Cattle, non-dairy — 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
206
Highest
8.85 billion kg
Brazil
Lowest
2,083 kg
Niue
Median
21.01 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle, non-dairy — Manure left on pasture (N content) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 8.85 billion kg in Brazil; the lowest is 2,083 kg in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.01 million kg, and the mean is 243.69 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 — Manure left on pasture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 8.85 billion kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 8.02 billion kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 2.36 billion kg | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 2.09 billion kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.83 billion kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 1.56 billion kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 1.39 billion kg | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 1.35 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 9 | China | 1.16 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 10 | China, mainland | 1.16 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.11 billion kg | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.05 billion kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 13 | Sudan (former) | 1.02 billion kg | 2011 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 1.02 billion kg | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 15 | Sudan | 872.66 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 16 | India | 866.53 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 17 | USSR | 737.24 million kg | 1991 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 717.00 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 647.49 million kg | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 20 | Niger | 558.07 million kg | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 541.51 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 528.34 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 23 | Uruguay | 443.74 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 24 | Mali | 439.56 million kg | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 25 | Uganda | 434.81 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 431.30 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 27 | Türkiye | 412.22 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 28 | Canada | 370.58 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 29 | Indonesia | 368.92 million kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 325.32 million kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Guinea | 303.56 million kg | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 33 | New Zealand | 269.28 million kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 34 | Pakistan | 258.81 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 233.09 million kg | 2023 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 36 | France | 220.85 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 37 | Cameroon | 217.38 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 37 | Réunion | 349,033 kg | 2006 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 38 | South Sudan | 211.05 million kg | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 196.11 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 40 | Myanmar | 191.80 million kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 41 | Angola | 181.77 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 181.45 million kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 180.12 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 170.69 million kg | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 45 | Zambia | 161.42 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 46 | Guatemala | 137.06 million kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 47 | Somalia | 130.98 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 48 | Namibia | 127.04 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 49 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 124.55 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 50 | Cuba | 122.08 million kg | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 51 | Viet Nam | 121.35 million kg | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 52 | Senegal | 117.39 million kg | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 53 | Germany | 115.32 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 54 | Ecuador | 114.33 million kg | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 110.67 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 106.97 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 106.43 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 99.84 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 59 | Honduras | 96.03 million kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 60 | Chile | 95.52 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 61 | Mozambique | 92.23 million kg | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 62 | Spain | 89.18 million kg | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 63 | Thailand | 87.96 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 64 | Mongolia | 82.45 million kg | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 65 | Ireland | 81.19 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 77.57 million kg | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 67 | Malawi | 77.27 million kg | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 75.11 million kg | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 69 | Iraq | 74.70 million kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 73.02 million kg | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 71 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 69.92 million kg | 2023 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 72 | Italy | 67.85 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 73 | Japan | 64.74 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 74 | Yemen | 63.09 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 75 | Mauritania | 59.22 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 76 | Côte d'Ivoire | 59.17 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 77 | Egypt | 58.41 million kg | 2023 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 55.05 million kg | 2023 | up 170.5% | falling |
| 79 | Eritrea | 54.62 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 80 | Panama | 54.47 million kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 81 | Haiti | 54.09 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 82 | Philippines | 51.85 million kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 83 | Cambodia | 50.41 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.31 million kg | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Morocco | 50.05 million kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 48.49 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 87 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 43.97 million kg | 1999 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 88 | Burundi | 42.01 million kg | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 89 | Rwanda | 41.65 million kg | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 90 | Poland | 40.20 million kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 91 | Botswana | 38.22 million kg | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 92 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 35.40 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 93 | Yugoslav SFR | 35.11 million kg | 1991 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 94 | Algeria | 32.02 million kg | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 95 | Czechoslovakia | 29.06 million kg | 1992 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 28.88 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 28.79 million kg | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 98 | Belgium | 27.68 million kg | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 99 | Belarus | 27.51 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 100 | Nepal | 25.38 million kg | 2023 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 101 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.10 million kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 102 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 23.09 million kg | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 103 | Portugal | 21.19 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 104 | Sierra Leone | 21.09 million kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 