Mules and Asses — 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
133
Highest
6.59 million kg
Pakistan
Lowest
0 kg
Australia and New Zealand
Median
8,413 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,721

What the numbers show

Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 6.59 million kg in Pakistan; the lowest is 0 kg in Australia and New Zealand.

The median across all reporting countries is 8,413 kg, and the mean is 285,813 kg.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 874.2%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 81.0%).

Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Pakistan 6.59 million kg 2023 up 20.1% rising
2 Ethiopia 4.83 million kg 2023 up 51.3% rising
3 Sudan 3.35 million kg 2023 up 1.4% flat
4 Ethiopia PDR 2.55 million kg 1992 up 29.6% flat
5 China 2.07 million kg 2023 down 66.3% falling
5 China, mainland 2.07 million kg 2023 down 66.3% falling
7 Chad 2.04 million kg 2023 up 874.2% volatile
8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.87 million kg 2023 down 3.6% falling
9 Afghanistan 1.69 million kg 2023 up 4.9% rising
10 OECD 1.53 million kg 2023 down 11.1% falling
11 Mexico 1.44 million kg 2023 up 0.5% rising
12 Niger 868,345 kg 2023 up 17.2% rising
13 Burkina Faso 705,639 kg 2023 up 45.0% volatile
14 Nigeria 592,492 kg 2023 up 7.3% rising
15 Morocco 555,903 kg 2023 down 8.9% flat
16 Mali 540,727 kg 2023 up 34.7% rising
17 Egypt 441,200 kg 2023 down 21.5% rising
18 Brazil 424,119 kg 2023 down 9.8% falling
19 USSR 354,508 kg 1991 down 14.9% falling
20 Sudan (former) 328,337 kg 2011 up 0.2% rising
21 Zimbabwe 292,367 kg 2023 up 7.8% volatile
22 Peru 210,233 kg 2023 up 1.7% rising
23 Senegal 203,807 kg 2023 up 1.8% rising
24 India 180,075 kg 2023 down 67.2% falling
25 South Sudan 159,684 kg 2023 up 14.3% rising
26 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 156,779 kg 2023 up 0.2% rising
27 Mauritania 150,584 kg 2023 up 14.6% rising
28 Caribbean 150,335 kg 2023 up 1.8% rising
29 Tunisia 142,221 kg 2023 up 1.1% rising
30 Spain 123,472 kg 2017 down 0.7% volatile
31 Tajikistan 114,650 kg 2023 down 39.6% rising
32 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 111,754 kg 2023 unchanged falling
33 Uzbekistan 96,010 kg 2023 down 74.7% rising
34 United Republic of Tanzania 83,827 kg 2023 up 2.7% rising
35 Namibia 71,033 kg 2023 up 24.4% rising
36 Dominican Republic 66,831 kg 2023 up 2.1% rising
37 Haiti 63,833 kg 2023 up 0.8% rising
38 Lesotho 57,173 kg 2023 up 26.0% rising
39 Colombia 55,097 kg 2023 up 17.9% falling
40 Botswana 37,215 kg 2023 down 72.8% volatile
41 Romania 34,541 kg 2017 up 4.6% falling
42 Gambia 33,174 kg 2023 up 26.7% volatile
43 Kazakhstan 32,259 kg 2023 down 1.5% falling
44 Algeria 31,145 kg 2023 down 56.8% volatile
45 Kyrgyzstan 30,038 kg 2023 down 64.6% falling
46 France 28,129 kg 2017 up 6.5% falling
47 Turkmenistan 27,102 kg 2023 down 0.7% flat
48 Libya 24,849 kg 2023 up 96.3% volatile
49 Bhutan 24,474 kg 2023 down 4.5% rising
50 Mozambique 23,149 kg 2023 up 9.8% rising
51 Bulgaria 22,776 kg 2017 down 74.2% falling
52 Argentina 22,461 kg 2023 down 63.6% falling
53 Honduras 20,465 kg 2023 up 0.7% falling
54 Somalia 19,750 kg 2023 up 2.8% flat
55 Ecuador 19,216 kg 2023 down 61.1% falling
56 Albania 17,990 kg 2023 down 37.1% falling
57 Cameroon 17,499 kg 2023 up 0.2% falling
58 Switzerland 16,869 kg 2023 up 74.0% volatile
59 Yugoslav SFR 16,462 kg 1991 up 11.2% volatile
60 Italy 13,804 kg 2017 down 15.2% volatile
61 Ukraine 13,478 kg 2023 down 1.4% falling
