Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils 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...
What the numbers show
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 1.98 million kg in Pakistan; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,000 kg, and the mean is 96,820 kg.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 44 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 that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 1.98 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 1.45 million kg | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 3 | Sudan | 1.00 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 4 | Ethiopia PDR | 763,508 kg | 1992 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 560,512 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 5 | China | 621,447 kg | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 5 | China, mainland | 621,447 kg | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 47,034 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 612,420 kg | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 33,526 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 505,696 kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 25,148 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | OECD | 458,719 kg | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 545.6 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 10 | Mexico | 432,005 kg | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Niger | 260,503 kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 211,692 kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 177,748 kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 14 | Morocco | 166,771 kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 15 | Mali | 162,218 kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 132,360 kg | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 127,236 kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 18 | USSR | 106,353 kg | 1991 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan (former) | 98,501 kg | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Caribbean | 45,101 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 87,710 kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 63,070 kg | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 22 | Senegal | 61,142 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | India | 54,022 kg | 2023 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 24 | South Sudan | 47,905 kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 45,175 kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 42,666 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 37,042 kg | 2017 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | 2,427 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 34,395 kg | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 28,803 kg | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 30 | Namibia | 21,310 kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 31 | South Africa | 20,824 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 20,049 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 33 | Haiti | 19,150 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 34 | Lesotho | 17,152 kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 16,529 kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 36 | Botswana | 11,164 kg | 2023 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 10,362 kg | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 38 | Gambia | 9,952 kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 9,678 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 40 | Algeria | 9,343 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,012 kg | 2023 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 42 | France | 8,439 kg | 2017 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 8,130 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 44 | Libya | 7,455 kg | 2023 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Bhutan | 7,342 kg | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 46 | Mozambique | 6,945 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 6,833 kg | 2017 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 48 | Argentina | 6,738 kg | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 49 | Honduras | 6,140 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 50 | Somalia | 5,925 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 51 | Ecuador | 5,765 kg | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 52 | Albania | 5,397 kg | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 53 | Cameroon | 5,250 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 54 | Switzerland | 5,061 kg | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Yugoslav SFR | 4,939 kg | 1991 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Italy | 4,141 kg | 2017 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Ukraine | 4,043 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 3,782 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 59 | Guatemala | 3,120 kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 60 | Belarus | 3,099 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 61 | Paraguay | 3,012 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 62 | Uganda | 2,540 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Cuba | 2,524 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 64 | Greece | 2,516 kg | 2017 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Eswatini | 2,180 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 66 | Jamaica | 2,161 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 67 | Ghana | 1,983 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 68 | Russian Federation | 1,802 kg | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 69 | El Salvador | 1,782 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 70 | Portugal | 1,777 kg | 2017 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Chile | 1,472 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 72 | Canada | 1,367 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Ireland | 1,283 kg | 2017 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Djibouti | 1,113 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 75 | Malawi | 1,077 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Hungary | 1,059 kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 803.52 kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 78 | Comoros | 723.04 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 683.36 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 80 | Angola | 585.53 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 81 | Croatia | 481.44 kg | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Togo | 459.68 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 83 | Uruguay | 378.42 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 84 | Myanmar | 350 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Guinea | 316.01 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 86 | Puerto Rico | 301.48 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 87 | Belize | 299.05 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 88 | Zambia | 294.14 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 283.73 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 90 | Barbados | 271.55 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 91 | Panama | 138.75 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 92 | Malta | 115.03 kg | 2017 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 113.81 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 112.36 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 87.02 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 96 | Benin | 83.16 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 97 | Guyana | 75.3 kg | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 74.02 kg | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 99 | Grenada | 46.56 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 100 | Thailand | 26.19 kg | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Madagascar | 20.95 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Guadeloupe | 16.37 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 103 | Mongolia | 13.1 kg | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10.61 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritius | 10.48 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Réunion | 1.96 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Suriname | 0.4584 kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Belgium | 0.2961 kg | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Republic of Korea | 0 kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 9.27 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.45 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 9.24 million kg
- Asia 3.82 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6.94 million kg
- Middle Africa 618,266 kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.62 million kg
- Africa 4.62 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 49,330 kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.52 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.25 million kg
- Southern Asia 3.11 million kg
- Eastern Africa 1.63 million kg
- Northern Africa 1.36 million kg
- Western Africa 934,382 kg
- Americas 817,128 kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 798,006 kg
- Eastern Asia 621,460 kg
- Central America 448,070 kg
- South America 304,836 kg
- Central Asia 90,018 kg
- Southern Africa 72,630 kg
- Annex I countries 34,488 kg
- Europe 21,007 kg
- Northern America 19,123 kg
- United States of America 17,756 kg
- Eastern Europe 10,549 kg
- Southern Europe 5,397 kg
- Western Europe 5,061 kg
- Northern Europe 1,283 kg
- European Union (27) 1,059 kg
- South-Eastern Asia 376.19 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).