Chickens — 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
212
Highest
444.31 million kg
OECD
Lowest
629 kg
Tokelau
Median
1.20 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 444.31 million kg in OECD; the lowest is 629 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.20 million kg, and the mean is 13.45 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 that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 444.31 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 410.27 million kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 402.91 million kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 61.37 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 230.21 million kg | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 29.34 million kg | 2023 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 140.91 million kg | 1991 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 114.40 million kg | 2023 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 14.73 million kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 107.32 million kg | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 13.36 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 69.01 million kg | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8.75 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 62.87 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 5.60 million kg | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 45.74 million kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 28.36 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.15 million kg | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 24.99 million kg | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 12 | Melanesia | 1.46 million kg | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 24.69 million kg | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.18 million kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 23.53 million kg | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 640,910 kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 22.47 million kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 582,418 kg | 2023 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 22.15 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 417,541 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 21.56 million kg | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 148,812 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 21.52 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 100,180 kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 20.54 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 51,013 kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 19.74 million kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 24,990 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 19.56 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 18.80 million kg | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 15.57 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Caribbean | 22.67 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 15.13 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 15.08 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 15.00 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Belarus | 13.83 million kg | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 13.24 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 12.93 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Peru | 12.93 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Australia | 12.26 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 32 | Ecuador | 11.47 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.91 million kg | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Yugoslav SFR | 10.47 million kg | 1991 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 17,279 kg | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 10.37 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 8.72 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 36 | Myanmar | 8.51 million kg | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 7.23 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 38 | China, Taiwan Province of | 7.06 million kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Belgium | 6.45 million kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 6.39 million kg | 2023 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 6.11 million kg | 1999 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 6.08 million kg | 2023 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Nigeria | 5.97 million kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 44 | Czechoslovakia | 5.88 million kg | 1992 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 5.81 million kg | 2020 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 4.82 million kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Iraq | 4.62 million kg | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 4.57 million kg | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 49 | Algeria | 4.36 million kg | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 4.34 million kg | 2019 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 51 | Nepal | 4.20 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 3.73 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Hungary | 3.68 million kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 54 | Chile | 3.68 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 55 | Guatemala | 3.55 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Uruguay | 3.20 million kg | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Honduras | 3.15 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 3.13 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 59 | New Zealand | 2.87 million kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 60 | Denmark | 2.68 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 61 | Czechia | 2.60 million kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.60 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2.53 million kg | 2005 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 64 | Austria | 2.37 million kg | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 65 | Yemen | 2.34 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 2.32 million kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Finland | 2.30 million kg | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 68 | Senegal | 2.21 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Lebanon | 2.21 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Cuba | 2.20 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 2.19 million kg | 2020 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 72 | Ghana | 2.12 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Norway | 2.11 million kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Serbia | 2.09 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 75 | Kuwait | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Guyana | 2.03 million kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Panama | 1.96 million kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Ireland | 1.94 million kg | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 1.93 million kg | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Paraguay | 1.89 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 1.78 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Switzerland | 1.70 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 1.68 million kg | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 84 | Kenya | 1.56 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.55 million kg | 1992 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Angola | 1.40 million kg | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Jordan | 1.39 million kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 89 | El Salvador | 1.39 million kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Mali | 1.33 million kg | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 91 | Lithuania | 1.33 million kg | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 92 | Croatia | 1.31 million kg | 2023 | up 74.4% | falling |
| 93 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.28 million kg | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 1.24 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 1.23 million kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 97 | Slovakia | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 98 | Sudan | 1.14 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 1.12 million kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 100 | Cameroon | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Uganda | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 103 | Qatar | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Sudan (former) | 997,641 kg | 2011 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 105 | Madagascar | 967,915 kg | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 106 | Zambia | 964,292 kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Guinea | 926,668 kg | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Jamaica | 920,456 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 109 | Albania | 900,463 kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Cambodia | 898,938 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Latvia | 894,920 kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 893,864 kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Libya | 881,221 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 114 | South Sudan | 844,514 kg | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 830,752 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 804,787 kg | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Togo | 782,089 kg | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Fiji | 722,878 kg | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 586,797 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovenia | 568,906 kg | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 121 | Benin | 541,631 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 522,642 kg | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 486,795 kg | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 124 | Niger | 470,831 kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 125 | Malawi | 461,439 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 126 | Mozambique | 444,462 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 426,285 kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 128 | Haiti | 390,714 kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritius | 358,733 kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Suriname | 355,585 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 131 | Barbados | 348,167 kg | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Georgia | 323,310 kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 133 | Puerto Rico | 312,846 kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 134 | Réunion | 293,494 kg | 2006 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 287,470 kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 136 | Estonia | 278,291 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 137 | Singapore | 252,688 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 138 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 248,892 kg | 2023 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Palestine | 211,920 kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 140 | Bahamas | 207,703 kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Liberia | 188,550 kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Oman | 181,647 kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 172,849 kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 144 | Cyprus | 158,070 kg | 2020 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 151,163 kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Montenegro | 149,816 kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 147 | Mongolia | 141,974 kg | 2023 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Chad | 138,840 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 149 | Belize | 128,620 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Malta | 120,452 kg | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 151 | Mauritania | 116,138 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 152 | Namibia | 98,112 kg | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Somalia | 88,421 kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 154 | Rwanda | 80,766 kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Gabon | 76,977 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Kiribati | 74,561 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Burundi | 70,083 kg | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 158 | New Caledonia | 68,412 kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 67,808 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 160 | Bhutan | 66,964 kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Bahrain | 61,672 kg | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 162 | China, Macao SAR | 51,322 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 50,649 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 48,085 kg | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Samoa | 47,669 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 47,232 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Eswatini | 41,980 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Tonga | 39,830 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 169 | Iceland | 37,847 kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 170 | Grenada | 35,273 kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 33,053 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 32,787 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 32,242 kg | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 174 | Eritrea | 30,592 kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 175 | Botswana | 23,846 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 176 | Gambia | 22,789 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Guadeloupe | 19,658 kg | 2006 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Martinique | 18,651 kg | 2006 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17,012 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 180 | Dominica | 15,018 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13,638 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 182 | Comoros | 13,103 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 183 | Lesotho | 12,493 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 184 | French Guiana | 10,889 kg | 2006 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 8,393 kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 186 | Seychelles | 6,975 kg | 2023 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 6,667 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6,540 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5,220 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 3,780 kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 191 | Niue | 2,153 kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 629 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 629 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 1.90 billion kg
- Asia 1.10 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.41 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 64.14 million kg
- Annex I countries 491.98 million kg
- Americas 469.43 million kg
- Eastern Asia 446.08 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 27.65 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 330.05 million kg
- Southern Asia 276.05 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 272.39 million kg
- Europe 254.15 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 247.73 million kg
- Middle Africa 3.38 million kg
- Northern America 197.04 million kg
- South America 190.08 million kg
- United States of America 177.48 million kg
- Eastern Europe 145.20 million kg
- European Union (27) 119.30 million kg
- Western Europe 70.29 million kg
- Central America 59.64 million kg
- Africa 55.72 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 52.96 million kg
- Western Asia 39.49 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 38.37 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 36.12 million kg
- Northern Europe 32.10 million kg
- Northern Africa 19.60 million kg
- Western Africa 19.01 million kg
- Oceania 16.84 million kg
- Central Asia 12.35 million kg
- Eastern Africa 9.82 million kg
- Southern Europe 6.56 million kg
- Southern Africa 3.90 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).