62 Nicaragua 12,606 kg 2023 up 1.3% rising
63 Guatemala 10,401 kg 2023 down 2.8% falling
64 Belarus 10,331 kg 2023 up 0.8% rising
65 Paraguay 10,039 kg 2023 up 0.6% rising
66 Uganda 8,467 kg 2023 up 1.0% rising
67 Cuba 8,413 kg 2023 up 10.1% rising
68 Greece 8,388 kg 2017 down 71.5% volatile
69 Cabo Verde 8,090 kg 2023 up 8.0% rising
70 Eswatini 7,266 kg 2023 up 3.3% flat
71 Jamaica 7,203 kg 2023 unchanged falling
72 Ghana 6,609 kg 2023 up 5.5% falling
73 Russian Federation 6,006 kg 2023 down 64.5% falling
74 El Salvador 5,940 kg 2023 down 0.5% rising
75 Portugal 5,922 kg 2017 down 54.6% volatile
76 Chile 4,906 kg 2023 down 0.8% falling
77 Canada 4,555 kg 2023 unchanged flat
78 Ireland 4,278 kg 2017 up 20.4% volatile
79 Djibouti 3,711 kg 2023 up 1.2% rising
80 Malawi 3,591 kg 2023 up 30.3% volatile
81 Hungary 3,530 kg 2023 down 26.2% falling
82 Costa Rica 2,678 kg 2023 down 8.2% rising
83 Comoros 2,410 kg 2023 up 2.2% rising
84 Guinea-Bissau 2,278 kg 2023 up 0.3% rising
85 Angola 1,952 kg 2023 down 0.6% rising
86 Republic of Moldova 1,819 kg 2023 down 33.5% falling
87 Croatia 1,605 kg 2017 down 18.7% volatile
88 Togo 1,532 kg 2023 up 3.2% rising
89 Uruguay 1,261 kg 2023 up 3.2% rising
90 Myanmar 1,167 kg 2023 up 4.8% volatile
91 Guinea 1,053 kg 2023 up 9.7% falling
92 Puerto Rico 1,005 kg 2023 up 0.1% rising
93 Belize 996.84 kg 2023 down 1.8% rising
94 Zambia 980.47 kg 2023 up 7.0% rising
95 Trinidad and Tobago 945.76 kg 2023 up 0.8% flat
96 Barbados 905.17 kg 2023 down 3.6% rising
97 Panama 462.51 kg 2023 down 11.7% falling
98 Malta 383.43 kg 2017 down 2.9% volatile
99 Antigua and Barbuda 379.35 kg 2023 up 2.2% falling
100 Saint Lucia 374.55 kg 2023 up 0.9% rising
101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 290.08 kg 2023 up 2.2% rising
102 Benin 277.2 kg 2023 up 2.4% flat
103 Guyana 251.01 kg 2023 down 2.5% volatile
104 Belgium-Luxembourg 246.74 kg 1985 down 20.3% falling
105 Grenada 155.19 kg 2023 up 0.1% falling
106 Thailand 87.31 kg 2023 down 5.9% volatile
107 Madagascar 69.85 kg 2023 up 6.7% volatile
108 Guadeloupe 54.57 kg 2006 unchanged volatile
109 Mongolia 43.65 kg 2023 down 81.0% volatile
110 Sao Tome and Principe 35.36 kg 2023 up 8.0% volatile
111 Mauritius 34.92 kg 2023 unchanged flat
112 Suriname 1.53 kg 2023 up 16.7% volatile
113 Belgium 0.987 kg 2017 unchanged rising
114 Armenia 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Australia 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Azerbaijan 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Bahrain 0 kg 1992 flat
114 Cyprus 0 kg 2017 flat
114 Georgia 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Iraq 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Israel 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Jordan 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Lebanon 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Oman 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Saudi Arabia 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Samoa 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Yemen 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Polynesia 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 kg 1992 volatile
114 Republic of Korea 0 kg 2023 volatile
114 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Türkiye 0 kg 2023 flat
114 Australia and New Zealand 0 kg 2023 flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
170 places, 9,721 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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).