Chickens, layers — 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
209
Highest
295.25 million kg
China
Lowest
313.55 kg
Tokelau
Median
361,363 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 295.25 million kg in China; the lowest is 313.55 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 361,363 kg, and the mean is 6.17 million kg.
Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 61 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 that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 295.25 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 292.15 million kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 171.33 million kg | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 4 | USSR | 61.60 million kg | 1991 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 5 | India | 58.72 million kg | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 38.10 million kg | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 28.21 million kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 24.70 million kg | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 20.32 million kg | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 17.91 million kg | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 11.66 million kg | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 11.63 million kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 13 | Ukraine | 11.54 million kg | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 11.27 million kg | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 15 | Pakistan | 10.52 million kg | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 10.52 million kg | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.38 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 18 | Malaysia | 9.47 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 9.30 million kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 8.66 million kg | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 8.41 million kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7.93 million kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 7.85 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 7.49 million kg | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Yugoslav SFR | 7.00 million kg | 1991 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 6.77 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Romania | 6.17 million kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 5.78 million kg | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Canada | 5.54 million kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 30 | Türkiye | 5.37 million kg | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 4.84 million kg | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 32 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4.61 million kg | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Nigeria | 3.89 million kg | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Czechoslovakia | 3.69 million kg | 1992 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 3.36 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.22 million kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 37 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.09 million kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Réunion | 15,600 kg | 2006 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 3.01 million kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | 3.00 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 41 | Peru | 2.65 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Australia | 2.59 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 43 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2.25 million kg | 2005 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 44 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2.23 million kg | 1999 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 45 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.12 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Guatemala | 1.77 million kg | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Sweden | 1.74 million kg | 2019 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 48 | Myanmar | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Hungary | 1.70 million kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 50 | Ecuador | 1.64 million kg | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 1.62 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 1.52 million kg | 2023 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 1.49 million kg | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Greece | 1.45 million kg | 2018 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 55 | Serbia | 1.43 million kg | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 56 | Egypt | 1.38 million kg | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Austria | 1.37 million kg | 2020 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 58 | Portugal | 1.36 million kg | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 59 | Denmark | 1.28 million kg | 2023 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 60 | Angola | 1.24 million kg | 2023 | up 670.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Chile | 1.18 million kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.14 million kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 63 | Nepal | 1.12 million kg | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.06 million kg | 1992 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 1.06 million kg | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 66 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.03 million kg | 2023 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 67 | Cuba | 917,816 kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 901,193 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 69 | Albania | 898,344 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Paraguay | 879,007 kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 71 | Norway | 842,672 kg | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 817,752 kg | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Tunisia | 805,690 kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 74 | Ireland | 754,631 kg | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 75 | Finland | 750,192 kg | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 76 | Czechia | 750,107 kg | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 77 | Algeria | 716,821 kg | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Switzerland | 710,426 kg | 2023 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 79 | Melanesia | 697,798 kg | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 80 | Lithuania | 692,300 kg | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 661,904 kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 632,656 kg | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 83 | New Zealand | 629,915 kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 84 | Latvia | 626,085 kg | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 85 | Morocco | 614,164 kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 611,473 kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 87 | Ghana | 588,338 kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 582,418 kg | 2023 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 89 | Kenya | 550,045 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 90 | Benin | 541,631 kg | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Croatia | 509,746 kg | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 508,268 kg | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 486,795 kg | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 94 | Israel | 485,062 kg | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 95 | Republic of Moldova | 479,697 kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 467,532 kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 461,205 kg | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 460,193 kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Yemen | 446,300 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovakia | 444,656 kg | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 101 | Kuwait | 442,831 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Cambodia | 441,744 kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 103 | Honduras | 421,833 kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 104 | Cameroon | 400,926 kg | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 