Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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
212
Highest
296.21 million kg
OECD
Lowest
419.34 kg
Tokelau
Median
802,344 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 296.21 million kg in OECD; the lowest is 419.34 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 802,344 kg, and the mean is 8.96 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 volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 296.21 million kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 273.51 million kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 268.61 million kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 40.91 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 153.47 million kg | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 19.56 million kg | 2023 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 93.94 million kg | 1991 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 76.26 million kg | 2023 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 9.82 million kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 71.55 million kg | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 8.90 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 46.01 million kg | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5.83 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 41.91 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 3.73 million kg | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 30.49 million kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 18.91 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.10 million kg | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 16.66 million kg | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 12 | Melanesia | 974,349 kg | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 16.46 million kg | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 785,112 kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 15.68 million kg | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 427,273 kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.98 million kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 388,279 kg | 2023 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 14.77 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 278,361 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 14.37 million kg | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 99,208 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 14.35 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 66,787 kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 13.69 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 34,009 kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 13.16 million kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 16,660 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 13.04 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 12.53 million kg | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 10.38 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Caribbean | 15.12 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 10.09 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 10.05 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 10.00 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Belarus | 9.22 million kg | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 8.83 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 8.62 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Peru | 8.62 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Australia | 8.18 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 32 | Ecuador | 7.64 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Yugoslav SFR | 6.98 million kg | 1991 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 11,519 kg | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 6.92 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 5.82 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 36 | Myanmar | 5.67 million kg | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 4.82 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 38 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4.70 million kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Belgium | 4.30 million kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 4.26 million kg | 2023 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 4.07 million kg | 1999 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 4.06 million kg | 2023 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Nigeria | 3.98 million kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 44 | Czechoslovakia | 3.92 million kg | 1992 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 3.87 million kg | 2020 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 3.21 million kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Iraq | 3.08 million kg | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 3.05 million kg | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 49 | Algeria | 2.90 million kg | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 2.89 million kg | 2019 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 51 | Nepal | 2.80 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 2.49 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Hungary | 2.46 million kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 54 | Chile | 2.45 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 55 | Guatemala | 2.37 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Uruguay | 2.13 million kg | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Honduras | 2.10 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 2.09 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 59 | New Zealand | 1.91 million kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 60 | Denmark | 1.79 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 61 | Czechia | 1.74 million kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.69 million kg | 2005 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 64 | Austria | 1.58 million kg | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 65 | Yemen | 1.56 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 1.54 million kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Finland | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 68 | Senegal | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Lebanon | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Cuba | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 1.46 million kg | 2020 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 72 | Ghana | 1.42 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Norway | 1.40 million kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Serbia | 1.39 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 75 | Kuwait | 1.36 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Guyana | 1.35 million kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Panama | 1.31 million kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Ireland | 1.29 million kg | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Paraguay | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Switzerland | 1.13 million kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 1.12 million kg | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 84 | Kenya | 1.04 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.04 million kg | 1992 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Angola | 932,471 kg | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Jordan | 927,270 kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 89 | El Salvador | 925,776 kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Mali | 885,432 kg | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 91 | Lithuania | 884,408 kg | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 92 | Croatia | 875,806 kg | 2023 | up 74.4% | falling |
| 93 | Brunei Darussalam | 854,063 kg | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 836,952 kg | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 825,973 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 819,575 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 97 | Slovakia | 770,438 kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 98 | Sudan | 757,078 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 746,757 kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 100 | Cameroon | 742,826 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Uganda | 723,305 kg | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 721,350 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 103 | Qatar | 681,133 kg | 2023 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Sudan (former) | 665,094 kg | 2011 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 105 | Madagascar | 645,277 kg | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 106 | Zambia | 642,861 kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Guinea | 617,779 kg | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Jamaica | 613,638 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 109 | Albania | 600,309 kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Cambodia | 599,292 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Latvia | 596,614 kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 595,909 kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Libya | 587,480 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 114 | South Sudan | 563,009 kg | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 553,835 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 536,524 kg | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Togo | 521,392 kg | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Fiji | 481,919 kg | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 391,198 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovenia | 379,271 kg | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 121 | Benin | 361,087 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 348,428 kg | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 324,530 kg | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 124 | Niger | 313,887 kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 125 | Malawi | 307,626 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 126 | Mozambique | 296,308 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 284,190 kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 128 | Haiti | 260,476 kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritius | 239,156 kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Suriname | 237,057 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 131 | Barbados | 232,111 kg | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Georgia | 215,540 kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 133 | Puerto Rico | 208,564 kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 134 | Réunion | 195,663 kg | 2006 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 191,647 kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 136 | Estonia | 185,528 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 137 | Singapore | 168,459 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 138 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 165,928 kg | 2023 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Palestine | 141,280 kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 140 | Bahamas | 138,469 kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Liberia | 125,700 kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Oman | 121,098 kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 115,233 kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 144 | Cyprus | 105,380 kg | 2020 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 100,776 kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Montenegro | 99,878 kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 147 | Mongolia | 94,649 kg | 2023 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Chad | 92,560 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 149 | Belize | 85,747 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Malta | 80,302 kg | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 151 | Mauritania | 77,425 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 152 | Namibia | 65,408 kg | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Somalia | 58,948 kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 154 | Rwanda | 53,844 kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Gabon | 51,318 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Kiribati | 49,707 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Burundi | 46,722 kg | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 158 | New Caledonia | 45,608 kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 45,205 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 160 | Bhutan | 44,643 kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Bahrain | 41,114 kg | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 162 | China, Macao SAR | 34,215 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 33,766 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 32,057 kg | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Samoa | 31,779 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 31,488 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Eswatini | 27,986 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Tonga | 26,553 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 169 | Iceland | 25,231 kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 170 | Grenada | 23,515 kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 22,035 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 21,858 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 21,494 kg | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 174 | Eritrea | 20,395 kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 175 | Botswana | 15,897 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 176 | Gambia | 15,193 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Guadeloupe | 13,105 kg | 2006 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Martinique | 12,434 kg | 2006 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11,341 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 180 | Dominica | 10,012 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9,092 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 182 | Comoros | 8,735 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 183 | Lesotho | 8,328 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 184 | French Guiana | 7,259 kg | 2006 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,596 kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 186 | Seychelles | 4,650 kg | 2023 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 4,444 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,360 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,480 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 2,520 kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 191 | Niue | 1,435 kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 419.34 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 419.34 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 1.27 billion kg
- Asia 736.01 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 938.63 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 42.76 million kg
- Annex I countries 327.98 million kg
- Americas 312.95 million kg
- Eastern Asia 297.39 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 18.43 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 220.03 million kg
- Southern Asia 184.03 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 181.59 million kg
- Europe 169.43 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 165.15 million kg
- Middle Africa 2.25 million kg
- Northern America 131.36 million kg
- South America 126.72 million kg
- United States of America 118.32 million kg
- Eastern Europe 96.80 million kg
- European Union (27) 79.53 million kg
- Western Europe 46.86 million kg
- Central America 39.76 million kg
- Africa 37.14 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 35.31 million kg
- Western Asia 26.33 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 25.58 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 24.08 million kg
- Northern Europe 21.40 million kg
- Northern Africa 13.06 million kg
- Western Africa 12.68 million kg
- Oceania 11.23 million kg
- Central Asia 8.23 million kg
- Eastern Africa 6.55 million kg
- Southern Europe 4.37 million kg
- Southern Africa 2.60 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).