Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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
807.58 million kg
China
Lowest
32.32 kg
Tokelau
Median
540,603 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 807.58 million kg in China; the lowest is 32.32 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 540,603 kg, and the mean is 13.61 million kg.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 670.1%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 68.6%).
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 807.58 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 799.10 million kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 160.60 million kg | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 4 | OECD | 155.13 million kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 104.23 million kg | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 59.61 million kg | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 55.33 million kg | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 49.04 million kg | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 49.00 million kg | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Türkiye | 43.79 million kg | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 31.90 million kg | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 30.83 million kg | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 28.77 million kg | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Malaysia | 25.90 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 23.00 million kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 20.48 million kg | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 19.64 million kg | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 18.51 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Angola | 17.67 million kg | 2023 | up 670.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Ethiopia PDR | 15.06 million kg | 1992 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14.70 million kg | 2023 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 13.95 million kg | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 12.60 million kg | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 12.17 million kg | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 11.68 million kg | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 11.45 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 27 | Algeria | 10.19 million kg | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 9.18 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 8.73 million kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 30 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8.44 million kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Ghana | 8.36 million kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Kenya | 7.82 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 7.70 million kg | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Caribbean | 7.28 million kg | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 6.54 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 6.39 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | 5.70 million kg | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 5.40 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.11 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Zambia | 4.91 million kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | South Sudan | 4.84 million kg | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 42 | Myanmar | 4.74 million kg | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 4.60 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 4.48 million kg | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 4.44 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 46 | Libya | 4.34 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 4.27 million kg | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Sudan | 4.26 million kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 3.96 million kg | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 3.96 million kg | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.82 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Mali | 3.71 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 3.68 million kg | 2023 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Yemen | 3.64 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Kuwait | 3.61 million kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Uganda | 3.57 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 57 | Guinea | 3.41 million kg | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan (former) | 3.05 million kg | 2011 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 59 | Nepal | 3.05 million kg | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Chile | 2.84 million kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 2.83 million kg | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.75 million kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 2.46 million kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 64 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.39 million kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Malawi | 2.36 million kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 2.24 million kg | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Cuba | 2.22 million kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 2.20 million kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Paraguay | 2.12 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 70 | USSR | 2.07 million kg | 1991 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 71 | Togo | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 1.81 million kg | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Madagascar | 1.70 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 74 | Niger | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 75 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.59 million kg | 2023 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 76 | El Salvador | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 1.51 million kg | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Iraq | 1.51 million kg | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 79 | Jordan | 1.43 million kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 1.39 million kg | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Lebanon | 1.39 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.33 million kg | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 83 | Cambodia | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 84 | Georgia | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.13 million kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 1.06 million kg | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Armenia | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 89 | Honduras | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 90 | Russian Federation | 949,960 kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 91 | Palestine | 840,747 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 92 | France | 793,496 kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritania | 764,100 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 750,540 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 95 | Spain | 717,242 kg | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 96 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 707,706 kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 97 | Singapore | 691,168 kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 687,093 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Uruguay | 651,660 kg | 2023 | down 54.3% | rising |