389,155 kg | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Fiji | 361,363 kg | 2023 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Zambia | 345,498 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 108 | South Sudan | 340,660 kg | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 109 | Slovenia | 324,972 kg | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 324,002 kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 111 | Senegal | 315,004 kg | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 310,938 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 113 | Libya | 305,577 kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Sudan | 299,835 kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 115 | Uruguay | 269,973 kg | 2023 | down 54.3% | rising |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 268,710 kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 117 | Mali | 261,020 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 118 | Singapore | 252,688 kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 119 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 251,198 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Uganda | 251,132 kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 239,891 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 122 | Guinea | 239,677 kg | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 221,228 kg | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Sudan (former) | 214,957 kg | 2011 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 125 | Panama | 210,073 kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 199,327 kg | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 127 | Iraq | 184,763 kg | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 128 | Jordan | 174,967 kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Lebanon | 169,952 kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 130 | Côte d'Ivoire | 168,035 kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Malawi | 166,346 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 154,616 kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Montenegro | 149,816 kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 134 | Georgia | 140,564 kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 135,080 kg | 2023 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 136 | Togo | 128,053 kg | 2023 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Armenia | 125,285 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 138 | Estonia | 122,628 kg | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 139 | Madagascar | 119,486 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 140 | Niger | 119,117 kg | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 141 | Brunei Darussalam | 117,974 kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 116,614 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 143 | Mongolia | 110,699 kg | 2023 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Mozambique | 106,281 kg | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Suriname | 103,771 kg | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 146 | Palestine | 103,021 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 147 | Barbados | 98,428 kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Jamaica | 98,053 kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 149 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 79,442 kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 150 | Oman | 71,993 kg | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Polynesia | 65,531 kg | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 152 | Belize | 65,431 kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Malta | 62,701 kg | 2020 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 154 | Bhutan | 57,146 kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritania | 53,770 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 156 | Haiti | 50,058 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 157 | Qatar | 44,058 kg | 2023 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Rwanda | 41,364 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritius | 41,149 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 160 | French Polynesia | 38,096 kg | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Liberia | 37,925 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 162 | Guyana | 36,746 kg | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Chad | 36,082 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 164 | Cyprus | 35,622 kg | 2020 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 165 | Iceland | 34,032 kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 166 | Grenada | 30,934 kg | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 167 | Micronesia | 30,884 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 29,343 kg | 2022 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 169 | Namibia | 25,611 kg | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Somalia | 25,580 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 171 | New Caledonia | 24,143 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 22,889 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Burundi | 21,619 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 174 | Botswana | 21,127 kg | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 175 | Gabon | 20,912 kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 20,694 kg | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 177 | Eritrea | 17,657 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 178 | Congo | 16,398 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 179 | Kiribati | 15,991 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 14,580 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 13,874 kg | 2006 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Tonga | 12,385 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 183 | Timor-Leste | 12,095 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 184 | Bahrain | 11,718 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 185 | Samoa | 11,601 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11,249 kg | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Bahamas | 10,968 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Cabo Verde | 10,502 kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 189 | China, Macao SAR | 9,641 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 190 | Guinea-Bissau | 9,581 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Martinique | 8,905 kg | 2006 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 192 | French Guiana | 8,437 kg | 2006 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Lesotho | 8,353 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 194 | Saint Lucia | 8,343 kg | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 195 | Gambia | 7,032 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 196 | Dominica | 6,656 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 197 | Eswatini | 6,264 kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 198 | Comoros | 6,203 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,968 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 200 | Seychelles | 4,606 kg | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4,500 kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 202 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,629 kg | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,842 kg | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Tuvalu | 1,725 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 205 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,658 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 206 | Cook Islands | 940.64 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 207 | Niue | 470.32 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 208 | Nauru | 313.55 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 208 | Tokelau | 313.55 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 774.45 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 581.46 million kg
- Asia 503.54 million kg
- Eastern Asia 313.98 million kg
- Annex I countries 192.89 million kg
- Americas 137.59 million kg
- Europe 111.61 million kg
- Southern Asia 94.34 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 77.94 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 72.54 million kg
- Northern America 65.06 million kg
- Eastern Europe 60.13 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).