Cattle, non-dairy — 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
190
Highest
1.77 billion kg
Brazil
Lowest
626.88 kg
Bahamas, The
Median
4.23 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,919
What the numbers show
Cattle, non-dairy — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 1.77 billion kg in Brazil; the lowest is 626.88 kg in Bahamas, The.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.23 million kg, and the mean is 50.45 million kg.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Bahamas, The (up 690.0%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 86.9%).
Cattle, non-dairy — Manure left on pasture that volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1.77 billion kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 1.60 billion kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 3 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 472.38 million kg | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 418.16 million kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 366.31 million kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 312.45 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 278.88 million kg | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 269.05 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 9 | China, People's Republic of | 232.23 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 10 | China, mainland | 231.85 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia PDR | 209.45 million kg | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 12 | Sudan (former) | 204.28 million kg | 2011 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 203.78 million kg | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 174.53 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | India | 173.31 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 16 | USSR | 147.45 million kg | 1991 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 17 | Nigeria | 143.40 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 129.50 million kg | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 19 | Niger | 111.61 million kg | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Paraguay | 105.67 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 88.75 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 22 | Mali | 87.91 million kg | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 86.96 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 85.96 million kg | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 25 | Canada | 74.12 million kg | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 73.78 million kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 65.06 million kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Guinea | 60.71 million kg | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 29 | New Zealand | 53.86 million kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 30 | Pakistan | 51.76 million kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 31 | Madagascar, Republic of | 46.62 million kg | 2023 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 32 | France | 44.17 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 33 | Cameroon | 43.48 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 34 | South Sudan, Republic of | 42.21 million kg | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 39.22 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 36 | Myanmar | 38.36 million kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 37 | Angola | 36.35 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 36.29 million kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 36.02 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 34.63 million kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 34.14 million kg | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 42 | Zambia | 32.28 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 42 | Cook Islands | 2,025 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 43 | Guatemala | 27.41 million kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 43 | Niue | 416.52 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Somalia | 26.20 million kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 45 | Namibia | 25.41 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24.91 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 47 | Cuba | 24.41 million kg | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 48 | Senegal | 23.48 million kg | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 49 | Germany | 23.06 million kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 50 | Ecuador | 22.87 million kg | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 22.13 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 21.39 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 53 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 21.29 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 19.97 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 55 | Honduras | 19.21 million kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 19.10 million kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 57 | Mozambique, Republic of | 18.45 million kg | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 58 | Spain | 17.84 million kg | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 59 | Thailand | 17.59 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 60 | Mongolia | 16.49 million kg | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 61 | Ireland | 16.24 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 62 | Republic of Korea | 15.51 million kg | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 63 | Malawi | 15.45 million kg | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 64 | Benin | 15.02 million kg | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 65 | Iraq | 14.94 million kg | 2023 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 14.60 million kg | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 67 | Italy | 13.57 million kg | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 68 | Japan | 12.95 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 69 | Yemen, Republic of | 12.62 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 70 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 11.84 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 71 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 11.68 million kg | 2023 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 11.01 million kg | 2023 | up 170.5% | falling |
| 73 | Eritrea, The State of | 10.92 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 74 | Panama | 10.89 million kg | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 75 | Haiti | 10.82 million kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 76 | Philippines | 10.37 million kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 77 | Cambodia | 10.08 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 10.01 million kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 79 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 9.70 million kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 80 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 8.79 million kg | 1999 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 81 | Burundi | 8.40 million kg | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 82 | Rwanda | 8.33 million kg | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 83 | Poland | 8.04 million kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 84 | Botswana | 7.64 million kg | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 85 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7.08 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 86 | Yugoslav SFR | 7.02 million kg | 1991 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 87 | Algeria | 6.40 million kg | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 88 | Czechoslovakia | 5.81 million kg | 1992 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 5.78 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 90 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 5.76 million kg | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 91 | Belgium | 5.54 million kg | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 92 | Belarus, Republic of | 5.50 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 