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.

Countries reporting
168
Highest
14.12 kg per person
Guyana
Lowest
0.0797 kg per person
Equatorial Guinea
Median
1.07 kg per person
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,696

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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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

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Indicator
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
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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.