Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils was 14.84 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mules and asses — manure applied to soils in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 14.84 million kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mules and asses — manure applied to soils in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 14.84 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.16 million kg, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.63 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 4.16 million kg | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 4.32 million kg | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 4.56 million kg | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 4.83 million kg | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 4.80 million kg | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 4.87 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 5.08 million kg | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 4.99 million kg | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 5.13 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 5.32 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 5.29 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 5.12 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 5.16 million kg | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 5.18 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 5.23 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 5.37 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 5.38 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.41 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 5.00 million kg | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 5.14 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 5.35 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 5.39 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.20 million kg | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 5.09 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 5.30 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 5.32 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.16 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 5.05 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.93 million kg | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.89 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 4.98 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 4.17 million kg | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 4.32 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 4.30 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.38 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 4.52 million kg | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 4.67 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 4.77 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.55 million kg | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.78 million kg | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.95 million kg | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 5.92 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.02 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.01 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.05 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.53 million kg | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 6.49 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 6.78 million kg | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 7.12 million kg | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 7.32 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.51 million kg | +43.6% |
| 2013 | 10.69 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.96 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 12.27 million kg | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 12.63 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 12.83 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 13.30 million kg | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 13.65 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 14.34 million kg | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 14.18 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.04 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 14.84 million kg | +5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +43.6% | 7.32 million kg | 10.51 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.69 million kg | 4.16 million kg | 5.08 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.26 million kg | 5.12 million kg | 5.41 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.20 million kg | 5.00 million kg | 5.39 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.59 million kg | 4.17 million kg | 4.98 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.91 million kg | 4.55 million kg | 6.78 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.13 million kg | 7.12 million kg | 13.65 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.35 million kg | 14.04 million kg | 14.84 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 Pakistan 6.59 million kg compare
- 2 Ethiopia 4.83 million kg compare
- 3 Sudan 3.35 million kg compare
- 4 Ethiopia PDR 2.55 million kg compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.87 million kg compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mules and asses — manure applied to soils in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Mules and asses — manure applied to soils in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 14.84 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mules and asses — manure applied to soils recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.84 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest mules and asses — manure applied to soils recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.16 million kg in 1962.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for mules and asses — manure applied to soils?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mules and asses — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).