Cattle, non-dairy — 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
2.65 billion kg
Brazil
Lowest
624.77 kg
Niue
Median
6.36 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle, non-dairy — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 2.65 billion kg in Brazil; the lowest is 624.77 kg in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.36 million kg, and the mean is 73.34 million kg.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 93 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 that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2.65 billion kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 2.41 billion kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 708.56 million kg | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 627.24 million kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 332.13 million kg | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 549.46 million kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 162.45 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 468.68 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 129.39 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 418.32 million kg | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 123.67 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 8 | Mexico | 403.58 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 9 | China | 348.34 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 36.40 million kg | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 10 | China, mainland | 347.78 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 20.97 million kg | 2023 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia PDR | 314.18 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.09 million kg | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Sudan (former) | 306.41 million kg | 2011 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 12 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.93 million kg | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 305.67 million kg | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 13 | Melanesia | 5.59 million kg | 2023 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 261.80 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.85 million kg | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 15 | India | 259.96 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3.25 million kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 16 | USSR | 221.17 million kg | 1991 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 1.36 million kg | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Nigeria | 215.10 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 965,716 kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 194.25 million kg | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia | 248,449 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 248,449 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 19 | Niger | 167.42 million kg | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Paraguay | 158.50 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 20 | Republic of Moldova | 113,761 kg | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Uruguay | 133.12 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 22 | Mali | 131.87 million kg | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 130.44 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 128.95 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 25 | Canada | 111.17 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 110.68 million kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 97.60 million kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Guinea | 91.07 million kg | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Caribbean | 87.29 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 29 | New Zealand | 80.78 million kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 30 | Pakistan | 77.64 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 31 | Madagascar | 69.93 million kg | 2023 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 32 | France | 66.25 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.75 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 65.21 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 249,475 kg | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 34 | South Sudan | 63.32 million kg | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 58.83 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 36 | Myanmar | 57.54 million kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 37 | Angola | 54.53 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 54.44 million kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 54.04 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 51.94 million kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 51.21 million kg | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 42 | Zambia | 48.43 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 43 | Guatemala | 41.12 million kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 44 | Somalia | 39.29 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 45 | Namibia | 38.11 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 37.37 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 47 | Cuba | 36.62 million kg | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 48 | Senegal | 35.22 million kg | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 49 | Germany | 34.59 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 50 | Ecuador | 34.30 million kg | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 33.20 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 32.09 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 31.93 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 29.95 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 55 | Honduras | 28.81 million kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 28.66 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 57 | Mozambique | 27.67 million kg | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 58 | Spain | 26.75 million kg | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 59 | Thailand | 26.39 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 60 | Mongolia | 24.73 million kg | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 61 | Ireland | 24.36 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 62 | Republic of Korea | 23.27 million kg | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 63 | Malawi | 23.18 million kg | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 64 | Benin | 22.53 million kg | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 65 | Iraq | 22.41 million kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 21.91 million kg | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 67 | Italy | 20.35 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 68 | Japan | 19.42 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 69 | Yemen | 18.93 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 70 | Mauritania | 17.77 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 71 | Egypt | 17.52 million kg | 2023 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 16.52 million kg | 2023 | up 170.5% | falling |
| 73 | Eritrea | 16.39 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 74 | Panama | 16.34 million kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 75 | Haiti | 16.23 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 76 | Philippines | 15.56 million kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 77 | Cambodia | 15.12 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 15.01 million kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 14.55 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 80 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 13.19 million kg | 1999 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 81 | Burundi | 12.60 million kg | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 82 | Rwanda | 12.49 million kg | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 83 | Poland | 12.06 million kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 84 | Botswana | 11.47 million kg | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 85 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 10.62 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 86 | Yugoslav SFR | 10.53 million kg | 1991 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 87 | Algeria | 9.61 million kg | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 88 | Czechoslovakia | 8.72 million kg | 1992 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 8.66 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 8.64 million kg | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 91 | Belgium | 8.31 million kg | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 92 | Belarus | 8.25 