Chickens — Manure left on pasture (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
1.12 billion kg
China
Lowest
64.85 kg
Tokelau
Median
1.62 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens — Manure left on pasture (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 1.12 billion kg in China; the lowest is 64.85 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.62 million kg, and the mean is 29.64 million kg.
Over the past decade 165 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 270.3%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 56.6%).
Chickens — Manure left on pasture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.12 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 1.10 billion kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 629.68 million kg | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 167.86 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 4 | OECD | 354.44 million kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 108.99 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 312.90 million kg | 2023 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 80.26 million kg | 2023 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 259.05 million kg | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 188.76 million kg | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 110.41 million kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 35.56 million kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 86.47 million kg | 2023 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 21.12 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Nigeria | 84.90 million kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16.74 million kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 11 | Morocco | 68.52 million kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.63 million kg | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 67.54 million kg | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.93 million kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 13 | Algeria | 61.90 million kg | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.23 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 60.60 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.59 million kg | 2023 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 59.00 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 188,508 kg | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 16 | Malaysia | 58.88 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Melanesia | 150,672 kg | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 54.01 million kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 139,534 kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 52.98 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Polynesia | 15,342 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 41.25 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia | 10,328 kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Iraq | 37.70 million kg | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2,576 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Caribbean | 54.73 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 37.58 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41.34 million kg | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 36.21 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 35.38 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Tunisia | 32.93 million kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Senegal | 31.44 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 31.20 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Ghana | 30.17 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 27.68 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Myanmar | 23.27 million kg | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Kenya | 22.20 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Ethiopia PDR | 22.08 million kg | 1992 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 21.06 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 33 | Angola | 19.88 million kg | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 245,538 kg | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | China, Taiwan Province of | 19.30 million kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Yemen | 19.06 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 18.87 million kg | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 37 | Lebanon | 18.03 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 17.61 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 17.49 million kg | 2023 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Kuwait | 16.64 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Sudan | 16.14 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 42 | Cameroon | 15.83 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 15.42 million kg | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan (former) | 14.18 million kg | 2011 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 45 | Madagascar | 13.75 million kg | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 46 | Israel | 13.75 million kg | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 47 | Zambia | 13.70 million kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Guinea | 13.17 million kg | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Libya | 12.52 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 50 | South Sudan | 12.00 million kg | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 11.81 million kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Nepal | 11.49 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Jordan | 11.35 million kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Togo | 11.11 million kg | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 9.14 million kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 8.88 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 57 | Guatemala | 8.57 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 8.56 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 59 | Qatar | 8.34 million kg | 2023 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Uruguay | 7.72 million kg | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Benin | 7.70 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Honduras | 7.61 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 7.43 million kg | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 7.29 million kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Niger | 6.69 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 66 | Malawi | 6.56 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 67 | Mozambique | 6.32 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.28 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 6.06 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 70 | Cuba | 5.32 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 71 | Mauritius | 5.10 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Guyana | 4.90 million kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 73 | USSR | 4.74 million kg | 1991 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 74 | Panama | 4.74 million kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 4.67 million kg | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Paraguay | 4.56 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 4.31 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 4.18 million kg | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Réunion | 4.17 million kg | 2006 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.50 million kg | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 3.36 million kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 3.35 million kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 2.96 million kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 84 | Liberia | 2.68 million kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | 2.64 million kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 86 | Cambodia | 2.46 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 2.22 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 2.20 million kg | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 2.15 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Russian Federation | 2.12 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 91 | Chad | 1.97 million kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 92 | France | 1.93 million kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 93 | Palestine | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 94 | Spain | 1.70 million kg | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritania | 1.65 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 96 