93 | Nepal | 5.08 million kg | 2023 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.82 million kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 95 | Portugal | 4.24 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 4.22 million kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 97 | Austria | 4.18 million kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 98 | Israel | 4.05 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 3.96 million kg | 2023 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Georgia | 3.69 million kg | 2023 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 101 | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.63 million kg | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 102 | Sweden | 3.50 million kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 103 | Switzerland | 3.25 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 104 | El Salvador | 3.09 million kg | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 105 | Togo | 3.09 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 106 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 3.03 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 107 | Denmark | 2.88 million kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 108 | Malaysia | 2.76 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 109 | Oman | 2.65 million kg | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 111 | Congo, Republic of | 2.49 million kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia, Republic of | 2.44 million kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 113 | Djibouti | 2.19 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Norway | 2.17 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 115 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 2.15 million kg | 2023 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 116 | Czechia | 2.02 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 117 | Ukraine | 1.96 million kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Gambia, The | 1.85 million kg | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 119 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.85 million kg | 2005 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 120 | Finland | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 121 | Greece | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 122 | Romania | 1.51 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Lithuania | 1.33 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 1.32 million kg | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 125 | Tunisia | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 126 | Hungary | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 127 | Serbia, Republic of | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 128 | Jamaica | 1.17 million kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 129 | Slovenia | 1.17 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 130 | Croatia, Republic of | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 131 | Sri Lanka | 1.03 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 988,776 kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 892,441 kg | 2023 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 134 | New Caledonia | 870,409 kg | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 135 | Fiji, Republic of | 832,199 kg | 2023 | down 73.0% | rising |
| 136 | Latvia | 806,251 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Belize | 765,307 kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 743,040 kg | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Libya | 663,777 kg | 2023 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 140 | Slovak Republic | 629,014 kg | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 607,071 kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 142 | Guadeloupe | 599,563 kg | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 143 | United Arab Emirates | 570,641 kg | 2023 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Estonia | 511,588 kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 145 | Guyana | 504,094 kg | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Samoa | 421,887 kg | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 415,558 kg | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 148 | Cyprus | 380,706 kg | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 149 | China, Taiwan Province of | 368,170 kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 150 | Qatar | 337,642 kg | 2023 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Comoros, Union of the | 319,205 kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 152 | Liberia | 292,632 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 153 | Jordan | 292,256 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 154 | Suriname | 245,461 kg | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 155 | Gabon | 242,795 kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 228,726 kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Lebanon | 226,896 kg | 2023 | up 94.2% | falling |
| 158 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 225,577 kg | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 159 | Bhutan | 220,803 kg | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 160 | Kuwait | 204,574 kg | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Martinique | 183,034 kg | 2006 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 162 | Iceland | 161,801 kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 163 | Palestine | 157,887 kg | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 144,136 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 165 | Tonga | 131,115 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 166 | French Guiana | 102,873 kg | 2006 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 167 | French Polynesia | 88,367 kg | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 168 | St. Lucia | 77,789 kg | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 169 | Réunion | 69,807 kg | 2006 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 170 | Albania | 67,940 kg | 2023 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 171 | Montenegro | 64,786 kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 172 | Barbados | 62,109 kg | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 173 | Dominica | 51,635 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 174 | Grenada | 46,540 kg | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 38,350 kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 176 | Malta | 26,873 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 177 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 20,227 kg | 2023 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 178 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 13,054 kg | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11,554 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 180 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 9,930 kg | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 181 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 7,977 kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 182 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 6,218 kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Mauritius | 2,764 kg | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Faroe Islands | 2,700 kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 185 | Seychelles | 1,981 kg | 2023 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Brunei Darussalam | 961.04 kg | 2023 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 187 | Singapore | 668.56 kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Bahamas, The | 626.88 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 7.94 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 6.60 billion kg
- South America 2.86 billion kg
- Americas 3.94 billion kg
- Africa 2.46 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.52 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.25 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.18 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.60 billion kg
- Annex I countries 1.33 billion kg
- Asia 939.96 million kg
- Northern America 644.08 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).