Ducks — Stocks 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...
What the numbers show
Ducks — Stocks is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 827.51 million An in China; the lowest is 0 An in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 433,000 An, and the mean is 20.47 million An.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 252.7%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 88.9%).
Ducks — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 827.51 million An | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 820.00 million An | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 87.64 million An | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 66.02 million An | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 59.84 million An | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 7.20 million An | 2023 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 5 | OECD | 50.51 million An | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.69 million An | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 33.50 million An | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.59 million An | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 21.84 million An | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.36 million An | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 8 | France | 18.99 million An | 2023 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 9 | Thailand | 15.50 million An | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 671,000 An | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 13.52 million An | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 421,000 An | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 11 | Myanmar | 11.50 million An | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Melanesia | 132,000 An | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 12 | Malaysia | 9.57 million An | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 13 | Cambodia | 8.88 million An | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 45,000 An | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 14 | Ukraine | 8.85 million An | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 14 | Polynesia | 30,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | China, Taiwan Province of | 7.28 million An | 2023 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 7.00 million An | 1990 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 6.93 million An | 2023 | up 167.3% | falling |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 6.54 million An | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Madagascar | 4.61 million An | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 20 | Egypt | 4.56 million An | 2023 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Pakistan | 3.77 million An | 2023 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Brazil | 3.38 million An | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 2.73 million An | 2023 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 2.66 million An | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 25 | Mozambique | 2.62 million An | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Belarus | 1.87 million An | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 1.72 million An | 2023 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 1.71 million An | 2020 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Caribbean | 334,000 An | 2023 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Yugoslav SFR | 1.60 million An | 1991 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 30 | Germany | 1.59 million An | 2023 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 31 | Canada | 1.51 million An | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.47 million An | 2023 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 33 | Paraguay | 1.36 million An | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.34 million An | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Nepal | 1.33 million An | 2023 | up 252.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Australia | 1.16 million An | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 1.15 million An | 2020 | — | rising |
| 38 | Albania | 1.00 million An | 2011 | up 244.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Singapore | 660,000 An | 1990 | down 67.7% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 635,000 An | 2020 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia and Montenegro | 600,000 An | 2005 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 42 | Martinique | 590,000 An | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 581,000 An | 2023 | down 28.3% | flat |
| 44 | Réunion | 520,000 An | 2006 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Suriname | 495,000 An | 2023 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Ireland | 434,000 An | 2020 | — | flat |
| 47 | South Africa | 433,000 An | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 48 | Czechoslovakia | 385,000 An | 1992 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 352,000 An | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Liberia | 337,000 An | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 51 | Haiti | 334,000 An | 2023 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 52 | Spain | 255,000 An | 2020 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Brunei Darussalam | 239,000 An | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 54 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 232,000 An | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 55 | New Zealand | 180,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 55 | Uruguay | 180,000 An | 1990 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 57 | Israel | 178,000 An | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Norway | 122,000 An | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 59 | Fiji | 113,000 An | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 60 | Panama | 111,000 An | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 61 | Serbia | 102,000 An | 2023 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 100,000 An | 2023 | — | falling |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 89,000 An | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 88,000 An | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Austria | 77,000 An | 2020 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 66 | Denmark | 65,000 An | 2023 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Algeria | 62,000 An | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | 38,000 An | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 68 | Mauritius | 38,000 An | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35,000 An | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 70 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 35,000 An | 1999 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 72 | Croatia | 33,000 An | 2023 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 73 | Slovakia | 32,000 An | 2023 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 74 | French Polynesia | 30,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | French Guiana | 30,000 An | 2006 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Rwanda | 25,000 An | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 19,000 An | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15,000 An | 2023 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 15,000 An | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Belgium | 13,000 An | 2020 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 80 | Central African Republic | 13,000 An | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 80 | Lithuania | 13,000 An | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Belize | 12,000 An | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 83 | Greece | 12,000 An | 2020 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Slovenia | 12,000 An | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 86 | Switzerland | 7,000 An | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Jordan | 7,000 An | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Seychelles | 5,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 89 | Cyprus | 4,000 An | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Guadeloupe | 2,000 An | 2006 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 91 | Estonia | 1,000 An | 2020 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Malta | 1,000 An | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Finland | 0 An | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Cook Islands | 0 An | 1992 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.26 billion An
- Asia 1.16 billion An
- Non-Annex I countries 1.18 billion An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 102.48 million An
- Eastern Asia 841.25 million An
- South-Eastern Asia 210.39 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 110.87 million An
- Southern Asia 106.21 million An
- Annex I countries 76.42 million An
- Europe 65.24 million An
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1.08 million An
- Eastern Europe 42.24 million An
- European Union (27) 30.98 million An
- Western Europe 21.17 million An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 19.82 million An
- Middle Africa 86,000 An
- Americas 18.89 million An
- Africa 15.96 million An
- Sub-Saharan Africa 11.34 million An
- Northern America 9.51 million An
- Latin America and the Caribbean 9.38 million An
- South America 8.93 million An
- Eastern Africa 8.76 million An
- United States of America 8.00 million An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 7.37 million An
- Northern Africa 4.62 million An
- Western Africa 2.06 million An
- Northern Europe 1.67 million An
- Oceania 1.50 million An
- Western Asia 651,000 An
- Southern Africa 433,000 An
- Central Asia 189,000 An
- Southern Europe 162,000 An
- Central America 123,000 An
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).