Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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
242.27 million kg
China
Lowest
9.7 kg
Tokelau
Median
161,930 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 242.27 million kg in China; the lowest is 9.7 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 161,930 kg, and the mean is 4.05 million kg.
Over the past decade 144 countries rose and 62 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 that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 242.27 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 239.73 million kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 48.18 million kg | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 13.14 million kg | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 4 | OECD | 46.54 million kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 31.27 million kg | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 6.14 million kg | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 17.88 million kg | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.41 million kg | 2023 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 16.60 million kg | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.78 million kg | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 14.71 million kg | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 14.70 million kg | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Philippines | 9.57 million kg | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.14 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 9.25 million kg | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 11 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 825,843 kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 8.63 million kg | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 477,920 kg | 2023 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 13 | Malaysia | 7.77 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 338,674 kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 6.90 million kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 206,128 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 5.89 million kg | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Melanesia | 21,581 kg | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 5.55 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 9,925 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Angola | 5.30 million kg | 2023 | up 670.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 4,845 kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 4.74 million kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Polynesia | 2,027 kg | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia PDR | 4.52 million kg | 1992 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia | 955.19 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 4.18 million kg | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 450.93 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 3.65 million kg | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Argentina | 3.50 million kg | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 22 | Caribbean | 2.18 million kg | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 23 | Tunisia | 3.43 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 24 | Algeria | 3.06 million kg | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 2.76 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 716,360 kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Morocco | 2.62 million kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 27 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2.53 million kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Ghana | 2.51 million kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Kenya | 2.34 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 30 | Benin | 2.31 million kg | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 1.96 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 1.92 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Cameroon | 1.71 million kg | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 44,772 kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 1.62 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Zambia | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 36 | South Sudan | 1.45 million kg | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 37 | Myanmar | 1.42 million kg | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 1.38 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 39 | Senegal | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 1.33 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 41 | Libya | 1.30 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Guatemala | 1.28 million kg | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Sudan | 1.28 million kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 44 | Ecuador | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Israel | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 46 | Mali | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 1.10 million kg | 2023 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Yemen | 1.09 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Kuwait | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 1.07 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 51 | Guinea | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Sudan (former) | 916,397 kg | 2011 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 53 | Nepal | 915,205 kg | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 852,045 kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 849,762 kg | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 56 | Afghanistan | 739,500 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 57 | Malawi | 709,160 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | 671,030 kg | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 664,625 kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 659,151 kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Paraguay | 636,522 kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 62 | USSR | 622,245 kg | 1991 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 63 | Togo | 545,911 kg | 2023 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 541,628 kg | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Madagascar | 509,386 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 66 | Niger | 507,815 kg | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 67 | El Salvador | 458,130 kg | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 68 | Mozambique | 453,093 kg | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Iraq | 452,351 kg | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 70 | Jordan | 428,368 kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 417,074 kg | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Lebanon | 416,089 kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 399,454 kg | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 74 | Cambodia | 362,486 kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 75 | Georgia | 344,140 kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 333,976 kg | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 319,333 kg | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Armenia | 306,731 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 79 | Honduras | 305,466 kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 80 | Russian Federation | 284,988 kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 81 | Palestine | 252,224 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 82 | France | 238,049 kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 83 | Mauritania | 229,230 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 225,162 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 85 | Spain | 215,173 kg | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 86 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 212,312 kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 87 | Singapore | 207,351 kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 88 | Uruguay | 195,498 kg | 2023 | down 54.3% | rising |
