Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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
272.98 million kg
OECD
Lowest
0 kg
Singapore
Median
712,295 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 272.98 million kg in OECD; the lowest is 0 kg in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 712,295 kg, and the mean is 7.35 million kg.
Over the past decade 149 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 5,969.6%), and the largest decrease in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (down 100.0%).
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 272.98 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 192.10 million kg | 2023 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 56.76 million kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 115.02 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 110.77 million kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 103.88 million kg | 2023 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 21.86 million kg | 2023 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 82.62 million kg | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 12.61 million kg | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 7 | USSR | 79.31 million kg | 1991 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 7.99 million kg | 2023 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 34.65 million kg | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7.61 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 25.42 million kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 5.12 million kg | 2023 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 16.73 million kg | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.90 million kg | 2023 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 15.68 million kg | 2023 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 14.48 million kg | 2020 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Melanesia | 763,725 kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 14.05 million kg | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 338,099 kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 14.01 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 173,378 kg | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.09 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 143,293 kg | 2023 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Malaysia | 12.06 million kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Polynesia | 83,281 kg | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 11.91 million kg | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Micronesia | 69,296 kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 11.34 million kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Timor-Leste | 38,918 kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 11.23 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 10,410 kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Japan | 10.88 million kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 20 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Belarus | 10.83 million kg | 2023 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 22 | India | 10.29 million kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Caribbean | 19.66 million kg | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 10.28 million kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 10.14 million kg | 2020 | up 32.9% | flat |
| 25 | Ukraine | 10.02 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 9.83 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 9.67 million kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 9.22 million kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 6.78 million kg | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Myanmar | 6.77 million kg | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.74 million kg | 2023 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 6.17 million kg | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 5.74 million kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5.31 million kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 6,776 kg | 2023 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Egypt | 4.70 million kg | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Portugal | 4.45 million kg | 2020 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 36 | Iraq | 4.43 million kg | 2023 | up 205.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 4.21 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 4.21 million kg | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 39 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.97 million kg | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Argentina | 3.89 million kg | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.88 million kg | 1999 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 42 | Algeria | 3.64 million kg | 2023 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Yugoslav SFR | 3.47 million kg | 1991 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 3.44 million kg | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 45 | Philippines | 3.42 million kg | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Greece | 3.12 million kg | 2018 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 47 | Nepal | 3.09 million kg | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 3.04 million kg | 2023 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Uruguay | 2.93 million kg | 2023 | up 239.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Honduras | 2.73 million kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 51 | South Africa | 2.62 million kg | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Sweden | 2.59 million kg | 2019 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.46 million kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 55 | New Zealand | 2.24 million kg | 2023 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Czechoslovakia | 2.19 million kg | 1992 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 57 | Nigeria | 2.08 million kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Lebanon | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Guyana | 1.99 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Hungary | 1.99 million kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 61 | Senegal | 1.90 million kg | 2023 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Yemen | 1.89 million kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Czechia | 1.85 million kg | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 1.78 million kg | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Panama | 1.75 million kg | 2023 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Kuwait | 1.60 million kg | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Finland | 1.55 million kg | 2023 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Ghana | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Tunisia | 1.51 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 1.51 million kg | 2023 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Denmark | 1.40 million kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 74 | Cuba | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 75 | Norway | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 1.22 million kg | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Israel | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Ireland | 1.18 million kg | 2020 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 79 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 1.13 million kg | 2020 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Mali | 1.07 million kg | 2023 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Kenya | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Paraguay | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | up 126.5% | rising |
