Cattle, non-dairy — Stocks 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...
What the numbers show
Cattle, non-dairy — Stocks is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 237.78 million An in OECD; the lowest is 38 An in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.05 million An, and the mean is 8.06 million An.
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 — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 237.78 million An | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 222.97 million An | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 3 | India | 130.88 million An | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 4 | USSR | 73.80 million An | 1991 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 61.52 million An | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 6 | China | 57.51 million An | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 7 | China, mainland | 57.42 million An | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 52.70 million An | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 39.09 million An | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 10 | Chad | 36.32 million An | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 33.91 million An | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 33.42 million An | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 28.84 million An | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 28.51 million An | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia PDR | 27.28 million An | 1992 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan (former) | 26.61 million An | 2011 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 25.68 million An | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 18 | Sudan | 22.73 million An | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 19 | Nigeria | 18.68 million An | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 18.27 million An | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 21 | Kenya | 16.87 million An | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 16.16 million An | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 23 | Niger | 14.54 million An | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 13.65 million An | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 25 | France | 13.64 million An | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 26 | Paraguay | 13.32 million An | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | Mali | 11.45 million An | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 11.33 million An | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Uruguay | 11.18 million An | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 11.08 million An | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 31 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.87 million An | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 32 | Canada | 10.33 million An | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 33 | Myanmar | 9.50 million An | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 34 | Türkiye | 9.44 million An | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 8.47 million An | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 8.45 million An | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 37 | Guinea | 7.91 million An | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.69 million An | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 39 | Caribbean | 7.33 million An | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 40 | Germany | 7.12 million An | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 41 | Madagascar | 6.07 million An | 2023 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 6.01 million An | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 43 | Cameroon | 5.66 million An | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 44 | Spain | 5.51 million An | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 45 | South Sudan | 5.50 million An | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 5.27 million An | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 47 | Ireland | 5.02 million An | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 4.94 million An | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 4.91 million An | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 50 | Angola | 4.73 million An | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 4.73 million An | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 4.54 million An | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 4.36 million An | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 54 | Zambia | 4.20 million An | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 55 | Italy | 4.19 million An | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 56 | Mongolia | 4.08 million An | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 57 | Poland | 4.02 million An | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 3.84 million An | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 59 | Nepal | 3.83 million An | 2023 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 60 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.49 million An | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 3.45 million An | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 62 | Somalia | 3.41 million An | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 63 | Namibia | 3.31 million An | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 64 | Japan | 3.21 million An | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 65 | Cuba | 3.08 million An | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 66 | Senegal | 3.06 million An | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 67 | Czechoslovakia | 2.91 million An | 1992 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 2.88 million An | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 69 | Belarus | 2.75 million An | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 70 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2.72 million An | 1999 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 71 | Philippines | 2.57 million An | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 2.52 million An | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 73 | Cambodia | 2.50 million An | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.49 million An | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Honduras | 2.42 million An | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 2.41 million An | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 2.40 million An | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 78 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.19 million An | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 79 | Yugoslav SFR | 2.17 million An | 1991 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 80 | Malawi | 2.01 million An | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 81 | Benin | 1.96 million An | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 82 | Ghana | 1.90 million An | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 1.89 million An | 2023 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 84 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.82 million An | 2023 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 85 | Iraq | 1.71 million An | 2023 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 86 | Belgium | 1.71 million An | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 87 | Mauritania | 1.54 million An | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 88 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.54 million An | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 89 | Egypt | 1.52 million An | 2023 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 90 | Yemen | 1.45 million An | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 1.43 million An | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 1.43 million An | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 93 | Eritrea | 1.42 million An | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 1.39 million An | 2023 | up 170.5% | falling |
