Cattle, non-dairy — Amount excreted in manure (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
11.29 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
2,289 kg
Niue
Median
46.26 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle, non-dairy — Amount excreted in manure (N content) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 11.29 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 2,289 kg in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.26 million kg, and the mean is 321.08 million kg.
Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Bahamas (up 690.0%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 86.9%).
Cattle, non-dairy — Amount excreted in manure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 11.29 billion kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 8.94 billion kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 3 | USSR | 3.69 billion kg | 1991 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 2.45 billion kg | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 5 | China | 2.28 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 6 | China, mainland | 2.27 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 2.11 billion kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.01 billion kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 9 | India | 1.79 billion kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 10 | Australia | 1.72 billion kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 1.44 billion kg | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 1.36 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.15 billion kg | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 14 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.09 billion kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 15 | Sudan (former) | 1.06 billion kg | 2011 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 1.03 billion kg | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 17 | Sudan | 904.31 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 18 | Nigeria | 743.01 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 723.38 million kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 20 | France | 690.15 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 21 | Kenya | 670.98 million kg | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 22 | Niger | 578.32 million kg | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 553.33 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 24 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 546.98 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 25 | Paraguay | 533.68 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | Pakistan | 533.63 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 27 | Türkiye | 471.11 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 28 | Mali | 455.50 million kg | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 29 | Canada | 454.70 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 30 | Uganda | 450.58 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Uruguay | 448.22 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 435.65 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 389.23 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 34 | Myanmar | 376.08 million kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 360.37 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 337.12 million kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 334.69 million kg | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 38 | Guinea | 314.56 million kg | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 39 | New Zealand | 295.91 million kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 40 | Caribbean | 293.90 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 41 | Spain | 278.70 million kg | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 253.71 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 43 | Madagascar | 241.54 million kg | 2023 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 44 | Viet Nam | 237.93 million kg | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 225.27 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 220.55 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 47 | South Sudan | 218.71 million kg | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 212.02 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 208.69 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 50 | Poland | 201.01 million kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 51 | Peru | 198.09 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 52 | Angola | 188.36 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 188.03 million kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 181.94 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 55 | Thailand | 172.48 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 56 | Zambia | 167.27 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 57 | Mongolia | 161.66 million kg | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 152.10 million kg | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 59 | Czechoslovakia | 145.28 million kg | 1992 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 60 | Guatemala | 138.44 million kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 61 | Belarus | 137.55 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 62 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 137.40 million kg | 1999 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 63 | Somalia | 135.73 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 64 | Namibia | 131.64 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 65 | Japan | 126.94 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 66 | Cuba | 123.31 million kg | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 67 | Senegal | 121.65 million kg | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 115.49 million kg | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 69 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 110.64 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 70 | Yugoslav SFR | 109.72 million kg | 1991 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 71 | Philippines | 101.68 million kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 100.85 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 73 | Cambodia | 98.84 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 98.66 million kg | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Honduras | 97.00 million kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 96.49 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 95.57 million kg | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 78 | Belgium | 86.52 million kg | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 79 | Iraq | 85.38 million kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 80 | Malawi | 80.07 million kg | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 81 | Benin | 77.83 million kg | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 82 | Ghana | 75.67 million kg | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 83 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 72.45 million kg | 2023 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 84 | Yemen | 72.11 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 85 | Portugal | 66.21 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 86 | Austria | 65.38 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 87 | Mauritania | 61.37 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 88 | Côte d'Ivoire | 61.32 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 89 | Egypt | 60.52 million kg | 2023 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 56.62 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 91 | Eritrea | 56.61 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 56.46 million kg | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 55.61 million kg | 2023 | up 170.5% | falling |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 55.41 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 95 | Panama | 55.02 million kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 96 | Haiti | 54.64 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 97 | Sweden | 54.64 million kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 98 | Nepal | 52.33 million kg | 2023 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 99 | Morocco | 51.86 million kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 100 | Switzerland | 50.82 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 101 | Czechia | 50.55 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 102 | Ukraine | 48.95 million kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 47.60 million kg | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 