Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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
984.16 million kg
China
Lowest
1,045 kg
Tokelau
Median
1.25 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 984.16 million kg in China; the lowest is 1,045 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.25 million kg, and the mean is 20.34 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 — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 984.16 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 973.82 million kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 571.11 million kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 24.96 million kg | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 205.34 million kg | 1991 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 17.89 million kg | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 195.72 million kg | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 15.35 million kg | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 127.02 million kg | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 94.05 million kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7.06 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 82.32 million kg | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 67.72 million kg | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.80 million kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 59.72 million kg | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.45 million kg | 2023 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 38.87 million kg | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Melanesia | 2.33 million kg | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 12 | France | 38.78 million kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 38.46 million kg | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 1.60 million kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 37.57 million kg | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.56 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 35.06 million kg | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 837,327 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 35.06 million kg | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 264,807 kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 34.59 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 17 | Polynesia | 218,438 kg | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 31.56 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 102,948 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 31.01 million kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 48,600 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 28.88 million kg | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 40,318 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 28.03 million kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 26.42 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 26.15 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 24 | Yugoslav SFR | 23.33 million kg | 1991 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 22.56 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | 20.55 million kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 19.26 million kg | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Canada | 18.48 million kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 16.13 million kg | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 30 | Nigeria | 12.98 million kg | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Caribbean | 10.06 million kg | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 31 | Czechoslovakia | 12.29 million kg | 1992 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 11.19 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 560,117 kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Australia and New Zealand | 10.73 million kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 35,007 kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 34 | China, Taiwan Province of | 10.29 million kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Belgium | 10.02 million kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 36 | Belarus | 10.00 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 8.83 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Australia | 8.63 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 39 | Serbia and Montenegro | 7.49 million kg | 2005 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 40 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 7.43 million kg | 1999 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 41 | Guatemala | 5.90 million kg | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Sweden | 5.81 million kg | 2019 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 43 | Myanmar | 5.77 million kg | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Hungary | 5.65 million kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 45 | Ecuador | 5.47 million kg | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 5.41 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 5.08 million kg | 2023 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 4.97 million kg | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Greece | 4.84 million kg | 2018 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 50 | Serbia | 4.77 million kg | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 51 | Egypt | 4.61 million kg | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Austria | 4.56 million kg | 2020 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 53 | Portugal | 4.53 million kg | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 54 | Denmark | 4.27 million kg | 2023 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 55 | Angola | 4.14 million kg | 2023 | up 670.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 3.92 million kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 57 | Nepal | 3.72 million kg | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 3.71 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Ethiopia PDR | 3.53 million kg | 1992 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 3.53 million kg | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 61 | Cuba | 3.06 million kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 62 | Afghanistan | 3.00 million kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 63 | Albania | 2.99 million kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Paraguay | 2.93 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 65 | Norway | 2.81 million kg | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 2.73 million kg | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Tunisia | 2.69 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 68 | Ireland | 2.52 million kg | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 69 | Finland | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 70 | Czechia | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 71 | Algeria | 2.39 million kg | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | 2.37 million kg | 2023 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 73 | Lithuania | 2.31 million kg | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 2.21 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 75 | El Salvador | 2.11 million kg | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 76 | New Zealand | 2.10 million kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 77 | Latvia | 2.09 million kg | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 2.05 million kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 80 | Ghana | 1.96 million kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Kenya | 1.83 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 82 | Benin | 1.81 million kg | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Croatia | 1.70 million kg | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.62 million kg | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 86 | Israel | 1.62 million kg | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 1.54 million kg | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Yemen | 1.49 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovakia | 1.48 million kg | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 91 | Kuwait | 1.48 million kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Cambodia | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 93 | Honduras | 1.41 million kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 94 | Cameroon | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 1.30 million kg | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Fiji | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Zambia | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 98 | South Sudan | 1.14 million kg | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 99 | Slovenia | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 101 | Senegal | 1.05 million kg | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 1.04 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 103 | Libya | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Sudan | 999,449 kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 105 | Uruguay | 899,911 kg | 2023 | down 54.3% | rising |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 895,698 kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 107 | Mali | 870,065 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 108 | Singapore | 842,294 kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 109 | Uganda | 837,105 kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 110 | North Macedonia | 799,638 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 111 | Guinea | 798,924 kg | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 737,427 kg | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Sudan (former) | 716,524 kg | 2011 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 114 | Panama | 700,244 kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 664,423 kg | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 116 | Iraq | 615,877 kg | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 117 | Jordan | 583,224 kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Lebanon | 566,507 kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 119 | Malawi | 554,487 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 515,386 kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Montenegro | 499,388 kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 122 | Georgia | 468,548 kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 450,268 kg | 2023 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 124 | Togo | 426,844 kg | 2023 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Armenia | 417,615 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 126 | Estonia | 408,759 kg | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 127 | Madagascar | 398,285 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 128 | Niger | 397,057 kg | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 393,246 kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Puerto Rico | 388,712 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 131 | Mongolia | 368,996 kg | 2023 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Mozambique | 354,270 kg | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Suriname | 345,903 kg | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 134 | Palestine | 343,404 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 135 | Barbados | 328,093 kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Jamaica | 326,843 kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 137 | Oman | 239,976 kg | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Belize | 218,104 kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Malta | 209,003 kg | 2020 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 140 | Bhutan | 190,487 kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritania | 179,233 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 142 | Haiti | 166,859 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 143 | Qatar | 146,861 kg | 2023 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Rwanda | 137,880 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritius | 137,163 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 126,986 kg | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Liberia | 126,415 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 148 | Guyana | 122,488 kg | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Chad | 120,274 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 150 | Cyprus | 118,738 kg | 2020 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 151 | Iceland | 113,441 kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 152 | Grenada | 103,115 kg | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 97,810 kg | 2022 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 154 | Namibia | 85,369 kg | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Somalia | 85,266 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 80,477 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 76,296 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Burundi | 72,062 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 159 | Botswana | 70,424 kg | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 160 | Gabon | 69,708 kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 68,980 kg | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 162 | Central African Republic | 60,700 kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 163 | Eritrea | 58,857 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 164 | Congo | 54,661 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 165 | Kiribati | 53,303 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 166 | Réunion | 51,999 kg | 2006 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 167 | Guadeloupe | 46,245 kg | 2006 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Tonga | 41,284 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 169 | Bahrain | 39,059 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Samoa | 38,671 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 37,496 kg | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahamas | 36,559 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 173 | China, Macao SAR | 32,138 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 31,936 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Martinique | 29,685 kg | 2006 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 176 | French Guiana | 28,122 kg | 2006 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Lesotho | 27,842 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 178 | Saint Lucia | 27,810 kg | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 179 | Gambia | 23,441 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 180 | Dominica | 22,185 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 181 | Eswatini | 20,882 kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 182 | Comoros | 20,677 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16,561 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 184 | Seychelles | 15,354 kg | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14,998 kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 186 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 8,765 kg | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6,142 kg | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 5,748 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 189 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,527 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 3,135 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 191 | Niue | 1,568 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 192 | Nauru | 1,045 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 1,045 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 2.58 billion kg
- Asia 1.68 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.94 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 99.06 million kg
- Eastern Asia 1.05 billion kg
- Annex I countries 642.96 million kg
- Americas 458.65 million kg
- Europe 372.02 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 14.52 million kg
- Southern Asia 314.45 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 259.80 million kg
- Middle Africa 6.06 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 241.79 million kg
- Northern America 216.86 million kg
- Eastern Europe 200.45 million kg
- United States of America 198.38 million kg
- European Union (27) 176.93 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 174.76 million kg
- South America 151.11 million kg
- Western Europe 108.60 million kg
- Central America 80.63 million kg
- Africa 59.00 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 54.12 million kg
- Northern Europe 49.08 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 48.84 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 45.25 million kg
- Western Asia 35.36 million kg
- Western Africa 23.29 million kg
- Central Asia 22.25 million kg
- Southern Europe 13.88 million kg
- Northern Africa 13.75 million kg
- Oceania 13.38 million kg
- Eastern Africa 11.98 million kg
- Southern Africa 3.91 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).