Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture (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
136
Highest
238.99 million kg
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 kg
Republic of Korea
Median
470,958 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,721
What the numbers show
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture (N content) is currently reported for 136 countries. The highest value is 238.99 million kg in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 470,958 kg, and the mean is 12.15 million kg.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 874.2%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 81.0%).
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 238.99 million kg | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 165.67 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 3 | OECD | 146.38 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 4 | Mexico | 142.56 million kg | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 35.50 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia PDR | 125.98 million kg | 1992 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 6 | Pakistan | 125.24 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 15.52 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 101.05 million kg | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 11.06 million kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 42.98 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.15 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 41.99 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 1.99 million kg | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 10 | China | 39.36 million kg | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 10 | China, mainland | 39.36 million kg | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 11 | Polynesia | 99,645 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 34.93 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 20,915 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 32.03 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 29.33 million kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Morocco | 27.52 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 16 | Mali | 26.77 million kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 21.84 million kg | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 20.81 million kg | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 18 | Caribbean | 14.88 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan (former) | 16.25 million kg | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 20 | Yemen | 15.96 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 14.47 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Senegal | 10.09 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | Iraq | 8.50 million kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 24 | South Sudan | 7.90 million kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 7.45 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 7.04 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 6.62 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 28 | Haiti | 6.32 million kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 400,475 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 5.45 million kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 30 | USSR | 4.08 million kg | 1991 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 31 | Namibia | 3.52 million kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 3.44 million kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 33 | India | 3.42 million kg | 2023 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 2.96 million kg | 2017 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Lesotho | 2.83 million kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 36 | Argentina | 2.22 million kg | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 2.18 million kg | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 2.15 million kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 39 | Honduras | 2.03 million kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 40 | Ecuador | 1.90 million kg | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 41 | Botswana | 1.84 million kg | 2023 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 43 | Gambia | 1.64 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 1.54 million kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 46 | Libya | 1.23 million kg | 2023 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Mozambique | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 48 | Guatemala | 1.03 million kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 49 | Paraguay | 993,894 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 50 | Somalia | 977,622 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 51 | Cameroon | 866,208 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 52 | Cuba | 832,930 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 53 | Lebanon | 778,002 kg | 2023 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 54 | Jamaica | 713,088 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 55 | France | 675,092 kg | 2017 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 612,925 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 57 | El Salvador | 588,103 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 570,728 kg | 2023 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 514,928 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | Chile | 485,699 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 61 | Oman | 476,920 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 62 | Bhutan | 464,997 kg | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 63 | Albania | 431,756 kg | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 64 | Uganda | 419,101 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 65 | Switzerland | 404,859 kg | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 397,221 kg | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 67 | Yugoslav SFR | 395,100 kg | 1991 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Eswatini | 359,677 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 69 | Italy | 331,287 kg | 2017 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 327,156 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 326,576 kg | 2023 | down 65.6% | flat |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 265,161 kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 261,924 kg | 2017 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 74 | Georgia | 213,774 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 75 | Greece | 201,304 kg | 2017 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Djibouti | 183,674 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 77 | Malawi | 177,732 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Ukraine | 154,994 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 79 | Cyprus | 146,241 kg | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Israel | 144,058 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Portugal | 142,122 kg | 2017 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Jordan | 136,877 kg | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Uruguay | 124,877 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 84 | Comoros | 119,302 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 85 | Belarus | 118,809 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 112,754 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 87 | Ireland | 102,671 kg | 2017 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Samoa | 99,645 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Puerto Rico | 99,487 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 90 | Belize | 98,687 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 91 | Angola | 96,613 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93,631 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 93 | Barbados | 89,611 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 94 | Togo | 75,847 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 95 | Russian Federation | 69,069 kg | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 96 | Canada | 52,385 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Guinea | 52,142 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 98 | Zambia | 48,533 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 99 | Panama | 45,789 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 100 | Hungary | 40,598 kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 101 | Croatia | 38,515 kg | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 37,556 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 37,081 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28,718 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 105 | Australia | 26,605 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 105 | Australia and New Zealand | 26,605 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 107 | Guyana | 24,850 kg | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | 23,028 kg | 2023 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 109 | Myanmar | 22,166 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Grenada | 15,364 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 111 | Benin | 13,722 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 112 | Malta | 9,202 kg | 2017 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 5,922 kg | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 114 | Guadeloupe | 5,402 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Madagascar | 3,457 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,750 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | 1,729 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Thailand | 1,659 kg | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Mongolia | 829.43 kg | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Réunion | 324.13 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Suriname | 151.26 kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Belgium | 23.69 kg | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 123 | Bahrain | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 123 | 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 1.30 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 702.22 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.30 billion kg
- Asia 273.64 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 933.24 million kg
- Middle Africa 102.01 million kg
- Africa 761.60 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 724.23 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 15.74 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 536.77 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 527.86 million kg
- Eastern Africa 268.60 million kg
- Americas 264.07 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 263.34 million kg
- Northern Africa 224.84 million kg
- Southern Asia 196.66 million kg
- Western Africa 154.17 million kg
- Central America 147.86 million kg
- South America 100.60 million kg
- Eastern Asia 39.36 million kg
- Western Asia 31.90 million kg
- Southern Africa 11.98 million kg
- Central Asia 5.70 million kg
- Annex I countries 3.63 million kg
- Europe 1.24 million kg
- Northern America 733,034 kg
- United States of America 680,649 kg
- Southern Europe 431,756 kg
- Western Europe 404,859 kg
- Eastern Europe 404,384 kg
- Oceania 126,250 kg
- Northern Europe 102,671 kg
- European Union (27) 40,598 kg
- South-Eastern Asia 23,825 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).