| 84 | Austria | 1.00 million kg | 2020 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 85 | Switzerland | 986,648 kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 86 | Qatar | 977,642 kg | 2023 | up 277.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 914,958 kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 88 | Madagascar | 848,430 kg | 2023 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Sudan | 835,783 kg | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 90 | Uganda | 833,826 kg | 2023 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Jamaica | 822,404 kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Croatia | 803,963 kg | 2023 | up 5,969.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Sudan (former) | 782,684 kg | 2011 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 94 | El Salvador | 756,008 kg | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 721,094 kg | 2023 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Cameroon | 713,314 kg | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 711,276 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 98 | Slovakia | 711,001 kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 99 | Guinea | 686,991 kg | 2023 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 100 | United Arab Emirates | 672,636 kg | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Serbia | 654,657 kg | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Togo | 654,036 kg | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 643,955 kg | 2023 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Lithuania | 634,312 kg | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 105 | Zambia | 618,794 kg | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Libya | 575,644 kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 107 | South Sudan | 503,854 kg | 2023 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 108 | Ethiopia PDR | 494,327 kg | 1992 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 458,232 kg | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 110 | Cambodia | 457,195 kg | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 415,631 kg | 2023 | up 211.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 370,560 kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 368,026 kg | 2023 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Fiji | 361,516 kg | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Niger | 351,714 kg | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 116 | Haiti | 340,656 kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 117 | Mozambique | 338,181 kg | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 318,087 kg | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritius | 317,584 kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Malawi | 295,092 kg | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Serbia and Montenegro | 282,505 kg | 2005 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 122 | Réunion | 277,894 kg | 2006 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Latvia | 268,835 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 124 | Suriname | 251,814 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 125 | Barbados | 249,739 kg | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 126 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 246,263 kg | 2023 | up 226.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Slovenia | 243,933 kg | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Zimbabwe | 226,958 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahamas | 196,736 kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Puerto Rico | 196,233 kg | 2023 | down 65.7% | rising |
| 131 | Georgia | 182,746 kg | 2023 | up 68.0% | falling |
| 132 | Afghanistan | 180,832 kg | 2023 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Estonia | 155,664 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 134 | Angola | 155,301 kg | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Liberia | 150,626 kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Central African Republic | 132,953 kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Cyprus | 122,449 kg | 2020 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 138 | Oman | 109,654 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Palestine | 108,899 kg | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 140 | Chad | 102,758 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 141 | Namibia | 72,501 kg | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Belize | 63,189 kg | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Somalia | 62,841 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 144 | Mauritania | 62,368 kg | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 145 | Kiribati | 58,570 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Malta | 57,751 kg | 2020 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 147 | Gabon | 56,065 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Congo | 51,410 kg | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahrain | 49,954 kg | 2023 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Burundi | 48,465 kg | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 47,579 kg | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 152 | Armenia | 47,565 kg | 2023 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 153 | New Caledonia | 44,269 kg | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 154 | China, Macao SAR | 41,681 kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Rwanda | 39,402 kg | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 37,651 kg | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Samoa | 36,067 kg | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 158 | Eswatini | 35,715 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Mongolia | 31,275 kg | 2023 | up 2,433.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 27,760 kg | 2023 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Tonga | 27,445 kg | 2023 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 24,710 kg | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | 15,757 kg | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Eritrea | 12,935 kg | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 165 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12,512 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 12,093 kg | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 167 | French Polynesia | 9,990 kg | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Bhutan | 9,818 kg | 2023 | up 221.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Martinique | 9,746 kg | 2006 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 170 | Dominica | 8,362 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 171 | Comoros | 6,900 kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 6,735 kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Guadeloupe | 5,784 kg | 2006 | up 4,500.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Tuvalu | 4,942 kg | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Grenada | 4,338 kg | 2023 | down 69.6% | rising |
| 176 | Lesotho | 4,140 kg | 2023 | up 1,082.3% | falling |
| 177 | Iceland | 3,815 kg | 2023 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,378 kg | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Luxembourg | 2,898 kg | 2022 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 180 | Cook Islands | 2,839 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 181 | Botswana | 2,719 kg | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 182 | French Guiana | 2,452 kg | 2006 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2,389 kg | 2023 | down 58.7% | rising |
| 184 | Seychelles | 2,369 kg | 2023 | up 3,733.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Albania | 2,119 kg | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Niue | 1,682 kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,572 kg | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Nauru | 315.46 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Tokelau | 315.46 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | Benin | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Montenegro | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Singapore | 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 1.13 billion kg
- Asia 600.48 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 826.49 million kg
- Americas 331.83 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 34.42 million kg
- Annex I countries 299.09 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 23.29 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 252.11 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 199.85 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 195.30 million kg
- Southern Asia 181.71 million kg
- South America 144.74 million kg
- Europe 142.54 million kg
- Eastern Asia 132.11 million kg
- Middle Africa 1.56 million kg
- Northern America 131.98 million kg
- United States of America 117.97 million kg
- Eastern Europe 85.06 million kg
- European Union (27) 66.22 million kg
- Africa 38.02 million kg
- Western Europe 37.71 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 36.73 million kg
- Central America 35.45 million kg
- Western Asia 28.88 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 23.72 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 22.54 million kg
- Northern Europe 17.37 million kg
- Northern Africa 15.47 million kg
- Oceania 12.83 million kg
- Western Africa 12.03 million kg
- Eastern Africa 6.23 million kg
- Central Asia 5.67 million kg
- Southern Africa 2.73 million kg
- Southern Europe 2.40 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).