Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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
336.66 million kg
China
Lowest
19.45 kg
Tokelau
Median
486,516 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,082
What the numbers show
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 336.66 million kg in China; the lowest is 19.45 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 486,516 kg, and the mean is 8.89 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 that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 336.66 million kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 330.62 million kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 188.90 million kg | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 50.36 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 4 | OECD | 106.33 million kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 32.70 million kg | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 93.87 million kg | 2023 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 24.08 million kg | 2023 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 77.72 million kg | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 56.63 million kg | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 33.12 million kg | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.67 million kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 25.94 million kg | 2023 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.34 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Nigeria | 25.47 million kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.02 million kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 11 | Morocco | 20.56 million kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.59 million kg | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 20.26 million kg | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.78 million kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 13 | Algeria | 18.57 million kg | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 18.18 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 477,920 kg | 2023 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 17.70 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 56,552 kg | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 16 | Malaysia | 17.66 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Melanesia | 45,202 kg | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 16.20 million kg | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 41,860 kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 15.89 million kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Polynesia | 4,602 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 12.37 million kg | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia | 3,098 kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Iraq | 11.31 million kg | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 772.89 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Caribbean | 16.42 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 11.27 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.40 million kg | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 10.86 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 10.61 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Tunisia | 9.88 million kg | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Senegal | 9.43 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 9.36 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Ghana | 9.05 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 8.30 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Myanmar | 6.98 million kg | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Kenya | 6.66 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Ethiopia PDR | 6.62 million kg | 1992 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 6.32 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 33 | Angola | 5.96 million kg | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 73,661 kg | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5.79 million kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Yemen | 5.72 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 5.66 million kg | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 37 | Lebanon | 5.41 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 5.28 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 5.25 million kg | 2023 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Kuwait | 4.99 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Sudan | 4.84 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 42 | Cameroon | 4.75 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 4.63 million kg | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan (former) | 4.25 million kg | 2011 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 45 | Madagascar | 4.13 million kg | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 46 | Israel | 4.12 million kg | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 47 | Zambia | 4.11 million kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Guinea | 3.95 million kg | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Libya | 3.76 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 50 | South Sudan | 3.60 million kg | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 3.54 million kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Nepal | 3.45 million kg | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Jordan | 3.41 million kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Togo | 3.33 million kg | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 2.74 million kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 2.66 million kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 57 | Guatemala | 2.57 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 2.57 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 59 | Qatar | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Uruguay | 2.31 million kg | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Benin | 2.31 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Honduras | 2.28 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 2.23 million kg | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 2.19 million kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Niger | 2.01 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 66 | Malawi | 1.97 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 67 | Mozambique | 1.89 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.88 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 70 | Cuba | 1.60 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 71 | Mauritius | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Guyana | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 73 | USSR | 1.42 million kg | 1991 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 74 | Panama | 1.42 million kg | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 1.40 million kg | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Paraguay | 1.37 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Réunion | 1.25 million kg | 2006 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.05 million kg | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Afghanistan | 887,887 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 84 | Liberia | 803,819 kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | 791,552 kg | 2023 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 86 | Cambodia | 737,650 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 666,538 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 660,391 kg | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 644,433 kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Russian Federation | 635,017 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 91 | Chad | 591,898 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 92 | France | 580,355 kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 93 | Palestine | 518,840 kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 94 | Spain | 511,372 kg | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritania | 495,113 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 96 | Australia and New Zealand | 467,907 kg | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 97 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 459,757 kg | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 98 | Oman | 444,721 kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Armenia | 423,183 kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 