| 89 | Germany | 190,351 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 90 | Italy | 177,273 kg | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 91 | Rwanda | 176,341 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Oman | 176,258 kg | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritius | 175,425 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 162,181 kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 95 | Liberia | 161,679 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 96 | Chad | 153,824 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 97 | Panama | 152,122 kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 98 | Yugoslav SFR | 143,199 kg | 1991 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 99 | Ukraine | 116,549 kg | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 100 | Namibia | 109,182 kg | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Somalia | 109,051 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 102 | Qatar | 107,867 kg | 2023 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Australia and New Zealand | 99,582 kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97,817 kg | 2023 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | 96,807 kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Burundi | 92,163 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 107 | Mongolia | 90,837 kg | 2023 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Botswana | 90,069 kg | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 109 | Gabon | 89,152 kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Cyprus | 87,211 kg | 2020 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 111 | Puerto Rico | 84,444 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 112 | Australia | 80,100 kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 113 | Poland | 79,245 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 114 | Central African Republic | 77,632 kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 115 | Eritrea | 75,275 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 116 | Suriname | 75,144 kg | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 117 | Barbados | 71,275 kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 71,004 kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 119 | Congo | 69,908 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 120 | Réunion | 66,504 kg | 2006 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 121 | Romania | 62,281 kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 122 | Belgium | 61,491 kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 123 | Canada | 58,262 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 124 | Belize | 47,381 kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Bhutan | 46,893 kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Serbia and Montenegro | 45,980 kg | 2005 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 127 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 45,616 kg | 1999 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 40,845 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Czechoslovakia | 37,234 kg | 1992 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 130 | Haiti | 36,249 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 131 | Sweden | 35,684 kg | 2019 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 132 | Lesotho | 35,609 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 133 | Belarus | 30,304 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 134 | Gambia | 29,979 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 135 | Greece | 29,737 kg | 2018 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 136 | Serbia | 29,272 kg | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 137 | Bahrain | 28,688 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Austria | 27,966 kg | 2020 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 139 | Portugal | 27,818 kg | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 140 | Eswatini | 26,706 kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 141 | Guyana | 26,609 kg | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Comoros | 26,445 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 143 | Denmark | 26,203 kg | 2023 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 144 | Grenada | 22,401 kg | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 145 | Seychelles | 19,637 kg | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 146 | New Zealand | 19,482 kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 147 | Albania | 18,380 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Norway | 17,241 kg | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 149 | Hungary | 17,136 kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 150 | Ireland | 15,440 kg | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 151 | Finland | 15,349 kg | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 152 | Switzerland | 14,536 kg | 2023 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 153 | Lithuania | 14,165 kg | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 154 | Latvia | 12,810 kg | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12,511 kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 156 | Fiji | 11,176 kg | 2023 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Bulgaria | 10,686 kg | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 158 | Croatia | 10,430 kg | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 159 | Guadeloupe | 10,046 kg | 2006 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 8,311 kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8,146 kg | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Bahamas | 7,942 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 163 | China, Macao SAR | 7,911 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7,855 kg | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Czechia | 7,577 kg | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea | 7,069 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 167 | Slovenia | 6,649 kg | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 168 | Martinique | 6,449 kg | 2006 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 169 | French Guiana | 6,109 kg | 2006 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 6,041 kg | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 171 | North Macedonia | 4,908 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 172 | Dominica | 4,820 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 173 | Slovakia | 4,491 kg | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 174 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,598 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,258 kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 176 | Montenegro | 3,065 kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 177 | Estonia | 2,509 kg | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 178 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,158 kg | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Malta | 1,283 kg | 2020 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 180 | French Polynesia | 1,178 kg | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 746.69 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 707.9 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Iceland | 696.32 kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 640.02 kg | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 600.37 kg | 2022 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 186 | Kiribati | 494.56 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 187 | Tonga | 383.04 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 188 | Samoa | 358.8 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 53.34 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 29.09 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 191 | Niue | 14.55 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 192 | Nauru | 9.7 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 9.7 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 560.91 million kg
- Asia 430.46 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 535.82 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 48.54 million kg
- Eastern Asia 257.64 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 79.21 million kg
- Middle Africa 7.75 million kg
- Southern Asia 77.41 million kg
- Africa 75.46 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 63.96 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 57.88 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2.89 million kg
- Americas 53.21 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 52.53 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 35.47 million kg
- South America 32.83 million kg
- Western Africa 29.79 million kg
- Western Asia 25.97 million kg
- Annex I countries 24.84 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 22.75 million kg
- Northern Africa 17.58 million kg
- Central America 17.52 million kg
- Eastern Africa 15.33 million kg
- Central Asia 5.48 million kg
- Southern Africa 5.00 million kg
- Europe 1.66 million kg
- European Union (27) 910,917 kg
- Northern America 683,740 kg
- Western Europe 666,608 kg
- United States of America 625,478 kg
- Eastern Europe 607,417 kg
- Northern Europe 301,286 kg
- Oceania 124,145 kg
- Southern Europe 85,215 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).