Chickens, layers — 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
1.81 billion kg
China
Lowest
1,077 kg
Tokelau
Median
2.61 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 1.81 billion kg in China; the lowest is 1,077 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.61 million kg, and the mean is 34.19 million kg.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 670.1%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 68.6%).
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.81 billion kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 1.80 billion kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 736.83 million kg | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 61.67 million kg | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 360.90 million kg | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 46.02 million kg | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 234.22 million kg | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 6 | USSR | 207.41 million kg | 1991 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 28.31 million kg | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 141.94 million kg | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 116.76 million kg | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18.15 million kg | 2023 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 110.12 million kg | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 12.18 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 95.00 million kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 10 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.55 million kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 71.68 million kg | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.37 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 69.27 million kg | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3.58 million kg | 2023 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 68.31 million kg | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Melanesia | 2.40 million kg | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 64.65 million kg | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 1.62 million kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 15 | Malaysia | 58.20 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.54 million kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 51.69 million kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.39 million kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 41.59 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Polynesia | 225,193 kg | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 18 | France | 39.67 million kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 18 | Micronesia | 106,132 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Ukraine | 38.85 million kg | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 74,346 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 35.86 million kg | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 50,103 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 35.39 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 22 | Colombia | 33.21 million kg | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Germany | 31.73 million kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 29.55 million kg | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 27.81 million kg | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 27.03 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 26.41 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 28 | Egypt | 24.24 million kg | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Yugoslav SFR | 23.87 million kg | 1991 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 29 | Caribbean | 17.34 million kg | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 30 | Angola | 21.81 million kg | 2023 | up 670.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 20.76 million kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 20.64 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.95 million kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 19.52 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 184,249 kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Canada | 19.42 million kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 18.98 million kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Ethiopia PDR | 18.59 million kg | 1992 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 17.14 million kg | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 15.23 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Tunisia | 14.13 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 40 | Algeria | 12.58 million kg | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechoslovakia | 12.41 million kg | 1992 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 42 | Australia and New Zealand | 11.06 million kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 43 | Morocco | 10.77 million kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 44 | Myanmar | 10.65 million kg | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Ghana | 10.32 million kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Belgium | 10.25 million kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 47 | Guatemala | 10.17 million kg | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Belarus | 10.10 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 9.97 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 50 | Kenya | 9.65 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 51 | Benin | 9.50 million kg | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Ecuador | 9.44 million kg | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Australia | 8.90 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 8.76 million kg | 2023 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 8.07 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia and Montenegro | 7.66 million kg | 2005 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 7.61 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 7.60 million kg | 1999 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 59 | Cameroon | 7.03 million kg | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Nepal | 6.86 million kg | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Chile | 6.76 million kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 62 | Zambia | 6.06 million kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 63 | South Sudan | 5.98 million kg | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 64 | Sweden | 5.95 million kg | 2019 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 65 | Hungary | 5.71 million kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 5.68 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 67 | Israel | 5.58 million kg | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 5.54 million kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 69 | Senegal | 5.53 million kg | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Libya | 5.36 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Cuba | 5.27 million kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 72 | Sudan | 5.26 million kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 73 | Yemen | 5.13 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Kuwait | 5.09 million kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Paraguay | 5.05 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 5.03 million kg | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | 4.96 million kg | 2018 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 78 | Serbia | 4.88 million kg | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 79 | Austria | 4.66 million kg | 2020 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 80 | Portugal | 4.64 million kg | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 81 | Mali | 4.58 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 82 | Uganda | 4.41 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 83 | Denmark | 4.37 million kg | 2023 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 84 | Guinea | 4.20 million kg | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Sudan (former) | 3.77 million kg | 2011 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 86 | El Salvador | 3.64 million kg | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 3.56 million kg | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 3.50 million kg | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 3.12 million kg | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Albania | 3.06 million kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.99 million kg | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 92 | Malawi | 2.92 million kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 93 | Norway | 2.87 million kg | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 94 | Cambodia | 2.72 million kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 2.71 million kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 2.65 million kg | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 97 | Ireland | 2.57 million kg | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 98 | Finland | 2.56 million kg | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 2.54 million kg | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Czechia | 2.53 million kg | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 101 | Honduras | 2.42 million kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 102 | Switzerland | 2.42 million kg | 2023 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 2.39 million kg | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Lithuania | 2.36 million kg | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 105 | Togo | 2.25 million kg | 2023 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 106 | New Zealand | 2.16 million kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 107 | Latvia | 2.13 million kg | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 108 | Iraq | 2.12 million kg | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 109 | Madagascar | 2.10 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 110 | Niger | 2.09 million kg | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.09 million kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 112 | Jordan | 2.01 million kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Lebanon | 1.95 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 114 | Mozambique | 1.86 million kg | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 1.79 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 116 | Croatia | 1.74 million kg | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 117 | Georgia | 1.62 million kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 118 | Singapore | 1.55 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 119 | Uruguay | 1.55 million kg | 2023 | down 54.3% | rising |
| 120 | Slovakia | 1.50 million kg | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 121 | Armenia | 1.44 million kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 122 | Fiji | 1.24 million kg | 2023 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 124 | Palestine | 1.18 million kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 125 | Slovenia | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 126 | Mauritania | 943,334 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 923,400 kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 128 | Oman | 827,505 kg | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 818,044 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 776,324 kg | 2023 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 131 | Rwanda | 725,683 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Brunei Darussalam | 725,144 kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritius | 721,912 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Mongolia | 680,429 kg | 2023 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 670,193 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 136 | Liberia | 665,344 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 137 | Chad | 633,020 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 138 | Suriname | 596,385 kg | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 139 | Barbados | 565,677 kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Jamaica | 563,522 kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 141 | Montenegro | 510,883 kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 142 | Qatar | 506,416 kg | 2023 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Namibia | 449,309 kg | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Somalia | 448,770 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 145 | Estonia | 418,167 kg | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 146 | Cyprus | 409,442 kg | 2020 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 147 | Burundi | 379,273 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 148 | Belize | 376,041 kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Botswana | 370,653 kg | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 150 | Gabon | 366,882 kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Bhutan | 351,258 kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 319,473 kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 153 | Eritrea | 309,776 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 154 | Congo | 287,687 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 154 | Haiti | 287,687 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 156 | Réunion | 273,680 kg | 2006 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 157 | Malta | 213,814 kg | 2020 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 158 | Guyana | 211,186 kg | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Grenada | 177,784 kg | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 160 | Guinea-Bissau | 168,087 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Lesotho | 146,537 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 162 | Bahrain | 134,685 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 130,914 kg | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Gambia | 123,371 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 165 | Iceland | 116,052 kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 166 | Eswatini | 109,903 kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 167 | Comoros | 108,825 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 100,062 kg | 2022 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 169 | New Caledonia | 82,966 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 170 | Seychelles | 80,811 kg | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Guadeloupe | 79,734 kg | 2006 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 78,656 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | 71,114 kg | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 64,649 kg | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Bahamas | 63,033 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 176 | China, Macao SAR | 59,261 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 177 | Kiribati | 54,952 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 178 | Martinique | 51,180 kg | 2006 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 179 | French Guiana | 48,487 kg | 2006 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 47,948 kg | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 181 | Tonga | 42,560 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 182 | Samoa | 39,867 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 183 | Dominica | 38,250 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 32,324 kg | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 29,092 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28,553 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25,860 kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 188 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 16,162 kg | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 5,926 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 3,232 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 191 | Niue | 1,616 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 192 | Nauru | 1,077 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 1,077 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 4.50 billion kg
- Asia 3.15 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 3.76 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 262.60 million kg
- Eastern Asia 1.93 billion kg
- Annex I countries 735.83 million kg
- Americas 644.79 million kg
- Middle Africa 31.91 million kg
- Southern Asia 579.85 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 479.07 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 24.17 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 441.43 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 416.88 million kg
- Europe 377.99 million kg
- Africa 310.52 million kg
- South America 260.53 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 238.18 million kg
- Northern America 227.91 million kg
- United States of America 208.49 million kg
- Eastern Europe 202.47 million kg
- European Union (27) 180.28 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 167.59 million kg
- Central America 139.01 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 130.68 million kg
- Western Africa 122.60 million kg
- Western Asia 121.93 million kg
- Western Europe 111.10 million kg
- Northern Africa 72.35 million kg
- Eastern Africa 63.08 million kg
- Northern Europe 50.21 million kg
- Central Asia 41.03 million kg
- Southern Africa 20.59 million kg
- Southern Europe 14.20 million kg
- Oceania 13.79 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).