Cattle, non-dairy — Manure applied to soils (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
2.30 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
31.66 kg
Bahamas
Median
2.17 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle, non-dairy — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 2.30 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 31.66 kg in Bahamas.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.17 million kg, and the mean is 50.53 million kg.
Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Bahamas (up 690.0%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 86.9%).
Cattle, non-dairy — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 2.30 billion kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 2 | USSR | 2.27 billion kg | 1991 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 3 | China | 673.92 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 70.43 million kg | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 672.83 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 5 | India | 435.95 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29.20 million kg | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 356.00 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 6 | Türkiye | 21.67 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 340.43 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18.36 million kg | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 214.12 million kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 11.61 million kg | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 200.78 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 10 | Germany | 185.89 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 10 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6.30 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 143.76 million kg | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 11 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5.47 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 130.87 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4.36 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 130.21 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 2.63 million kg | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 123.67 million kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 1.17 million kg | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Myanmar | 111.32 million kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 109.37 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 16 | Melanesia | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 108.68 million kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 849,969 kg | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 99.07 million kg | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 18 | Polynesia | 191,021 kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 92.70 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia | 49,144 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 49,144 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 20 | Czechoslovakia | 89.38 million kg | 1992 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 21 | Brazil | 89.36 million kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 22 | Belarus | 84.63 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 70.88 million kg | 1999 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 61.77 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 57.07 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 26 | Yugoslav SFR | 56.60 million kg | 1991 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 53.81 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 28 | Canada | 51.11 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 29 | Thailand | 51.05 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 30 | Mongolia | 47.85 million kg | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 45.02 million kg | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 31 | Caribbean | 2.94 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 32 | Belgium | 44.63 million kg | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 981,109 kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 39.16 million kg | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 13,788 kg | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 34 | Japan | 37.57 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 34.16 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 36 | Austria | 33.73 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 37 | Czechia | 31.10 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 38 | Ukraine | 30.11 million kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Philippines | 30.10 million kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 40 | Cambodia | 29.26 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 41 | Sweden | 28.18 million kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 42 | Switzerland | 26.21 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 43 | Romania | 23.29 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Denmark | 23.17 million kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 45 | Chad | 23.12 million kg | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 21.12 million kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 18.57 million kg | 2023 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 48 | Norway | 17.52 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 49 | Ethiopia PDR | 17.36 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 50 | Sudan (former) | 16.93 million kg | 2011 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 16.76 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 16.71 million kg | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 53 | New Zealand | 15.98 million kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 54 | Serbia and Montenegro | 14.92 million kg | 2005 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 55 | Finland | 14.68 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 56 | Sudan | 14.47 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 57 | Greece | 13.91 million kg | 2023 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 58 | Mexico | 13.59 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 59 | Nepal | 12.77 million kg | 2023 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 60 | Nigeria | 11.89 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 11.43 million kg | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Lithuania | 10.74 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 63 | Kenya | 10.74 million kg | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.55 million kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 65 | Colombia | 10.29 million kg | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 66 | Slovakia | 9.67 million kg | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 67 | Serbia | 9.67 million kg | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 68 | Slovenia | 9.43 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 69 | Niger | 9.25 million kg | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Croatia | 8.98 million kg | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 71 | Malaysia | 8.02 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 72 | Mali | 7.29 million kg | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 73 | Uganda | 7.21 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 74 | South Africa | 7.13 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 75 | Latvia | 6.50 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Afghanistan | 6.29 million kg | 2023 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 5.39 million kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Paraguay | 5.34 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 79 | Guinea | 5.03 million kg | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.89 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 81 | Uruguay | 4.48 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 82 | Estonia | 4.12 million kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 83 | Iraq | 3.93 million kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 84 | Madagascar | 3.86 million kg | 2023 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 85 | Cameroon | 3.60 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 86 | South Sudan | 3.50 million kg | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 3.35 million kg | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 88 | Yemen | 3.32 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 89 | Angola | 3.01 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 3.01 million kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 2.87 million kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Zambia | 2.68 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 2.59 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 2.55 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 95 | Somalia | 2.17 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 96 | Namibia | 2.11 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 97 | Peru | 1.98 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 98 | Senegal | 1.95 million kg | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 101 | Mozambique | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 102 | Guatemala | 1.38 million kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 103 | Iceland | 1.30 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 104 | Malawi | 1.28 million kg | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 105 | Benin | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 106 | Cuba | 1.23 million kg | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 107 | Ghana | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 108 | Ecuador | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 109 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.07 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 110 | Israel | 1.07 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 1.04 million kg | 2023 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 113 | Mauritania | 981,880 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 114 | Honduras | 969,991 kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 115 | Georgia | 969,047 kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 116 | Egypt | 968,398 kg | 2023 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 117 | Chile | 964,894 kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 118 | Eritrea | 905,693 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 119 | Morocco | 829,795 kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 120 | Burundi | 696,471 kg | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 121 | Oman | 695,945 kg | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Rwanda | 690,514 kg | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 123 | Armenia | 642,047 kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 124 | Botswana | 633,710 kg | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 556,080 kg | 2023 | up 170.5% | falling |
| 126 | Bhutan | 555,422 kg | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 127 | Panama | 550,246 kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 128 | Albania | 547,591 kg | 2023 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 129 | Haiti | 546,379 kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 130 | Algeria | 530,875 kg | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 131 | Montenegro | 522,174 kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 399,565 kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 349,742 kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 293,373 kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 135 | Vanuatu | 264,790 kg | 2023 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 136 | New Caledonia | 258,253 kg | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 137 | Togo | 256,243 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 138 | Eswatini | 251,012 kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 139 | Fiji | 246,916 kg | 2023 | down 73.0% | rising |
| 140 | Malta | 216,594 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 141 | Congo | 206,470 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Djibouti | 181,241 kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Lesotho | 178,082 kg | 2023 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 144 | El Salvador | 156,148 kg | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 145 | Gambia | 153,749 kg | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 149,997 kg | 2023 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Samoa | 125,175 kg | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 148 | Tunisia | 107,314 kg | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 149 | Cyprus | 100,071 kg | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 150 | Qatar | 88,752 kg | 2023 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Jordan | 76,822 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 152 | Puerto Rico | 66,531 kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 153 | Lebanon | 59,641 kg | 2023 | up 94.2% | falling |
| 154 | Jamaica | 59,178 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 155 | Libya | 55,028 kg | 2023 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 156 | Kuwait | 53,774 kg | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 42,766 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 158 | Palestine | 41,502 kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 159 | Tonga | 38,902 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 160 | Belize | 38,652 kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 161 | Guadeloupe | 30,281 kg | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 162 | Comoros | 26,463 kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 26,219 kg | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 164 | Guyana | 25,459 kg | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Liberia | 24,260 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 166 | Faroe Islands | 21,764 kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 167 | Gabon | 20,128 kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 168 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 18,046 kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Suriname | 12,397 kg | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 170 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11,552 kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Martinique | 9,244 kg | 2006 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 172 | Réunion | 5,787 kg | 2006 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 173 | Bahrain | 5,317 kg | 2023 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 174 | French Guiana | 5,196 kg | 2006 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 3,929 kg | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,179 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 177 | Barbados | 3,137 kg | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 178 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,789 kg | 2023 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 179 | Dominica | 2,608 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 180 | Grenada | 2,351 kg | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 181 | Singapore | 1,940 kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 661.33 kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 659.27 kg | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 184 | Cook Islands | 600.86 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 583.52 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 501.52 kg | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 187 | Mauritius | 229.14 kg | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Seychelles | 164.22 kg | 2023 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Niue | 123.58 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Bahamas | 31.66 kg | 2023 | up 690.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 5.33 billion kg
- Asia 2.25 billion kg
- Annex I countries 2.75 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 408.57 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 2.58 billion kg
- Europe 2.16 billion kg
- Middle Africa 34.00 million kg
- European Union (27) 1.44 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 810.66 million kg
- Western Europe 706.88 million kg
- Eastern Europe 674.06 million kg
- Southern Asia 653.79 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 7.44 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 617.56 million kg
- Americas 610.70 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 546.13 million kg
- Northern America 444.14 million kg
- Northern Europe 437.89 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 424.61 million kg
- United States of America 393.03 million kg
- Southern Europe 337.27 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 329.28 million kg
- Central Asia 204.86 million kg
- Africa 203.67 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 186.71 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 166.56 million kg
- South America 144.55 million kg
- Oceania 110.03 million kg
- Eastern Africa 95.99 million kg
- Western Africa 46.42 million kg
- Western Asia 37.30 million kg
- Central America 19.06 million kg
- Northern Africa 16.96 million kg
- Southern Africa 10.30 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).