Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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
212
Highest
2.52 billion kg
China
Lowest
2,162 kg
Tokelau
Median
9.16 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 2.52 billion kg in China; the lowest is 2,162 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.16 million kg, and the mean is 75.17 million kg.
Over the past decade 164 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 270.3%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 56.6%).
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2.52 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 2.48 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 1.87 billion kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 377.22 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 1.42 billion kg | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 180.37 million kg | 2023 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 703.15 million kg | 2023 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 616.79 million kg | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Türkiye | 153.51 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 7 | USSR | 474.45 million kg | 1991 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 84.68 million kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 424.17 million kg | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 262.87 million kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 50.29 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 211.67 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 20.66 million kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 151.78 million kg | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.38 million kg | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 136.17 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 18.85 million kg | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 13 | Malaysia | 132.30 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.37 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Thailand | 121.36 million kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.33 million kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 106.75 million kg | 2023 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Melanesia | 5.02 million kg | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Nigeria | 104.82 million kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3.58 million kg | 2023 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 17 | France | 96.73 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 511,383 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 92.69 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia | 344,261 kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 89.48 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 313,560 kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 86.22 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 85,876 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 85.23 million kg | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 22 | Morocco | 84.60 million kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 83.09 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 79.51 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 79.21 million kg | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 26 | Caribbean | 130.31 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 76.63 million kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 27 | Algeria | 76.42 million kg | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | 74.28 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Ukraine | 72.58 million kg | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 30 | Germany | 70.03 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 31 | Canada | 68.52 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51.03 million kg | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Ecuador | 65.90 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 65.40 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 303,133 kg | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Italy | 64.11 million kg | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 35 | Iraq | 53.09 million kg | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Myanmar | 52.29 million kg | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Australia and New Zealand | 51.99 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 38 | Argentina | 50.14 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 39 | Belarus | 46.56 million kg | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 45.15 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 43.37 million kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Australia | 42.14 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 43 | Tunisia | 40.66 million kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 39.30 million kg | 2023 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 38.81 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Ghana | 37.24 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Yugoslav SFR | 35.71 million kg | 1991 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 34.93 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 49 | Kenya | 27.40 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Ethiopia PDR | 27.26 million kg | 1992 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 51 | Yemen | 26.84 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Nepal | 25.82 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Lebanon | 25.39 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Angola | 24.54 million kg | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Kuwait | 23.44 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Mali | 23.30 million kg | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 57 | Belgium | 21.99 million kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 21.74 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 59 | Chile | 21.14 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 60 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 20.82 million kg | 1999 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 20.41 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Sudan | 19.92 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 63 | Portugal | 19.80 million kg | 2020 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 64 | Czechoslovakia | 19.79 million kg | 1992 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 65 | Cameroon | 19.55 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Israel | 19.36 million kg | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 19.25 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 68 | Uganda | 19.03 million kg | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Uruguay | 18.37 million kg | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 18.11 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Sudan (former) | 17.50 million kg | 2011 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 72 | Madagascar | 16.98 million kg | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 73 | Zambia | 16.92 million kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea | 16.26 million kg | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 15.99 million kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Greece | 15.60 million kg | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 77 | Libya | 15.46 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.94 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 79 | South Sudan | 14.82 million kg | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 80 | Sweden | 14.79 million kg | 2019 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 14.57 million kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Togo | 13.72 million kg | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 12.88 million kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 84 | Cuba | 12.66 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 85 | Hungary | 12.40 million kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 86 | Qatar | 11.74 million kg | 2023 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Guyana | 11.66 million kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 11.28 million kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 11.11 million kg | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Paraguay | 10.87 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 10.27 million kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 10.25 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 93 | New Zealand | 9.85 million kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 94 | Benin | 9.50 