Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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
161.52 million kg
China
Lowest
6.46 kg
Tokelau
Median
107,786 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 161.52 million kg in China; the lowest is 6.46 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 107,786 kg, and the mean is 2.72 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 that volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 161.52 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 159.82 million kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 32.12 million kg | 2023 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 4 | OECD | 31.03 million kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 20.85 million kg | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 11.92 million kg | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 11.07 million kg | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 9.81 million kg | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 9.80 million kg | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Türkiye | 8.76 million kg | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 6.38 million kg | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 6.17 million kg | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 5.75 million kg | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Malaysia | 5.18 million kg | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 4.60 million kg | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 4.10 million kg | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 3.93 million kg | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 3.70 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Angola | 3.53 million kg | 2023 | up 670.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Ethiopia PDR | 3.01 million kg | 1992 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.94 million kg | 2023 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 2.79 million kg | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.52 million kg | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 2.43 million kg | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 2.34 million kg | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 2.29 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 27 | Algeria | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 1.84 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 1.75 million kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 30 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Ghana | 1.67 million kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Kenya | 1.56 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 1.54 million kg | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 1.31 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 1.28 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | 1.14 million kg | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Réunion | 44,336 kg | 2006 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Zambia | 981,941 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | South Sudan | 968,191 kg | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 42 | Myanmar | 947,642 kg | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 920,848 kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 895,276 kg | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 887,755 kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 46 | Libya | 868,482 kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 854,082 kg | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Sudan | 852,162 kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 792,672 kg | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 791,710 kg | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | 763,098 kg | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Mali | 741,845 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 735,425 kg | 2023 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Yemen | 728,443 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Kuwait | 722,782 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Uganda | 713,742 kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 57 | Guinea | 681,188 kg | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan (former) | 610,931 kg | 2011 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 59 | Nepal | 610,136 kg | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Chile | 568,030 kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 566,508 kg | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 550,562 kg | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 493,000 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 64 | Côte d'Ivoire | 477,574 kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Malawi | 472,773 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 447,354 kg | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Cuba | 443,083 kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 439,434 kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Paraguay | 424,348 kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 70 | USSR | 414,830 kg | 1991 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 71 | Togo | 363,940 kg | 2023 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 361,085 kg | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Madagascar | 339,590 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 74 | Niger | 338,543 kg | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 75 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 318,614 kg | 2023 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 76 | El Salvador | 305,420 kg | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 302,062 kg | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Iraq | 301,567 kg | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 79 | Jordan | 285,579 kg | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 278,050 kg | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Lebanon | 277,393 kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 266,302 kg | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 83 | Cambodia | 241,657 kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 84 | Georgia | 229,427 kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 225,783 kg | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 222,650 kg | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 212,888 kg | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Armenia | 204,487 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 89 | Honduras | 203,644 kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 90 | Russian Federation | 189,992 kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 91 | Palestine | 168,149 kg | 2023 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 92 | France | 158,699 kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritania | 152,820 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 150,108 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 95 | Spain | 143,448 kg | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 96 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 141,541 kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 97 | Singapore | 138,234 kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 137,419 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Uruguay | 130,332 kg | 2023 | down 54.3% | rising |