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.56 million kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 97 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 98 | Oman | 1.48 million kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Armenia | 1.41 million kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 100 | Germany | 1.40 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 101 | Namibia | 1.39 million kg | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.33 million kg | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 103 | Cyprus | 1.29 million kg | 2020 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 104 | Italy | 1.28 million kg | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 105 | Australia | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 106 | Somalia | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Gabon | 1.09 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Burundi | 995,919 kg | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 110 | Congo | 963,590 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 111 | Haiti | 943,102 kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 112 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 903,022 kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 113 | Suriname | 858,309 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 114 | Barbados | 840,403 kg | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Poland | 792,133 kg | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 116 | Puerto Rico | 755,146 kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 117 | Ukraine | 725,838 kg | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 118 | Yugoslav SFR | 714,281 kg | 1991 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 119 | Singapore | 691,168 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 120 | Canada | 685,184 kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 121 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 680,786 kg | 2023 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 671,194 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Eswatini | 596,552 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahrain | 503,298 kg | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahamas | 501,353 kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Belarus | 465,645 kg | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Belgium | 439,885 kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 128 | Eritrea | 434,730 kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 129 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 416,425 kg | 1999 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 130 | Portugal | 395,944 kg | 2020 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 131 | Mongolia | 388,337 kg | 2023 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Romania | 349,307 kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 133 | Botswana | 338,865 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 134 | Gambia | 323,841 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Greece | 311,901 kg | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 136 | Belize | 310,463 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Sweden | 295,795 kg | 2019 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 138 | New Zealand | 295,365 kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 139 | Czechoslovakia | 197,917 kg | 1992 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 140 | Comoros | 186,201 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 141 | Bhutan | 183,164 kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Denmark | 182,971 kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 143 | Lesotho | 177,527 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 144 | Serbia and Montenegro | 172,532 kg | 2005 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 145 | Austria | 161,638 kg | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 146 | Finland | 156,975 kg | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 147 | Norway | 143,675 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Serbia | 142,221 kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 149 | China, Macao SAR | 140,379 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 150 | Ireland | 132,091 kg | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 151 | Hungary | 124,047 kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 119,275 kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 153 | Switzerland | 115,743 kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 154 | Seychelles | 99,117 kg | 2023 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Lithuania | 90,476 kg | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 156 | Croatia | 89,596 kg | 2023 | up 74.4% | falling |
| 157 | Czechia | 87,658 kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 85,622 kg | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 159 | Grenada | 85,141 kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 160 | Saint Lucia | 79,782 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Fiji | 74,524 kg | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 74,184 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Bulgaria | 73,798 kg | 2020 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 164 | Albania | 61,413 kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Latvia | 61,035 kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 60,494 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Guadeloupe | 47,451 kg | 2006 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Martinique | 45,020 kg | 2006 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41,063 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 170 | Slovakia | 38,911 kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 171 | Slovenia | 38,800 kg | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 172 | Dominica | 36,250 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32,920 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 174 | French Guiana | 26,283 kg | 2006 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 175 | North Macedonia | 19,606 kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 176 | Estonia | 18,980 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15,786 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 178 | Montenegro | 10,218 kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 179 | Malta | 8,215 kg | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 180 | Kiribati | 7,687 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 7,053 kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 5,222 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 4,957 kg | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Samoa | 4,914 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 185 | Tonga | 4,106 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 3,380 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 187 | Iceland | 2,581 kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 2,199 kg | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 687.29 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 389.67 kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 191 | Niue | 221.94 kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 64.85 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 64.85 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 4.70 billion kg
- Asia 3.23 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 4.51 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 402.46 million kg
- Eastern Asia 1.22 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.11 billion kg
- South-Eastern Asia 902.76 million kg
- Africa 791.74 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 68.18 million kg
- Southern Asia 755.06 million kg
- Middle Africa 48.02 million kg
- Americas 664.39 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 657.49 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 513.26 million kg
- South America 458.80 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 344.40 million kg
- Western Asia 322.28 million kg
- Northern Africa 278.49 million kg
- Western Africa 270.19 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 224.39 million kg
- Annex I countries 190.63 million kg
- Central America 143.95 million kg
- Eastern Africa 139.56 million kg
- Southern Africa 55.48 million kg
- Central Asia 33.77 million kg
- Europe 12.32 million kg
- Northern America 6.90 million kg
- European Union (27) 6.71 million kg
- United States of America 6.22 million kg
- Eastern Europe 4.89 million kg
- Western Europe 4.79 million kg
- Northern Europe 2.19 million kg
- Oceania 1.74 million kg
- Southern Europe 447,475 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).