| 100 | Germany | 634,504 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 101 | Italy | 590,909 kg | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 102 | Rwanda | 587,803 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 587,528 kg | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritius | 584,748 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 540,603 kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 106 | Liberia | 538,929 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 107 | Chad | 512,746 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 108 | Panama | 507,073 kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 109 | Yugoslav SFR | 477,329 kg | 1991 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 110 | Ukraine | 388,496 kg | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 111 | Namibia | 363,940 kg | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Somalia | 363,504 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 113 | Qatar | 359,555 kg | 2023 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Australia and New Zealand | 331,939 kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 326,056 kg | 2023 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 322,689 kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Burundi | 307,211 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 118 | Mongolia | 302,791 kg | 2023 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Botswana | 300,229 kg | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 120 | Gabon | 297,174 kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Cyprus | 290,704 kg | 2020 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 281,481 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 123 | Australia | 267,000 kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 124 | Poland | 264,150 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 125 | Eritrea | 250,918 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 126 | Suriname | 250,482 kg | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 127 | Barbados | 237,584 kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Jamaica | 236,679 kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 129 | Congo | 233,027 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 130 | Romania | 207,603 kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 131 | Belgium | 204,971 kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 132 | Canada | 194,207 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 133 | Belize | 157,937 kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Bhutan | 156,310 kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Serbia and Montenegro | 153,265 kg | 2005 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 136 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 152,054 kg | 1999 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 137 | Cabo Verde | 149,242 kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Guinea-Bissau | 136,150 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Czechoslovakia | 124,115 kg | 1992 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 140 | Haiti | 120,829 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 141 | Sweden | 118,945 kg | 2019 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 142 | Lesotho | 118,695 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 143 | Belarus | 101,014 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 144 | Gambia | 99,931 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 145 | Greece | 99,124 kg | 2018 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 146 | Serbia | 97,572 kg | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 147 | Bahrain | 95,626 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Austria | 93,220 kg | 2020 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 149 | Portugal | 92,728 kg | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 150 | Eswatini | 89,021 kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 151 | Guyana | 88,698 kg | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Comoros | 88,149 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 153 | Denmark | 87,344 kg | 2023 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 154 | Grenada | 74,669 kg | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 155 | Melanesia | 71,938 kg | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 156 | Seychelles | 65,457 kg | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 157 | New Zealand | 64,940 kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 158 | Albania | 61,268 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Norway | 57,471 kg | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 160 | Hungary | 57,120 kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 161 | Ireland | 51,467 kg | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 162 | Finland | 51,164 kg | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 163 | Switzerland | 48,452 kg | 2023 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 164 | Lithuania | 47,216 kg | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 165 | Latvia | 42,700 kg | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 166 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41,703 kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 167 | Fiji | 37,254 kg | 2023 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Bulgaria | 35,622 kg | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 169 | Croatia | 34,765 kg | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 170 | Guadeloupe | 33,488 kg | 2006 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Timor-Leste | 33,084 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 27,702 kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27,152 kg | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Bahamas | 26,474 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 175 | China, Macao SAR | 26,371 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26,183 kg | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Czechia | 25,256 kg | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 23,564 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 179 | Slovenia | 22,164 kg | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 180 | Martinique | 21,496 kg | 2006 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 181 | French Guiana | 20,364 kg | 2006 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 20,138 kg | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 183 | North Macedonia | 16,361 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 184 | Republic of Moldova | 16,151 kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 185 | Dominica | 16,065 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 186 | Slovakia | 14,972 kg | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11,992 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10,861 kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 189 | Montenegro | 10,218 kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 190 | Estonia | 8,363 kg | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 191 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 7,192 kg | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Polynesia | 6,756 kg | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 193 | Malta | 4,276 kg | 2020 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 194 | French Polynesia | 3,927 kg | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Micronesia | 3,184 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 196 | New Caledonia | 2,489 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 197 | Vanuatu | 2,360 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Iceland | 2,321 kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 199 | Solomon Islands | 2,133 kg | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 200 | Luxembourg | 2,001 kg | 2022 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 201 | Kiribati | 1,649 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 202 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1,503 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 203 | Tonga | 1,277 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 204 | Samoa | 1,196 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 205 | Tuvalu | 177.78 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 206 | Cook Islands | 96.97 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 207 | Niue | 48.49 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 208 | Nauru | 32.32 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 208 | Tokelau | 32.32 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 1.87 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.79 billion kg
- Asia 1.43 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 858.81 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 264.04 million kg
- Southern Asia 258.03 million kg
- Africa 251.53 million kg
- South-eastern Asia 213.19 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 192.92 million kg
- Americas 177.37 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 175.09 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 161.79 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).