Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 1.32 million kg in Pakistan; the lowest is 0 kg in Australia and New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,678 kg, and the mean is 56,937 kg.
Over the past decade 63 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 that volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 1.32 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 965,634 kg | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 3 | Sudan | 669,361 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 4 | Ethiopia PDR | 509,006 kg | 1992 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 5 | China | 414,298 kg | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 5 | China, mainland | 414,298 kg | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 408,280 kg | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 373,675 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 337,130 kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 10 | OECD | 305,813 kg | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 288,003 kg | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 12 | Niger | 173,669 kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 141,128 kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 118,498 kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Morocco | 111,181 kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 16 | Mali | 108,145 kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 88,240 kg | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 84,824 kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 19 | USSR | 70,902 kg | 1991 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 20 | Sudan (former) | 65,668 kg | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 58,474 kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 42,047 kg | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 40,761 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 24 | India | 36,015 kg | 2023 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 25 | South Sudan | 31,937 kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 26 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 31,356 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritania | 30,117 kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 29 | Tunisia | 28,444 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 24,694 kg | 2017 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 22,930 kg | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 32 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 22,351 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 19,202 kg | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16,765 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 34 | Réunion | 1.31 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 35 | Namibia | 14,207 kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 13,366 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 37 | Haiti | 12,767 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 38 | Lesotho | 11,435 kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 11,019 kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 40 | Botswana | 7,443 kg | 2023 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Romania | 6,908 kg | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 42 | Gambia | 6,635 kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 6,452 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 44 | Algeria | 6,229 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,008 kg | 2023 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 46 | France | 5,626 kg | 2017 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 5,420 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 48 | Libya | 4,970 kg | 2023 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Bhutan | 4,895 kg | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 50 | Mozambique | 4,630 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 4,555 kg | 2017 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 52 | Argentina | 4,492 kg | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 53 | Honduras | 4,093 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 54 | Somalia | 3,950 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 55 | Ecuador | 3,843 kg | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 56 | Albania | 3,598 kg | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 57 | Cameroon | 3,500 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 58 | Switzerland | 3,374 kg | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Yugoslav SFR | 3,292 kg | 1991 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Italy | 2,761 kg | 2017 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Ukraine | 2,696 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 2,521 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 63 | Guatemala | 2,080 kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 64 | Belarus | 2,066 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 65 | Paraguay | 2,008 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 66 | Uganda | 1,693 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 67 | Cuba | 1,683 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 68 | Greece | 1,678 kg | 2017 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Cabo Verde | 1,618 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 70 | Eswatini | 1,453 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 71 | Jamaica | 1,441 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 72 | Ghana | 1,322 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 73 | Russian Federation | 1,201 kg | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 74 | El Salvador | 1,188 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 75 | Portugal | 1,184 kg | 2017 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Chile | 981.21 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 77 | Canada | 911.04 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Ireland | 855.6 kg | 2017 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Djibouti | 742.12 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 80 | Malawi | 718.11 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Hungary | 706.06 kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 535.68 kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 83 | Comoros | 482.03 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 84 | Guinea-Bissau | 455.57 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 85 | Angola | 390.35 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 86 | Republic of Moldova | 363.73 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 87 | Croatia | 320.96 kg | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Togo | 306.45 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 89 | Uruguay | 252.28 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 90 | Myanmar | 233.33 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Guinea | 210.67 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 200.98 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 93 | Belize | 199.37 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 94 | Zambia | 196.09 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 189.15 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 96 | Barbados | 181.03 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 97 | Panama | 92.5 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 98 | Malta | 76.69 kg | 2017 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75.87 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 74.91 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 58.02 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 102 | Benin | 55.44 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 103 | Guyana | 50.2 kg | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 49.35 kg | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 105 | Grenada | 31.04 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 106 | Thailand | 17.46 kg | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Madagascar | 13.97 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Guadeloupe | 10.91 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Mongolia | 8.73 kg | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.07 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 6.98 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Suriname | 0.3056 kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Belgium | 0.1974 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.
- World 6.18 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 6.16 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.63 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.08 million kg
- Africa 3.08 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.97 million kg
- Asia 2.54 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.35 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.17 million kg
- Southern Asia 2.07 million kg
- Eastern Africa 1.09 million kg
- Northern Africa 908,424 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).