| 95 | Panama | 1.37 million An | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 96 | Haiti | 1.36 million An | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 97 | Portugal | 1.31 million An | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 98 | Morocco | 1.30 million An | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 99 | Austria | 1.29 million An | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 1.11 million An | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 101 | Burundi | 1.09 million An | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 102 | Rwanda | 1.08 million An | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 103 | Sweden | 1.08 million An | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 104 | Czechia | 1.01 million An | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 105 | Switzerland | 1.00 million An | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 106 | Botswana | 995,614 An | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 107 | Ukraine | 979,900 An | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 900,055 An | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 109 | Denmark | 888,040 An | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 110 | Algeria | 834,051 An | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 779,020 An | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 112 | Romania | 758,000 An | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Malaysia | 684,424 An | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 114 | Norway | 671,300 An | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 627,751 An | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 116 | Hungary | 604,200 An | 2023 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 117 | Serbia and Montenegro | 571,883 An | 2005 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 118 | Finland | 562,370 An | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 549,476 An | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 120 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 537,347 An | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 121 | Greece | 533,000 An | 2023 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 122 | Israel | 464,177 An | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 453,173 An | 2023 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Georgia | 422,300 An | 2023 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 125 | Lithuania | 411,540 An | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 126 | Togo | 402,581 An | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 127 | Eswatini | 394,362 An | 2023 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 128 | El Salvador | 389,619 An | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 371,890 An | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Serbia | 370,710 An | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 131 | Syrian Arab Republic | 370,407 An | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 132 | Slovenia | 361,360 An | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 133 | Croatia | 344,000 An | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 134 | Melanesia | 340,113 An | 2023 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 135 | Congo | 324,382 An | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Slovakia | 314,820 An | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 137 | Oman | 303,285 An | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Djibouti | 284,746 An | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Armenia | 279,797 An | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 140 | Lesotho | 279,783 An | 2023 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 141 | Latvia | 249,020 An | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Gambia | 241,553 An | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 143 | Timor-Leste | 224,509 An | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 187,501 An | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 145 | Tunisia | 168,600 An | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 146 | Bhutan | 166,751 An | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 147 | Puerto Rico | 166,007 An | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 148 | Estonia | 158,010 An | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 149 | Jamaica | 147,662 An | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 128,350 An | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 151 | Belize | 96,444 An | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 152 | China, Taiwan Province of | 91,177 An | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 90,209 An | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 154 | Libya | 86,454 An | 2023 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 81,420 An | 2023 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 79,410 An | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 157 | Fiji | 75,924 An | 2023 | down 73.0% | rising |
| 158 | Guadeloupe | 75,557 An | 2006 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 159 | North Macedonia | 69,672 An | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 65,367 An | 2023 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Guyana | 63,526 An | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Polynesia | 58,737 An | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 163 | Iceland | 49,974 An | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 164 | Cyprus | 43,610 An | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 165 | Comoros | 41,575 An | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 166 | Qatar | 38,677 An | 2023 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Samoa | 38,490 An | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 168 | Liberia | 38,114 An | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 169 | Republic of Moldova | 37,958 An | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Jordan | 33,478 An | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 171 | Gabon | 31,623 An | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Suriname | 30,933 An | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28,824 An | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Lebanon | 25,991 An | 2023 | up 94.2% | falling |
| 175 | Kuwait | 23,434 An | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Martinique | 23,066 An | 2006 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 177 | Cabo Verde | 21,662 An | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 178 | Albania | 20,984 An | 2023 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 179 | Montenegro | 20,010 An | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 180 | Palestine | 18,086 An | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 181 | Micronesia | 15,111 An | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 181 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 15,111 An | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 13,150 An | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 184 | French Guiana | 12,964 An | 2006 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Tonga | 11,962 An | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Lucia | 9,803 An | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 187 | Malta | 8,300 An | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 188 | French Polynesia | 8,062 An | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 189 | Barbados | 7,827 An | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 190 | Dominica | 6,507 An | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 191 | Grenada | 5,865 An | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 192 | Equatorial Guinea | 4,995 An | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 193 | Bahrain | 2,317 An | 2023 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,645 An | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 195 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,540 An | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,456 An | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,251 An | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 198 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,039 An | 2023 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 199 | Faroe Islands | 834 An | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 200 | Mauritius | 360 An | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Seychelles | 258 An | 2023 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Brunei Darussalam | 238 An | 2023 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 203 | Cook Islands | 184.76 An | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 204 | Singapore | 165.57 An | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Bahamas | 79 An | 2023 | up 690.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Niue | 38 An | 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 1.28 billion An
- Non-Annex I countries 1.07 billion An
- Americas 505.37 million An
- Latin America and the Caribbean 415.59 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 387.36 million An
- South America 360.69 million An
- Asia 345.81 million An
- Africa 319.98 million An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 293.52 million An
- Sub-Saharan Africa 293.33 million An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 289.82 million An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 224.07 million An
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).