100 | Germany | 420,172 kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 101 | Namibia | 418,266 kg | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 399,454 kg | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 103 | Cyprus | 387,000 kg | 2020 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 104 | Italy | 384,671 kg | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 105 | Australia | 379,298 kg | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 106 | Somalia | 376,954 kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 344,318 kg | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Gabon | 328,166 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Burundi | 298,776 kg | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 110 | Congo | 289,077 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 111 | Haiti | 282,931 kg | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 112 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 270,907 kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 113 | Suriname | 257,493 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 114 | Barbados | 252,121 kg | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Poland | 237,640 kg | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 116 | Puerto Rico | 226,544 kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 117 | Ukraine | 217,751 kg | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 118 | Yugoslav SFR | 214,284 kg | 1991 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 119 | Singapore | 207,351 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 120 | Canada | 205,555 kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 121 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 204,236 kg | 2023 | up 206.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 201,358 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Eswatini | 178,966 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahrain | 150,989 kg | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahamas | 150,406 kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Belarus | 139,693 kg | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Belgium | 131,966 kg | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 128 | Eritrea | 130,419 kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 129 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 124,927 kg | 1999 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 130 | Portugal | 118,783 kg | 2020 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 131 | Mongolia | 116,501 kg | 2023 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Romania | 104,792 kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 133 | Botswana | 101,659 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 134 | Gambia | 97,152 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Greece | 93,570 kg | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 136 | Belize | 93,139 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Sweden | 88,738 kg | 2019 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 138 | New Zealand | 88,610 kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 139 | Czechoslovakia | 59,375 kg | 1992 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 140 | Comoros | 55,860 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 141 | Bhutan | 54,949 kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Denmark | 54,891 kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 143 | Lesotho | 53,258 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 144 | Serbia and Montenegro | 51,760 kg | 2005 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 145 | Austria | 48,492 kg | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 146 | Finland | 47,092 kg | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 147 | Norway | 43,102 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Serbia | 42,666 kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 149 | China, Macao SAR | 42,114 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 150 | Ireland | 39,627 kg | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 151 | Hungary | 37,214 kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 35,783 kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 153 | Switzerland | 34,723 kg | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 154 | Seychelles | 29,735 kg | 2023 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Lithuania | 27,143 kg | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 156 | Croatia | 26,879 kg | 2023 | up 74.4% | falling |
| 157 | Czechia | 26,297 kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25,686 kg | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 159 | Grenada | 25,542 kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 160 | Saint Lucia | 23,935 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Fiji | 22,357 kg | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22,255 kg | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Bulgaria | 22,139 kg | 2020 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 164 | Albania | 18,424 kg | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Latvia | 18,310 kg | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 18,148 kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Guadeloupe | 14,235 kg | 2006 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Martinique | 13,506 kg | 2006 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12,319 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 170 | Slovakia | 11,673 kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 171 | Slovenia | 11,640 kg | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 172 | Dominica | 10,875 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9,876 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 174 | French Guiana | 7,885 kg | 2006 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 175 | North Macedonia | 5,882 kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 176 | Estonia | 5,694 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,736 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 178 | Montenegro | 3,065 kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 179 | Malta | 2,464 kg | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 180 | Kiribati | 2,306 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 2,116 kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 1,566 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 1,487 kg | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Samoa | 1,474 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 185 | Tonga | 1,232 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 1,014 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 187 | Iceland | 774.37 kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 659.67 kg | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 206.19 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 116.9 kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 191 | Niue | 66.58 kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 19.45 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 19.45 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 1.41 billion kg
- Asia 970.21 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.35 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 120.74 million kg
- Eastern Asia 366.05 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 331.93 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 270.83 million kg
- Africa 237.52 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 20.45 million kg
- Southern Asia 226.52 million kg
- Middle Africa 14.40 million kg
- Americas 199.32 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 197.25 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 153.98 million kg
- South America 137.64 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 103.32 million kg
- Western Asia 96.68 million kg
- Northern Africa 83.55 million kg
- Western Africa 81.06 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 67.32 million kg
- Annex I countries 57.19 million kg
- Central America 43.19 million kg
- Eastern Africa 41.87 million kg
- Southern Africa 16.65 million kg
- Central Asia 10.13 million kg
- Europe 3.70 million kg
- Northern America 2.07 million kg
- European Union (27) 2.01 million kg
- United States of America 1.87 million kg
- Eastern Europe 1.47 million kg
- Western Europe 1.44 million kg
- Northern Europe 656,765 kg
- Oceania 520,810 kg
- Southern Europe 134,243 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).