Chickens — 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
1.48 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
2,097 kg
Tokelau
Median
4.01 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 1.48 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 2,097 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.01 million kg, and the mean is 44.82 million kg.
Over the past decade 164 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 270.3%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 56.6%).
Chickens — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 1.48 billion kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1.37 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1.34 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 204.56 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 767.36 million kg | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 97.81 million kg | 2023 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 469.71 million kg | 1991 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 381.32 million kg | 2023 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 49.11 million kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 357.74 million kg | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 44.52 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 230.03 million kg | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 29.17 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 209.56 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 18.66 million kg | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 152.47 million kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 94.55 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.51 million kg | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 83.31 million kg | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 12 | Melanesia | 4.87 million kg | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 82.31 million kg | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.93 million kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 78.42 million kg | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.14 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 74.90 million kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 73.85 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.39 million kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 71.86 million kg | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 496,041 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 71.75 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 333,934 kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 68.45 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 170,043 kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 65.81 million kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 83,300 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 65.20 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 62.67 million kg | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 51.90 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Caribbean | 75.58 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 50.43 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 50.27 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 50.01 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Belarus | 46.10 million kg | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 44.14 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 43.12 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Peru | 43.08 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Australia | 40.88 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 32 | Ecuador | 38.22 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.70 million kg | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Yugoslav SFR | 34.91 million kg | 1991 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 57,595 kg | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 34.58 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 29.08 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 36 | Myanmar | 28.36 million kg | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 24.10 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 38 | China, Taiwan Province of | 23.52 million kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Belgium | 21.50 million kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 21.31 million kg | 2023 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 20.35 million kg | 1999 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 20.28 million kg | 2023 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Nigeria | 19.92 million kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 44 | Czechoslovakia | 19.59 million kg | 1992 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 19.35 million kg | 2020 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 16.07 million kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Iraq | 15.40 million kg | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 15.24 million kg | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 49 | Algeria | 14.52 million kg | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 14.46 million kg | 2019 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 51 | Nepal | 14.00 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 12.43 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Hungary | 12.28 million kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 54 | Chile | 12.26 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 55 | Guatemala | 11.84 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Uruguay | 10.66 million kg | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Honduras | 10.50 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 10.44 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 59 | New Zealand | 9.55 million kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 60 | Denmark | 8.94 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 61 | Czechia | 8.68 million kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.67 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8.43 million kg | 2005 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 64 | Austria | 7.90 million kg | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 65 | Yemen | 7.78 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 7.72 million kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Finland | 7.67 million kg | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 68 | Senegal | 7.37 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Lebanon | 7.36 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Cuba | 7.35 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 7.31 million kg | 2020 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 72 | Ghana | 7.08 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Norway | 7.02 million kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Serbia | 6.95 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 75 | Kuwait | 6.80 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Guyana | 6.77 million kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Panama | 6.54 million kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Ireland | 6.46 million kg | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 6.45 million kg | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Paraguay | 6.30 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 5.95 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Switzerland | 5.66 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 5.62 million kg | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 84 | Kenya | 5.21 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Ethiopia PDR | 5.18 million kg | 1992 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 5.10 million kg | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Angola | 4.66 million kg | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Jordan | 4.64 million kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 89 | El Salvador | 4.63 million kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Mali | 4.43 million kg | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 91 | Lithuania | 4.42 million kg | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 92 | Croatia | 4.38 million kg | 2023 | up 74.4% | falling |
| 93 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.27 million kg | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.18 million kg | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 4.13 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 4.10 million kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 97 | Slovakia | 3.85 million kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 98 | Sudan | 3.79 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 3.73 million kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 100 | Cameroon | 3.71 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Uganda | 3.62 million kg | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 3.61 million kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 103 | Qatar | 3.41 million kg | 2023 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Sudan (former) | 3.33 million kg | 2011 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 105 | Madagascar | 3.23 million kg | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 106 | Zambia | 3.21 million kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Guinea | 3.09 million kg | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Jamaica | 3.07 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 109 | Albania | 3.00 million kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Cambodia | 3.00 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Latvia | 2.98 million kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 2.98 million kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Libya | 2.94 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 114 | South Sudan | 2.82 million kg | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 2.77 million kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 2.68 million kg | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Togo | 2.61 million kg | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Fiji | 2.41 million kg | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 1.96 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovenia | 1.90 million kg | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 121 | Benin | 1.81 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 1.74 million kg | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.62 million kg | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 124 | Niger | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 125 | Malawi | 1.54 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 126 | Mozambique | 1.48 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 1.42 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 128 | Haiti | 1.30 million kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritius | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Suriname | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 131 | Barbados | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Georgia | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 133 | Puerto Rico | 1.04 million kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 134 | Réunion | 978,313 kg | 2006 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 958,233 kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 136 | Estonia | 927,638 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 137 | Singapore | 842,294 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 138 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 829,642 kg | 2023 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Palestine | 706,401 kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 140 | Bahamas | 692,344 kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Liberia | 628,500 kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Oman | 605,489 kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 576,165 kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 144 | Cyprus | 526,901 kg | 2020 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 503,878 kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Montenegro | 499,388 kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 147 | Mongolia | 473,247 kg | 2023 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Chad | 462,801 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 149 | Belize | 428,734 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Malta | 401,508 kg | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 151 | Mauritania | 387,125 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 152 | Namibia | 327,040 kg | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Somalia | 294,737 kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 154 | Rwanda | 269,220 kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Gabon | 256,591 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Kiribati | 248,537 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Burundi | 233,611 kg | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 158 | New Caledonia | 228,041 kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 226,027 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 160 | Bhutan | 223,213 kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Bahrain | 205,572 kg | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 162 | China, Macao SAR | 171,073 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 168,831 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 160,285 kg | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Samoa | 158,896 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 157,441 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Eswatini | 139,932 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Tonga | 132,767 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 169 | Iceland | 126,157 kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 170 | Grenada | 117,576 kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 110,176 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 109,289 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 107,472 kg | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 174 | Eritrea | 101,974 kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 175 | Botswana | 79,487 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 176 | Gambia | 75,963 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Guadeloupe | 65,527 kg | 2006 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Martinique | 62,170 kg | 2006 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 56,706 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 180 | Dominica | 50,060 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 45,460 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 182 | Comoros | 43,677 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 183 | Lesotho | 41,642 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 184 | French Guiana | 36,296 kg | 2006 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 27,978 kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 186 | Seychelles | 23,250 kg | 2023 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 22,222 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21,800 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17,401 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 12,599 kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 191 | Niue | 7,176 kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 2,097 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 2,097 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 6.33 billion kg
- Asia 3.68 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 4.69 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 213.81 million kg
- Annex I countries 1.64 billion kg
- Americas 1.56 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 1.49 billion kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 92.16 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 1.10 billion kg
- Southern Asia 920.15 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 907.96 million kg
- Europe 847.15 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 825.75 million kg
- Middle Africa 11.26 million kg
- Northern America 656.79 million kg
- South America 633.59 million kg
- United States of America 591.60 million kg
- Eastern Europe 483.99 million kg
- European Union (27) 397.67 million kg
- Western Europe 234.29 million kg
- Central America 198.79 million kg
- Africa 185.72 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 176.54 million kg
- Western Asia 131.64 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 127.92 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 120.39 million kg
- Northern Europe 107.00 million kg
- Northern Africa 65.32 million kg
- Western Africa 63.38 million kg
- Oceania 56.13 million kg
- Central Asia 41.15 million kg
- Eastern Africa 32.74 million kg
- Southern Europe 21.87 million kg
- Southern Africa 13.01 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).