104 | Denmark | 44.93 million kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 105 | Burundi | 43.53 million kg | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 106 | Rwanda | 43.16 million kg | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 107 | Botswana | 39.61 million kg | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 108 | Romania | 37.86 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.63 million kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 110 | Norway | 33.96 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 111 | Algeria | 33.18 million kg | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 112 | Hungary | 30.18 million kg | 2023 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 113 | Serbia and Montenegro | 28.93 million kg | 2005 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 114 | Finland | 28.45 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 115 | Malaysia | 27.09 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 116 | Greece | 26.96 million kg | 2023 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 25.77 million kg | 2023 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.97 million kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 119 | Israel | 23.16 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 22.61 million kg | 2023 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Sierra Leone | 21.86 million kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 122 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 21.27 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 123 | Georgia | 21.07 million kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 124 | Lithuania | 20.82 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 125 | Melanesia | 20.48 million kg | 2023 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 126 | Serbia | 18.75 million kg | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 18.58 million kg | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.48 million kg | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 129 | Slovenia | 18.28 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 130 | Croatia | 17.40 million kg | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 131 | Togo | 16.02 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 132 | Slovakia | 15.73 million kg | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 133 | Eswatini | 15.69 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 134 | El Salvador | 15.61 million kg | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 135 | Oman | 15.13 million kg | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Armenia | 13.96 million kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 137 | Congo | 12.90 million kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Latvia | 12.60 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Djibouti | 11.33 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Lesotho | 11.13 million kg | 2023 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 10.63 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 142 | Gambia | 9.61 million kg | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.49 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 8.89 million kg | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Estonia | 7.99 million kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 146 | Tunisia | 6.71 million kg | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 147 | Puerto Rico | 6.65 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 6.49 million kg | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 149 | Jamaica | 5.92 million kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 5.43 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 4.90 million kg | 2023 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 152 | New Caledonia | 4.78 million kg | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 153 | Fiji | 4.57 million kg | 2023 | down 73.0% | rising |
| 154 | Belize | 3.87 million kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 155 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.61 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 156 | Polynesia | 3.54 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 3.52 million kg | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 158 | Libya | 3.44 million kg | 2023 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | 3.26 million kg | 2023 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Guadeloupe | 3.03 million kg | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 161 | Guyana | 2.55 million kg | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Iceland | 2.53 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 163 | Samoa | 2.32 million kg | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 164 | Bhutan | 2.28 million kg | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 165 | Cyprus | 2.18 million kg | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 166 | Qatar | 1.93 million kg | 2023 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Republic of Moldova | 1.90 million kg | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Jordan | 1.67 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 169 | Comoros | 1.65 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 170 | Liberia | 1.52 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 171 | Lebanon | 1.30 million kg | 2023 | up 94.2% | falling |
| 172 | Gabon | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Suriname | 1.24 million kg | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 174 | Kuwait | 1.17 million kg | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Albania | 1.06 million kg | 2023 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 177 | Montenegro | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 178 | Martinique | 924,416 kg | 2006 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 179 | Micronesia | 910,069 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 179 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 910,069 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 181 | Palestine | 902,212 kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 182 | Cabo Verde | 861,744 kg | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 791,959 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 184 | Tonga | 720,411 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 185 | French Guiana | 519,558 kg | 2006 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 485,534 kg | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 187 | Malta | 419,889 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | 392,875 kg | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 189 | Barbados | 313,683 kg | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 190 | Dominica | 260,781 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 191 | Grenada | 235,052 kg | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 192 | Equatorial Guinea | 198,704 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 193 | Bahrain | 115,582 kg | 2023 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 65,927 kg | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 195 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 60,965 kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 58,352 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50,152 kg | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 198 | Faroe Islands | 42,191 kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 199 | Sao Tome and Principe | 41,333 kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 200 | Mauritius | 14,321 kg | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Cook Islands | 11,127 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 202 | Seychelles | 10,264 kg | 2023 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Brunei Darussalam | 9,422 kg | 2023 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 204 | Singapore | 6,555 kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Bahamas | 3,166 kg | 2023 | up 690.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Niue | 2,289 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 48.11 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 37.60 billion kg
- Americas 20.61 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 16.66 billion kg
- South America 14.46 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 13.81 billion kg
- Africa 12.73 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 11.67 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 11.55 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 10.97 billion kg
- Annex I countries 10.51 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 8.78 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).