Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita by country
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
What the numbers show
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 14.12 kg per person in Guyana; the lowest is 0.0797 kg per person in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.07 kg per person, and the mean is 1.47 kg per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 177.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 179.8%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 53.2%).
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 14.12 kg per person | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.93 kg per person | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 7.9 kg per person | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Barbados | 7.09 kg per person | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Uruguay | 5.42 kg per person | 2023 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Belarus | 5.07 kg per person | 2023 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Mauritius | 5.04 kg per person | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 5.03 kg per person | 2023 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Kuwait | 4.83 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 10 | Qatar | 4.42 kg per person | 2023 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Lebanon | 4.4 kg per person | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 12 | Malaysia | 3.77 kg per person | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 3.67 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Tunisia | 3.33 kg per person | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 15 | Suriname | 3.25 kg per person | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 16 | Bahamas | 2.99 kg per person | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 2.92 kg per person | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 18 | Pakistan | 2.84 kg per person | 2023 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Fiji | 2.69 kg per person | 2023 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Panama | 2.53 kg per person | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 2.47 kg per person | 2023 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Tuvalu | 2.33 kg per person | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 23 | Morocco | 2.24 kg per person | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | 2.19 kg per person | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 2.16 kg per person | 2023 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 26 | Senegal | 2.15 kg per person | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Libya | 2.12 kg per person | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 2.03 kg per person | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 2.01 kg per person | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 1.97 kg per person | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 31 | Kiribati | 1.93 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 1.92 kg per person | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 1.92 kg per person | 2020 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 34 | New Zealand | 1.89 kg per person | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 1.87 kg per person | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 36 | Jamaica | 1.86 kg per person | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 1.83 kg per person | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 1.8 kg per person | 2020 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 39 | Belize | 1.8 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 40 | China | 1.79 kg per person | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Grenada | 1.73 kg per person | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 42 | Canada | 1.71 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 43 | Honduras | 1.7 kg per person | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 1.69 kg per person | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 45 | Togo | 1.67 kg per person | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Algeria | 1.66 kg per person | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 1.65 kg per person | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 1.63 kg per person | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 49 | Latvia | 1.62 kg per person | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 50 | Paraguay | 1.59 kg per person | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 51 | Australia | 1.58 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 52 | Lithuania | 1.58 kg per person | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 53 | Denmark | 1.54 kg per person | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 54 | Greece | 1.45 kg per person | 2018 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 55 | Sweden | 1.44 kg per person | 2019 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 56 | France | 1.41 kg per person | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 57 | Finland | 1.41 kg per person | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 58 | Jordan | 1.4 kg per person | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 59 | Cyprus | 1.4 kg per person | 2020 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.34 kg per person | 2023 | down 50.8% | rising |
| 61 | Ireland | 1.31 kg per person | 2020 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 62 | Tonga | 1.31 kg per person | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 63 | Norway | 1.3 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 64 | Dominica | 1.3 kg per person | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 65 | Hungary | 1.29 kg per person | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 66 | South Sudan | 1.29 kg per person | 2023 | up 128.9% | rising |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 1.28 kg per person | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 68 | Albania | 1.27 kg per person | 2023 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 1.27 kg per person | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 70 | El Salvador | 1.26 kg per person | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 71 | Iraq | 1.18 kg per person | 2023 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 1.16 kg per person | 2023 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 73 | Cuba | 1.15 kg per person | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 74 | Guinea | 1.13 kg per person | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 1.13 kg per person | 2020 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 76 | Guatemala | 1.13 kg per person | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 77 | Ghana | 1.1 kg per person | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 1.1 kg per person | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 79 | Argentina | 1.1 kg per person | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 80 | Japan | 1.09 kg per person | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 1.08 kg per person | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 82 | Italy | 1.08 kg per person | 2020 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 83 | Chile | 1.08 kg per person | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 84 | Serbia | 1.07 kg per person | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 1.06 kg per person | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 86 | South Africa | 1.03 kg per person | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 87 | Seychelles | 1.02 kg per person | 2023 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Georgia | 1 kg per person | 2023 | up 49.4% | flat |