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 9.40 million kg | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 9.17 million kg | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Denmark | 9.15 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 98 | Czechia | 8.77 million kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 99 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8.63 million kg | 2005 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 100 | Niger | 8.26 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 101 | Malawi | 8.10 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 102 | Austria | 8.08 million kg | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 7.98 million kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.87 million kg | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Finland | 7.85 million kg | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 106 | Mozambique | 7.80 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 7.56 million kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 7.48 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 7.38 million kg | 2020 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 110 | Norway | 7.18 million kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Serbia | 7.11 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 6.65 million kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 113 | Ireland | 6.60 million kg | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 114 | Mauritius | 6.29 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Switzerland | 5.79 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 116 | Cambodia | 5.53 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 5.29 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 118 | Réunion | 5.15 million kg | 2006 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 4.95 million kg | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Lithuania | 4.52 million kg | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 121 | Croatia | 4.48 million kg | 2023 | up 74.4% | falling |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.28 million kg | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 123 | Slovakia | 3.89 million kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 124 | Georgia | 3.72 million kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 125 | Liberia | 3.31 million kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Albania | 3.07 million kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Latvia | 3.05 million kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.99 million kg | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 129 | Central African Republic | 2.65 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Fiji | 2.48 million kg | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 2.44 million kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 132 | Chad | 2.44 million kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 133 | Haiti | 2.25 million kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 134 | Oman | 2.09 million kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Suriname | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 136 | Mauritania | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 2.02 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Barbados | 2.00 million kg | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Armenia | 1.99 million kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 140 | Slovenia | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 141 | Cyprus | 1.82 million kg | 2020 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 1.80 million kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 143 | Namibia | 1.72 million kg | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Singapore | 1.55 million kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 145 | Somalia | 1.55 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 146 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Rwanda | 1.42 million kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Gabon | 1.35 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Burundi | 1.23 million kg | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 150 | Bahamas | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Congo | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 980,290 kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 153 | Estonia | 948,990 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 154 | Mongolia | 872,667 kg | 2023 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 828,635 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Belize | 739,197 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Eswatini | 736,484 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Bahrain | 708,870 kg | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Eritrea | 536,703 kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 160 | Montenegro | 510,883 kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 161 | Botswana | 418,351 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 162 | Bhutan | 411,604 kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Malta | 410,750 kg | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 164 | Gambia | 399,804 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 165 | China, Macao SAR | 315,459 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 166 | Kiribati | 256,223 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 235,094 kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 168 | Comoros | 229,878 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 169 | Lesotho | 219,169 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 170 | Grenada | 202,717 kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 189,958 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 174,052 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 173 | French Polynesia | 165,242 kg | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Samoa | 163,810 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | 147,253 kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 176 | Tonga | 136,873 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 177 | Iceland | 129,061 kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 178 | Seychelles | 122,366 kg | 2023 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Guadeloupe | 112,978 kg | 2006 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 112,669 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 109,946 kg | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 182 | Martinique | 107,190 kg | 2006 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97,768 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 91,586 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Dominica | 86,310 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 78,380 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 187 | French Guiana | 62,579 kg | 2006 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 37,587 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 22,910 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 12,989 kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 191 | Niue | 7,398 kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 2,162 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 2,162 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 11.15 billion kg
- Asia 7.00 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 9.29 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 619.60 million kg
- Eastern Asia 2.74 billion kg
- Americas 2.26 billion kg
- South-Eastern Asia 2.03 billion kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 160.36 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.94 billion kg
- Annex I countries 1.86 billion kg
- Southern Asia 1.70 billion kg
- Middle Africa 59.28 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.57 billion kg
- South America 1.09 billion kg
- Africa 977.46 million kg
- Europe 860.40 million kg
- Northern America 690.27 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 633.65 million kg
- United States of America 621.75 million kg
- Eastern Europe 488.88 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 473.38 million kg
- Western Asia 453.92 million kg
- European Union (27) 405.05 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 402.58 million kg
- Northern Africa 343.81 million kg
- Central America 342.75 million kg
- Western Africa 333.57 million kg
- Western Europe 239.69 million kg
- Eastern Africa 172.30 million kg
- Northern Europe 109.46 million kg
- Central Asia 75.88 million kg
- Southern Africa 68.50 million kg
- Oceania 57.87 million kg
- Southern Europe 22.37 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).