Chickens, broilers — 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
209
Highest
1.18 billion kg
Indonesia
Lowest
0 kg
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Median
5.82 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 1.18 billion kg in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 kg in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.82 million kg, and the mean is 41.32 million kg.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 5,969.6%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
Chickens, broilers — Amount excreted in manure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 1.18 billion kg | 2023 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 2 | OECD | 1.13 billion kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | China | 707.00 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 680.84 million kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 638.50 million kg | 2023 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 474.85 million kg | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 348.90 million kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 8 | USSR | 267.04 million kg | 1991 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 146.11 million kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 134.35 million kg | 2023 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 116.68 million kg | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 12 | Caribbean | 112.97 million kg | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Türkiye | 91.84 million kg | 2023 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt | 82.51 million kg | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 80.72 million kg | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Malaysia | 74.10 million kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Morocco | 73.82 million kg | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 72.50 million kg | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 69.67 million kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 66.90 million kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 65.95 million kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Algeria | 63.84 million kg | 2023 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 23 | India | 63.27 million kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | 59.06 million kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 57.05 million kg | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 56.47 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Colombia | 53.00 million kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Poland | 52.80 million kg | 2023 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Iraq | 50.97 million kg | 2023 | up 205.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Spain | 49.37 million kg | 2020 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Canada | 49.10 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.09 million kg | 2023 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 43.73 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 41.66 million kg | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Myanmar | 41.64 million kg | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 41.24 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 37 | Australia and New Zealand | 40.93 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | 38.30 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 37.91 million kg | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Nigeria | 36.51 million kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Belarus | 36.46 million kg | 2023 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Italy | 34.57 million kg | 2020 | up 32.9% | flat |
| 43 | Ukraine | 33.73 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 33.29 million kg | 2023 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Australia | 33.24 million kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Ghana | 26.92 million kg | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 26.52 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 48 | China, Taiwan Province of | 24.39 million kg | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Lebanon | 23.44 million kg | 2023 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Argentina | 22.33 million kg | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Yemen | 21.71 million kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Philippines | 21.01 million kg | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Nepal | 18.96 million kg | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Mali | 18.72 million kg | 2023 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 18.66 million kg | 2023 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Kuwait | 18.35 million kg | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 18.12 million kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 58 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17.84 million kg | 2023 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 17.75 million kg | 2023 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Republic of Moldova | 17.24 million kg | 2023 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Uruguay | 16.82 million kg | 2023 | up 239.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 16.05 million kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 63 | Honduras | 15.68 million kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 15.16 million kg | 2020 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 65 | Madagascar | 14.88 million kg | 2023 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Sudan | 14.66 million kg | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 67 | Uganda | 14.63 million kg | 2023 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Chile | 14.38 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 14.17 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.17 million kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Jordan | 13.98 million kg | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Israel | 13.79 million kg | 2023 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Sudan (former) | 13.73 million kg | 2011 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 74 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 13.22 million kg | 1999 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 75 | Cameroon | 12.51 million kg | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Guinea | 12.05 million kg | 2023 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Yugoslav SFR | 11.85 million kg | 1991 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Belgium | 11.75 million kg | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 79 | Togo | 11.47 million kg | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Guyana | 11.45 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Qatar | 11.24 million kg | 2023 | up 277.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Zambia | 10.86 million kg | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Greece | 10.64 million kg | 2018 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 84 | Guatemala | 10.24 million kg | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Libya | 10.10 million kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Panama | 10.07 million kg | 2023 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 9.27 million kg | 2023 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Sweden | 8.84 million kg | 2019 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 89 | South Sudan | 8.84 million kg | 2023 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 90 | Ethiopia PDR | 8.67 million kg | 1992 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 8.46 million kg | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 8.46 million kg | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 7.73 million kg | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 94 | New Zealand | 7.68 million kg | 2023 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Cuba | 7.39 million kg | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 96 | Czechoslovakia | 7.38 million kg | 1992 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 97 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.15 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 6.69 million kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 6.50 million kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 6.46 million kg | 2023 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Czechia | 6.24 million kg | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 102 | Niger | 6.17 million kg | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 103 | Mozambique | 5.93 million kg | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 104 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.93 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 105 | Paraguay | 5.82 million kg | 2023 | up 126.5% | rising |