| 89 | Mali | 0.9803 kg per person | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 0.98 kg per person | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Myanmar | 0.9659 kg per person | 2023 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.9649 kg per person | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 0.9467 kg per person | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 94 | Egypt | 0.932 kg per person | 2023 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 95 | Slovenia | 0.9149 kg per person | 2023 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 96 | Austria | 0.9064 kg per person | 2020 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 0.8852 kg per person | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 98 | Nepal | 0.8695 kg per person | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Germany | 0.8408 kg per person | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8399 kg per person | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 101 | Montenegro | 0.8193 kg per person | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 102 | Zambia | 0.8163 kg per person | 2023 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 103 | New Caledonia | 0.811 kg per person | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 104 | Czechia | 0.8069 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 105 | Philippines | 0.8068 kg per person | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 106 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8039 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 107 | Malta | 0.7968 kg per person | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 108 | Samoa | 0.7561 kg per person | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 109 | Slovakia | 0.717 kg per person | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 110 | Estonia | 0.6925 kg per person | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 111 | Cameroon | 0.689 kg per person | 2023 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 112 | Yemen | 0.6814 kg per person | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Benin | 0.6734 kg per person | 2023 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 114 | Armenia | 0.6702 kg per person | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 115 | Angola | 0.6677 kg per person | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 116 | Switzerland | 0.6511 kg per person | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 0.633 kg per person | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 118 | Liberia | 0.6022 kg per person | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 119 | Eswatini | 0.5985 kg per person | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 120 | French Polynesia | 0.5878 kg per person | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 121 | Namibia | 0.5809 kg per person | 2023 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 0.5612 kg per person | 2023 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 123 | Madagascar | 0.5443 kg per person | 2023 | up 25.9% | falling |
| 124 | Gabon | 0.5435 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 125 | Vanuatu | 0.5432 kg per person | 2023 | down 53.2% | rising |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 0.5363 kg per person | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 127 | Bhutan | 0.5234 kg per person | 2023 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Central African Republic | 0.5147 kg per person | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 129 | Kenya | 0.4952 kg per person | 2023 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 0.4761 kg per person | 2023 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 0.4715 kg per person | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 132 | Nigeria | 0.46 kg per person | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 0.4577 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 134 | Bahrain | 0.4495 kg per person | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4214 kg per person | 2023 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 136 | Oman | 0.4135 kg per person | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 137 | Mauritania | 0.4057 kg per person | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 138 | Sudan | 0.3981 kg per person | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3967 kg per person | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 140 | Uganda | 0.3912 kg per person | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.3848 kg per person | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 142 | Malawi | 0.3836 kg per person | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 0.3429 kg per person | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 144 | Iceland | 0.3346 kg per person | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 145 | Cambodia | 0.3171 kg per person | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 146 | Niger | 0.3158 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 147 | India | 0.295 kg per person | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 148 | Comoros | 0.2703 kg per person | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 149 | Singapore | 0.2625 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Mongolia | 0.2507 kg per person | 2023 | up 179.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Mozambique | 0.2318 kg per person | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1941 kg per person | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 153 | Haiti | 0.193 kg per person | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 154 | Congo | 0.1924 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 155 | Nauru | 0.182 kg per person | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 156 | Ethiopia | 0.1689 kg per person | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 157 | Botswana | 0.1687 kg per person | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 0.1683 kg per person | 2022 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 0.1604 kg per person | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 160 | Eritrea | 0.1547 kg per person | 2023 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Gambia | 0.1482 kg per person | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 0.1408 kg per person | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 163 | Chad | 0.1261 kg per person | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 164 | Rwanda | 0.1015 kg per person | 2023 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 165 | Lesotho | 0.0948 kg per person | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 166 | Burundi | 0.0898 kg per person | 2023 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 167 | Somalia | 0.0845 kg per person | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0797 kg per person | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.38 kg per person
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.5034 kg per person
How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.