | Peru | 43.93 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 43 | Myanmar | 42.03 million kg | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 41.14 million kg | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 45 | Angola | 40.98 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 46 | Germany | 38.67 million kg | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 38.35 million kg | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 48 | Somalia | 37.92 million kg | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 49 | Zambia | 36.26 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 32.74 million kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 51 | Guatemala | 31.06 million kg | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 52 | Senegal | 30.82 million kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 53 | Namibia | 28.42 million kg | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 54 | Egypt | 28.38 million kg | 2023 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 27.11 million kg | 2023 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 26.38 million kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 57 | Cuba | 26.00 million kg | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 25.73 million kg | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 59 | Viet Nam | 25.18 million kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 25.08 million kg | 2023 | up 23.2% | flat |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 22.83 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 62 | Ireland | 22.59 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 63 | Chile | 21.86 million kg | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 64 | Honduras | 21.79 million kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 65 | Italy | 21.17 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 66 | Spain | 21.14 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 67 | Benin | 20.94 million kg | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 20.88 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 69 | Iraq | 20.36 million kg | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 70 | Mongolia | 20.07 million kg | 2023 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 71 | Ghana | 18.64 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 72 | Mozambique | 18.49 million kg | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 73 | Eritrea | 18.38 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 74 | Thailand | 18.37 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 75 | Yemen | 17.99 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 76 | Malawi | 17.09 million kg | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 77 | Yugoslav SFR | 16.88 million kg | 1991 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 78 | Algeria | 16.48 million kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 79 | Mauritania | 16.25 million kg | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 80 | Republic of Korea | 16.06 million kg | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 81 | Japan | 15.31 million kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.22 million kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 15.09 million kg | 2023 | up 87.7% | falling |
| 84 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14.53 million kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.10 million kg | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 86 | Poland | 13.71 million kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 87 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 13.61 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 88 | Rwanda | 12.03 million kg | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 89 | Haiti | 11.80 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 90 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 11.65 million kg | 1999 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 91 | Panama | 11.63 million kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 92 | Philippines | 10.41 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 93 | Cambodia | 10.41 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.21 million kg | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Nepal | 9.62 million kg | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 96 | Czechoslovakia | 9.45 million kg | 1992 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 97 | Burundi | 9.42 million kg | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 98 | Belarus | 9.15 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 99 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.09 million kg | 2023 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 9.09 million kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 101 | Georgia | 9.05 million kg | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 8.91 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 103 | Belgium | 7.79 million kg | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 104 | Botswana | 7.69 million kg | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 105 | Austria | 6.47 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 6.35 million kg | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.18 million kg | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 108 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.97 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 109 | Tunisia | 5.60 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 110 | Israel | 5.49 million kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 111 | Switzerland | 5.46 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 5.44 million kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 113 | Ukraine | 5.31 million kg | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Armenia | 5.20 million kg | 2023 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 115 | Denmark | 5.17 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 116 | Portugal | 5.16 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 117 | El Salvador | 4.89 million kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 118 | Sweden | 4.71 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 119 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4.47 million kg | 2005 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 120 | Melanesia | 4.46 million kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 121 | Oman | 4.34 million kg | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Eswatini | 4.26 million kg | 2023 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 123 | Romania | 4.19 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 124 | Togo | 3.78 million kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 125 | Lesotho | 3.44 million kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 126 | Norway | 3.03 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 127 | Czechia | 2.93 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 128 | Malaysia | 2.88 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 129 | Finland | 2.81 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 130 | Sri Lanka | 2.73 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 131 | Serbia | 2.69 million kg | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 132 | Congo | 2.53 million kg | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Djibouti | 2.46 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2.27 million kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 135 | Gambia | 2.24 million kg | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 136 | Lithuania | 2.22 million kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 137 | Greece | 2.10 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 138 | Libya | 1.96 million kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 139 | Hungary | 1.88 million kg | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 140 | Puerto Rico | 1.62 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 141 | Slovenia | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 142 | Croatia | 1.41 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 143 | Fiji | 1.39 million kg | 2023 | down 59.7% | rising |
| 144 | Latvia | 1.31 million kg | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 145 | Bulgaria | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 147 | Jamaica | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 1.12 million kg | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Albania | 1.09 million kg | 2023 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 152 | Lebanon | 985,520 kg | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 153 | Timor-Leste | 954,127 kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Slovakia | 919,647 kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 874,303 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 156 | Estonia | 862,058 kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 157 | Jordan | 861,834 kg | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 158 | Cyprus | 861,500 kg | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 159 | Belize | 795,829 kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 160 | Guyana | 700,879 kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 161 | Polynesia | 672,961 kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 647,705 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 163 | Guadeloupe | 600,941 kg | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 164 | North Macedonia | 557,844 kg | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 165 | China, Taiwan Province of | 554,421 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 166 | Bhutan | 497,436 kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 167 | Palestine | 487,590 kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 168 | Samoa | 441,697 kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 169 | Comoros | 420,482 kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 170 | Qatar | 403,556 kg | 2023 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Liberia | 362,594 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 172 | Kuwait | 329,909 kg | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Gabon | 327,747 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Iceland | 282,722 kg | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 175 | Montenegro | 272,032 kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 176 | Trinidad and Tobago | 264,949 kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 177 | Suriname | 250,507 kg | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 178 | Cabo Verde | 249,725 kg | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 179 | Republic of Moldova | 235,378 kg | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Micronesia | 199,526 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 199,526 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 182 | Martinique | 187,243 kg | 2006 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 172,075 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 184 | Tonga | 133,654 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 185 | French Guiana | 105,002 kg | 2006 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 93,713 kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 187 | Dominica | 89,458 kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | 81,508 kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 189 | Bahrain | 77,907 kg | 2023 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 190 | Barbados | 76,767 kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 191 | Malta | 51,807 kg | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 192 | Grenada | 50,572 kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 193 | Equatorial Guinea | 43,758 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 194 | Mauritius | 34,254 kg | 2023 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 23,447 kg | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15,702 kg | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 197 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12,400 kg | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 198 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12,390 kg | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 199 | Faroe Islands | 7,250 kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 200 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 6,275 kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Seychelles | 4,498 kg | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 202 | Bahamas | 4,144 kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 203 | Cook Islands | 2,565 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 204 | Niue | 1,332 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 205 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,176 kg | 2023 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 206 | Singapore | 703.64 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 9.75 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 8.12 billion kg
- Americas 4.14 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 3.47 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.38 billion kg
- Africa 3.19 billion kg
- South America 3.00 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.87 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.85 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.68 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.01 billion kg
- Asia 1.64 billion 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).