Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 2.97 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 2.97 million kg for mules and asses — manure applied to soils that volatilises in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 that volatilises in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 2.97 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 832,485 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 that volatilises in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 926,117 kg | — |
| 1962 | 832,485 kg | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 864,902 kg | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 912,017 kg | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 965,801 kg | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 959,372 kg | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 974,021 kg | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.02 million kg | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 997,868 kg | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.03 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 1.06 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.06 million kg | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.02 million kg | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.03 million kg | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.04 million kg | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.05 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.07 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.08 million kg | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.08 million kg | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 999,761 kg | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 1.03 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.07 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.08 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million kg | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.02 million kg | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.06 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.06 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.01 million kg | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 985,946 kg | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 977,617 kg | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 996,630 kg | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 833,215 kg | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 863,522 kg | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 860,717 kg | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 876,036 kg | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 903,402 kg | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 933,356 kg | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 954,044 kg | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 910,988 kg | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 956,905 kg | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.19 million kg | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million kg | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.36 million kg | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.42 million kg | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.46 million kg | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.10 million kg | +43.6% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.19 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.45 million kg | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 2.53 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.57 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.66 million kg | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.73 million kg | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.87 million kg | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.84 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.81 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.97 million kg | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 938,697 kg | 832,485 kg | 1.02 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 million kg | 1.02 million kg | 1.08 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 million kg | 999,761 kg | 1.08 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 918,448 kg | 833,215 kg | 996,630 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million kg | 910,988 kg | 1.36 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 million kg | 1.42 million kg | 2.73 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 million kg | 2.81 million kg | 2.97 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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 that volatilises in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Mules and asses — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 2.97 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 that volatilises recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest mules and asses — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 832,485 kg in 1962.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for mules and asses — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st out of 13 regions with data for 2023.
- Is mules and asses — manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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).