| 106 | Mauritius | 5.57 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Finland | 5.29 million kg | 2023 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 5.27 million kg | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 109 | Malawi | 5.18 million kg | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Denmark | 4.78 million kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 111 | Jamaica | 4.73 million kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 4.43 million kg | 2023 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Turkmenistan | 4.37 million kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 114 | El Salvador | 4.34 million kg | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Norway | 4.31 million kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Ireland | 4.03 million kg | 2020 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 3.98 million kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 3.82 million kg | 2020 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Austria | 3.42 million kg | 2020 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 120 | Switzerland | 3.36 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 121 | Cambodia | 2.81 million kg | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Croatia | 2.74 million kg | 2023 | up 5,969.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Angola | 2.72 million kg | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Liberia | 2.64 million kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Melanesia | 2.62 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Tajikistan | 2.55 million kg | 2023 | up 211.7% | volatile |
| 127 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.51 million kg | 2023 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovakia | 2.39 million kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 129 | Serbia | 2.23 million kg | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.20 million kg | 2023 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Lithuania | 2.16 million kg | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 132 | Georgia | 2.10 million kg | 2023 | up 68.0% | falling |
| 133 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.99 million kg | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 134 | Haiti | 1.96 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 135 | Chad | 1.80 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 136 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.51 million kg | 2023 | up 226.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Suriname | 1.45 million kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 138 | Barbados | 1.44 million kg | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Cyprus | 1.41 million kg | 2020 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 140 | Namibia | 1.27 million kg | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Oman | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Palestine | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 143 | Fiji | 1.24 million kg | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Bahamas | 1.13 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 1.13 million kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | rising |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Somalia | 1.10 million kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 148 | Mauritania | 1.09 million kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 1.09 million kg | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Gabon | 983,595 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Serbia and Montenegro | 963,359 kg | 2005 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 152 | Latvia | 916,745 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 153 | Congo | 901,930 kg | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Burundi | 850,257 kg | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 155 | Slovenia | 831,828 kg | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Rwanda | 691,263 kg | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 660,548 kg | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Eswatini | 626,581 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Bahrain | 574,185 kg | 2023 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Armenia | 546,723 kg | 2023 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Estonia | 530,823 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 162 | Belize | 363,157 kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Polynesia | 286,189 kg | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 164 | Gambia | 276,433 kg | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 165 | China, Macao SAR | 256,197 kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Timor-Leste | 239,214 kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 167 | Micronesia | 238,130 kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Eritrea | 226,928 kg | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 169 | Kiribati | 201,272 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Malta | 196,936 kg | 2020 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 171 | Mongolia | 192,238 kg | 2023 | up 2,433.3% | volatile |
| 172 | North Macedonia | 162,246 kg | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 152,128 kg | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 142,011 kg | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Samoa | 123,943 kg | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 176 | Comoros | 121,052 kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 177 | Cabo Verde | 118,884 kg | 2023 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 118,161 kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 95,396 kg | 2023 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Tonga | 94,312 kg | 2023 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Lesotho | 72,631 kg | 2023 | up 1,082.3% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71,909 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 183 | Bhutan | 60,345 kg | 2023 | up 221.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 59,261 kg | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Martinique | 56,009 kg | 2006 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 186 | Dominica | 48,060 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 187 | Botswana | 47,698 kg | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Solomon Islands | 41,555 kg | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 188 | Seychelles | 41,555 kg | 2023 | up 3,733.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 35,774 kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 191 | French Polynesia | 34,328 kg | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Guadeloupe | 33,244 kg | 2006 | up 4,500.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Grenada | 24,933 kg | 2023 | down 69.6% | rising |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 16,983 kg | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 195 | French Guiana | 14,093 kg | 2006 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13,731 kg | 2023 | down 58.7% | rising |
| 197 | Iceland | 13,009 kg | 2023 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Luxembourg | 9,884 kg | 2022 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 199 | Cook Islands | 9,756 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 200 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9,034 kg | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Albania | 7,227 kg | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Niue | 5,782 kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 203 | Nauru | 1,084 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 203 | Tokelau | 1,084 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 205 | Benin | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Montenegro | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Singapore | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 6.65 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 5.52 billion kg
- Asia 3.85 billion kg
- Americas 1.61 billion kg
- South-eastern Asia 1.55 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.50 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.15 billion kg
- Annex I countries 1.12 billion kg
- Southern Asia 1.12 billion kg
- South America 831.86 million kg
- Eastern Asia 812.01 million kg
- Africa 666.93 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).