Horses — Manure applied to soils (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
150
Highest
27.96 million kg
OECD
Lowest
0 kg
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
60,203 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
11,993
What the numbers show
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 27.96 million kg in OECD; the lowest is 0 kg in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 60,203 kg, and the mean is 777,674 kg.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 391.7%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 91.2%).
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 27.96 million kg | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 2 | USSR | 19.55 million kg | 1991 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 3 | Mongolia | 9.65 million kg | 2023 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 7.69 million kg | 2023 | up 128.4% | rising |
| 5 | China | 7.18 million kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 6 | China, mainland | 7.17 million kg | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 4.33 million kg | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 8 | Mexico | 2.56 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 2.32 million kg | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia PDR | 2.20 million kg | 1992 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 1.83 million kg | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 1.32 million kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 13 | Romania | 1.24 million kg | 2021 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.22 million kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Chad | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | up 244.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 1.00 million kg | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 18 | Indonesia | 809,819 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 757,246 kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 20 | Caribbean | 714,238 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 696,226 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 22 | Sudan | 635,874 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Sudan (former) | 627,665 kg | 2011 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 592,324 kg | 2023 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 551,251 kg | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 526,014 kg | 2017 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 525,431 kg | 2023 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 28 | Poland | 516,907 kg | 2023 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Mali | 505,369 kg | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Philippines | 501,570 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 31 | Senegal | 467,129 kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 439,976 kg | 2017 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 33 | India | 436,178 kg | 2023 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 34 | Yugoslav SFR | 434,133 kg | 1991 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 35 | France | 414,454 kg | 2022 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Cuba | 361,386 kg | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 355,363 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 298,528 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 268,622 kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 40 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 255,793 kg | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 41 | Myanmar | 214,636 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 42 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 209,990 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Niger | 208,488 kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 44 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 202,943 kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 45 | Haiti | 200,114 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 167,833 kg | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 47 | Uruguay | 161,368 kg | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 146,942 kg | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 49 | Sweden | 146,428 kg | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 50 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 139,247 kg | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 138,706 kg | 2017 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 52 | Morocco | 138,502 kg | 2023 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 53 | Austria | 129,411 kg | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 128,798 kg | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 55 | Czechia | 122,481 kg | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 56 | Hungary | 122,193 kg | 2023 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Ireland | 117,364 kg | 2019 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 58 | Chile | 117,078 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 59 | Czechoslovakia | 113,237 kg | 1992 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 107,405 kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 61 | Finland | 106,473 kg | 2018 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Viet Nam | 97,545 kg | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 63 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 97,021 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 64 | Paraguay | 89,055 kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 65 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 85,866 kg | 1999 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 66 | Nigeria | 82,523 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 67 | Timor-Leste | 74,704 kg | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 68 | Honduras | 72,928 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 69 | Iceland | 71,067 kg | 2023 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 70 | Egypt | 69,197 kg | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Switzerland | 68,818 kg | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 72 | Belarus | 66,711 kg | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Denmark | 65,847 kg | 2022 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 63,936 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 75 | Cambodia | 63,107 kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Ecuador | 57,299 kg | 2023 | down 53.4% | rising |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 55,842 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 78 | Republic of Korea | 54,680 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritania | 54,083 kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Norway | 53,952 kg | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Republic of Moldova | 53,725 kg | 2023 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 82 | Guatemala | 53,382 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 83 | Lesotho | 52,839 kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 46,980 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 85 | Serbia and Montenegro | 46,780 kg | 2005 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 86 | Tunisia | 45,664 kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 87 | Japan | 43,910 kg | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Belgium | 42,127 kg | 2017 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 89 | Panama | 41,356 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 90 | El Salvador | 39,402 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 91 | Algeria | 39,376 kg | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Albania | 39,054 kg | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 93 | Libya | 37,281 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 94 | Croatia | 33,844 kg | 2018 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 95 | Namibia | 32,932 kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 30,228 kg | 2023 | down 91.2% | falling |
| 97 | Slovenia | 27,839 kg | 2017 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 98 | Slovakia | 22,986 kg | 2019 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 22,520 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 100 | Serbia | 20,780 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 101 | Bhutan | 20,214 kg | 2023 | down 55.4% | rising |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 17,877 kg | 2023 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 103 | Gambia | 17,744 kg | 2023 | up 391.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Lithuania | 17,604 kg | 2023 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 14,460 kg | 2023 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Thailand | 14,446 kg | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Latvia | 12,880 kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 108 | Cameroon | 12,512 kg | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Greece | 8,446 kg | 2018 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 8,157 kg | 2018 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 111 | Malaysia | 7,960 kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 5,865 kg | 2022 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 113 | Montenegro | 5,556 kg | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 114 | Botswana | 4,420 kg | 2023 | down 85.0% | rising |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,203 kg | 2023 | down 83.4% | falling |
| 116 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3,115 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 117 | Guinea | 2,930 kg | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 118 | Ghana | 2,749 kg | 2023 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 2,490 kg | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 120 | Belize | 2,466 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 2,442 kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,936 kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 123 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,746 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Togo | 1,657 kg | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 125 | Kenya | 1,624 kg | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 126 | Jamaica | 1,602 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 127 | Malta | 1,531 kg | 2017 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 128 | Eswatini | 1,394 kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 129 | Guyana | 951.05 kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 130 | Benin | 943.06 kg | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Angola | 807.2 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 132 | Somalia | 719.28 kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 559.04 kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 134 | Barbados | 493.51 kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 135 | Cabo Verde | 473.13 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 443.56 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 137 | Madagascar | 412.39 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Réunion | 343.66 kg | 2006 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 251.75 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 140 | French Guiana | 201.8 kg | 2006 | up 102.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Martinique | 199.8 kg | 2006 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Antigua and Barbuda | 197 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 143 | Malawi | 176.62 kg | 2023 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Suriname | 137.46 kg | 2023 | up 116.4% | flat |
| 145 | Mauritius | 115.89 kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 146 | Guadeloupe | 79.92 kg | 2006 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 147 | Congo | 61.54 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Grenada | 11.99 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Bahamas | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 74.99 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 44.82 million kg
- Americas 30.97 million kg
- Annex I countries 30.16 million kg
- Asia 29.93 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 23.52 million kg
- Northern America 22.28 million kg
- United States of America 20.96 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 17.85 million kg
- Eastern Asia 17.02 million kg
- Central Asia 9.55 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 8.69 million kg
- Europe 7.97 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7.63 million kg
- Africa 6.11 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6.00 million kg
- Eastern Europe 5.61 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5.15 million kg
- South America 5.05 million kg
- Central America 2.93 million kg
- Eastern Africa 1.85 million kg
- South-eastern Asia 1.85 million kg
- Western Africa 1.72 million kg
- European Union (27) 1.51 million kg
- Southern Asia 1.50 million kg
- Northern Europe 1.37 million kg
- Middle Africa 1.21 million kg
- Northern Africa 965,894 kg
- Western Europe 904,291 kg
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 795,273 kg
- Southern Africa 360,208 kg
- Southern Europe 84,052 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).