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 93 | Nepal | 7.61 million kg | 2023 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.23 million kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 95 | Portugal | 6.36 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 6.33 million kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 97 | Austria | 6.28 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 98 | Israel | 6.08 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 5.93 million kg | 2023 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Georgia | 5.53 million kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.45 million kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 102 | Sweden | 5.25 million kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 103 | Switzerland | 4.88 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 104 | El Salvador | 4.64 million kg | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 105 | Togo | 4.64 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 106 | Eswatini | 4.54 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 107 | Denmark | 4.31 million kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 108 | Malaysia | 4.15 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 109 | Oman | 3.97 million kg | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Afghanistan | 3.75 million kg | 2023 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 111 | Congo | 3.74 million kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | 3.66 million kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 113 | Djibouti | 3.28 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Norway | 3.26 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 115 | Lesotho | 3.22 million kg | 2023 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 116 | Czechia | 3.03 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 117 | Ukraine | 2.94 million kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Gambia | 2.78 million kg | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 119 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2.78 million kg | 2005 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 120 | Finland | 2.73 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 121 | Greece | 2.59 million kg | 2023 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 122 | Romania | 2.27 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Lithuania | 2.00 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 1.98 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 125 | Tunisia | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 126 | Hungary | 1.81 million kg | 2023 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 127 | Serbia | 1.80 million kg | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 128 | Jamaica | 1.76 million kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 129 | Slovenia | 1.75 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 130 | Croatia | 1.67 million kg | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 131 | Sri Lanka | 1.55 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 1.48 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 134 | New Caledonia | 1.31 million kg | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 135 | Fiji | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | down 73.0% | rising |
| 136 | Latvia | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Belize | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Libya | 995,665 kg | 2023 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 140 | Slovakia | 943,520 kg | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 910,607 kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 142 | Guadeloupe | 899,345 kg | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 143 | United Arab Emirates | 855,961 kg | 2023 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Estonia | 767,382 kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 145 | Guyana | 756,142 kg | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Samoa | 632,830 kg | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 623,337 kg | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 148 | Cyprus | 571,060 kg | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 149 | China, Taiwan Province of | 552,254 kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 150 | Qatar | 506,464 kg | 2023 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Comoros | 478,807 kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 152 | Liberia | 438,948 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 153 | Jordan | 438,384 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 154 | Suriname | 368,191 kg | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 155 | Gabon | 364,193 kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 343,088 kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Lebanon | 340,344 kg | 2023 | up 94.2% | falling |
| 158 | North Macedonia | 338,365 kg | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 159 | Bhutan | 331,204 kg | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 160 | Kuwait | 306,861 kg | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Martinique | 274,552 kg | 2006 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 162 | Iceland | 242,701 kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 163 | Palestine | 236,831 kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 216,205 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 165 | Tonga | 196,672 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 166 | French Guiana | 154,309 kg | 2006 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 167 | French Polynesia | 132,551 kg | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 116,684 kg | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 169 | Réunion | 104,710 kg | 2006 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 170 | Albania | 101,910 kg | 2023 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 171 | Montenegro | 97,179 kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 172 | Barbados | 93,164 kg | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 173 | Dominica | 77,452 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 174 | Grenada | 69,810 kg | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | 57,525 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 176 | Malta | 40,309 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 177 | Bahrain | 30,340 kg | 2023 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19,580 kg | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17,331 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14,895 kg | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11,966 kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 182 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 9,328 kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Mauritius | 4,146 kg | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Faroe Islands | 4,050 kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 3,038 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 186 | Seychelles | 2,971 kg | 2023 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,442 kg | 2023 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 188 | Singapore | 1,003 kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Bahamas | 940.33 kg | 2023 | up 690.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Niue | 624.77 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 11.91 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.05 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 9.90 billion kg
- Asia 1.41 billion kg
- Americas 5.91 billion kg
- Middle Africa 615.15 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 4.95 billion kg
- South America 4.29 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.78 billion kg
- Africa 3.69 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.38 billion kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 105.70 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.27 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.40 billion kg
- Annex I countries 2.00 billion kg
- Eastern Africa 1.74 billion kg
- Northern America 966.12 million kg
- United States of America 854.95 million kg
- Western Africa 839.89 million kg
- Central America 566.19 million kg
- Oceania 556.26 million kg
- Eastern Asia 419.02 million kg
- Southern Asia 389.86 million kg
- Europe 341.55 million kg
- Northern Africa 306.88 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 282.29 million kg
- European Union (27) 248.62 million kg
- Western Asia 212.87 million kg
- Southern Africa 186.29 million kg
- Western Europe 131.56 million kg
- Central Asia 105.89 million kg
- Northern Europe 81.49 million kg
- Eastern Europe 65.74 million kg
- Southern Europe 62.77 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).