| 100 | Germany | 126,901 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 101 | Italy | 118,182 kg | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 102 | Rwanda | 117,561 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 117,506 kg | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritius | 116,950 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 108,121 kg | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 106 | Liberia | 107,786 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 107 | Chad | 102,549 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 108 | Panama | 101,415 kg | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 109 | Yugoslav SFR | 95,466 kg | 1991 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 110 | Ukraine | 77,699 kg | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 111 | Namibia | 72,788 kg | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Somalia | 72,701 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 113 | Qatar | 71,911 kg | 2023 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Australia and New Zealand | 66,388 kg | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65,211 kg | 2023 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 64,538 kg | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Burundi | 61,442 kg | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 118 | Mongolia | 60,558 kg | 2023 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Botswana | 60,046 kg | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 120 | Gabon | 59,435 kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Cyprus | 58,141 kg | 2020 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 56,296 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 123 | Australia | 53,400 kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 124 | Poland | 52,830 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 125 | Eritrea | 50,184 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 126 | Suriname | 50,096 kg | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 127 | Barbados | 47,517 kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Jamaica | 47,336 kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 129 | Congo | 46,605 kg | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 130 | Romania | 41,521 kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 131 | Belgium | 40,994 kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 132 | Canada | 38,841 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 133 | Belize | 31,587 kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Bhutan | 31,262 kg | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Serbia and Montenegro | 30,653 kg | 2005 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 136 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 30,411 kg | 1999 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 137 | Cabo Verde | 29,848 kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Guinea-Bissau | 27,230 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Czechoslovakia | 24,823 kg | 1992 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 140 | Haiti | 24,166 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 141 | Sweden | 23,789 kg | 2019 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 142 | Lesotho | 23,739 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 143 | Belarus | 20,203 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 144 | Gambia | 19,986 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 145 | Greece | 19,825 kg | 2018 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 146 | Serbia | 19,514 kg | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 147 | Bahrain | 19,125 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Austria | 18,644 kg | 2020 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 149 | Portugal | 18,546 kg | 2020 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 150 | Eswatini | 17,804 kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 151 | Guyana | 17,740 kg | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Comoros | 17,630 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 153 | Denmark | 17,469 kg | 2023 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 154 | Grenada | 14,934 kg | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 155 | Melanesia | 14,388 kg | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 156 | Seychelles | 13,091 kg | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 157 | New Zealand | 12,988 kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 158 | Albania | 12,254 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Norway | 11,494 kg | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 160 | Hungary | 11,424 kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 161 | Ireland | 10,293 kg | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 162 | Finland | 10,233 kg | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 163 | Switzerland | 9,690 kg | 2023 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 164 | Lithuania | 9,443 kg | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 165 | Latvia | 8,540 kg | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 166 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,341 kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 167 | Fiji | 7,451 kg | 2023 | up 284.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Bulgaria | 7,124 kg | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 169 | Croatia | 6,953 kg | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 170 | Guadeloupe | 6,698 kg | 2006 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Timor-Leste | 6,617 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 5,540 kg | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5,430 kg | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Bahamas | 5,295 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 175 | China, Macao SAR | 5,274 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5,237 kg | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Czechia | 5,051 kg | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 4,713 kg | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 179 | Slovenia | 4,433 kg | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 180 | Martinique | 4,299 kg | 2006 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 181 | French Guiana | 4,073 kg | 2006 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 4,028 kg | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 183 | North Macedonia | 3,272 kg | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 184 | Republic of Moldova | 3,230 kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 185 | Dominica | 3,213 kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 186 | Slovakia | 2,994 kg | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,398 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,172 kg | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 189 | Montenegro | 2,044 kg | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 190 | Estonia | 1,673 kg | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 191 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,438 kg | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Polynesia | 1,351 kg | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 193 | Malta | 855.26 kg | 2020 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 194 | French Polynesia | 785.48 kg | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Micronesia | 636.79 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 196 | New Caledonia | 497.8 kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 197 | Vanuatu | 471.94 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Iceland | 464.21 kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 199 | Solomon Islands | 426.68 kg | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 200 | Luxembourg | 400.25 kg | 2022 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 201 | Kiribati | 329.71 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 202 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 300.62 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 203 | Tonga | 255.36 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 204 | Samoa | 239.2 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 205 | Tuvalu | 35.56 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 206 | Cook Islands | 19.39 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 207 | Niue | 9.7 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 208 | Nauru | 6.46 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 208 | Tokelau | 6.46 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 373.94 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 357.21 million kg
- Asia 286.97 million kg
- Eastern Asia 171.76 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 52.81 million kg
- Southern Asia 51.61 million kg
- Africa 50.31 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 42.64 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 38.58 million kg
- Americas 35.47 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 35.02 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 32.36 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).