105 | Austria | 20.92 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 106 | Israel | 20.26 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 19.78 million kg | 2023 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Melanesia | 18.64 million kg | 2023 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 109 | Georgia | 18.43 million kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.17 million kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 111 | Sweden | 17.48 million kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 112 | Switzerland | 16.26 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 113 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.17 million kg | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 114 | El Salvador | 15.46 million kg | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 115 | Togo | 15.45 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 116 | Eswatini | 15.14 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 117 | Denmark | 14.38 million kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 118 | Malaysia | 13.82 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 119 | Oman | 13.24 million kg | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 12.50 million kg | 2023 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 121 | Congo | 12.45 million kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | 12.21 million kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 123 | Djibouti | 10.93 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Norway | 10.87 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 125 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 10.85 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 126 | Lesotho | 10.74 million kg | 2023 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 127 | Czechia | 10.11 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 128 | Ukraine | 9.79 million kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Gambia | 9.27 million kg | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 130 | Serbia and Montenegro | 9.26 million kg | 2005 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 131 | Finland | 9.10 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 132 | Greece | 8.63 million kg | 2023 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 133 | Romania | 7.57 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Lithuania | 6.66 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 6.59 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 136 | Tunisia | 6.47 million kg | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 137 | Hungary | 6.04 million kg | 2023 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 138 | Serbia | 6.00 million kg | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 139 | Jamaica | 5.86 million kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 140 | Slovenia | 5.85 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 141 | Croatia | 5.57 million kg | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 142 | Sri Lanka | 5.16 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | 4.94 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 4.53 million kg | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 4.46 million kg | 2023 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 146 | New Caledonia | 4.35 million kg | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 147 | Fiji | 4.16 million kg | 2023 | down 73.0% | rising |
| 148 | Latvia | 4.03 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | 3.83 million kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 150 | Bulgaria | 3.72 million kg | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Libya | 3.32 million kg | 2023 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 152 | Polynesia | 3.22 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 153 | Slovakia | 3.15 million kg | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.04 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 155 | Guadeloupe | 3.00 million kg | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | 2.85 million kg | 2023 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Estonia | 2.56 million kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 158 | Guyana | 2.52 million kg | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Samoa | 2.11 million kg | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 2.08 million kg | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 161 | Cyprus | 1.90 million kg | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 162 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.84 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 163 | Qatar | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Comoros | 1.60 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 165 | Liberia | 1.46 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 166 | Jordan | 1.46 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 167 | Suriname | 1.23 million kg | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 168 | Gabon | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.14 million kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Lebanon | 1.13 million kg | 2023 | up 94.2% | falling |
| 171 | North Macedonia | 1.13 million kg | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 172 | Bhutan | 1.10 million kg | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 173 | Kuwait | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Martinique | 915,172 kg | 2006 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 175 | Cabo Verde | 831,583 kg | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 176 | Micronesia | 828,163 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 176 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 828,163 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 178 | Iceland | 809,003 kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 179 | Palestine | 789,436 kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 720,682 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 181 | Tonga | 655,574 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 182 | French Guiana | 514,363 kg | 2006 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 441,836 kg | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 388,946 kg | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 185 | Republic of Moldova | 379,202 kg | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Albania | 339,699 kg | 2023 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 187 | Montenegro | 323,932 kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 188 | Barbados | 310,546 kg | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 189 | Dominica | 258,173 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 190 | Grenada | 232,701 kg | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 191,749 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 192 | Malta | 134,364 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 193 | Bahrain | 101,135 kg | 2023 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 65,267 kg | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 57,769 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 49,651 kg | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 197 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39,886 kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 198 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 31,092 kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Mauritius | 13,820 kg | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Faroe Islands | 13,501 kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 201 | Cook Islands | 10,126 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 202 | Seychelles | 9,904 kg | 2023 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Brunei Darussalam | 4,805 kg | 2023 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 204 | Singapore | 3,343 kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Bahamas | 3,134 kg | 2023 | up 690.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Niue | 2,083 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 39.69 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 33.02 billion kg
- Americas 19.71 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 16.49 billion kg
- South America 14.31 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 12.61 billion kg
- Africa 12.28 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 11.26 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 10.90 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 10.17 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 8.01 billion kg
- Annex I countries 6.67 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).