Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture 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...
Countries reporting
133
Highest
71.70 million kg
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 kg
Republic of Korea
Median
139,499 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,721
What the numbers show
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 71.70 million kg in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 139,499 kg, and the mean is 3.69 million kg.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 54 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 that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 71.70 million kg | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 49.70 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 3 | OECD | 43.91 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 4 | Mexico | 42.77 million kg | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia PDR | 37.79 million kg | 1992 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 6 | Pakistan | 37.57 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 30.31 million kg | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 12.89 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 12.60 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 10 | China | 11.81 million kg | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 10 | China, mainland | 11.81 million kg | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 12 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 10.65 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 10.48 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 9.61 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 8.80 million kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 8.26 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 17 | Mali | 8.03 million kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 18 | Egypt | 6.55 million kg | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 19 | Peru | 6.24 million kg | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 20 | Sudan (former) | 4.88 million kg | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Yemen | 4.79 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4.66 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 4.34 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.32 million kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Senegal | 3.03 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 2.55 million kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 28 | South Sudan | 2.37 million kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritania | 2.24 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 30 | Tunisia | 2.11 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 1.98 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 32 | Haiti | 1.90 million kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 1.64 million kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.24 million kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 35 | USSR | 1.22 million kg | 1991 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 36 | Namibia | 1.05 million kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 36 | Réunion | 97.24 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 37 | India | 1.03 million kg | 2023 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 38 | Spain | 889,000 kg | 2017 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Lesotho | 849,022 kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 667,087 kg | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 653,503 kg | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 644,909 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 43 | Honduras | 607,817 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 44 | Türkiye | 595,988 kg | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Ecuador | 570,717 kg | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 46 | Botswana | 552,643 kg | 2023 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 547,259 kg | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 48 | Gambia | 492,634 kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Algeria | 462,502 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 374,384 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 51 | Libya | 369,004 kg | 2023 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Syrian Arab Republic | 360,047 kg | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 53 | Mozambique | 343,767 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 54 | Guatemala | 308,903 kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 55 | Paraguay | 298,168 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 56 | Somalia | 293,287 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 57 | Cameroon | 259,862 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 58 | Cuba | 249,879 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 59 | Lebanon | 233,400 kg | 2023 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 60 | Jamaica | 213,926 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | France | 202,528 kg | 2017 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 183,878 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 63 | El Salvador | 176,431 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 171,218 kg | 2023 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 154,479 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 66 | Chile | 145,710 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 67 | Oman | 143,076 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 68 | Bhutan | 139,499 kg | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 69 | Albania | 129,527 kg | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 70 | Uganda | 125,730 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 71 | Switzerland | 121,458 kg | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Cabo Verde | 120,142 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 73 | Romania | 119,166 kg | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 74 | Yugoslav SFR | 118,530 kg | 1991 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Eswatini | 107,903 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 76 | Italy | 99,386 kg | 2017 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Ghana | 98,147 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 97,973 kg | 2023 | down 65.6% | flat |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 79,548 kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 78,577 kg | 2017 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 81 | Georgia | 64,132 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 82 | Greece | 60,391 kg | 2017 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Djibouti | 55,102 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 84 | Malawi | 53,320 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Ukraine | 46,498 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 86 | Cyprus | 43,872 kg | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Israel | 43,218 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Portugal | 42,637 kg | 2017 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Jordan | 41,063 kg | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Uruguay | 37,463 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 91 | Comoros | 35,790 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 92 | Belarus | 35,643 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 93 | Guinea-Bissau | 33,826 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 94 | Ireland | 30,801 kg | 2017 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Samoa | 29,894 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | Polynesia | 29,894 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 29,846 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 98 | Belize | 29,606 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 99 | Angola | 28,984 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28,089 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 101 | Barbados | 26,883 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 102 | Togo | 22,754 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 103 | Russian Federation | 20,721 kg | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 104 | Canada | 15,715 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Guinea | 15,643 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 106 | Zambia | 14,560 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 107 | Panama | 13,737 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 108 | Hungary | 12,180 kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 109 | Croatia | 11,554 kg | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11,267 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 111 | Saint Lucia | 11,124 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8,615 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 113 | Australia | 7,982 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 113 | Australia and New Zealand | 7,982 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 115 | Guyana | 7,455 kg | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | 6,908 kg | 2023 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 117 | Myanmar | 6,650 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 6,274 kg | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 119 | Grenada | 4,609 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 120 | Benin | 4,116 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 121 | Malta | 2,761 kg | 2017 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,777 kg | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 123 | Guadeloupe | 1,621 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 124 | Madagascar | 1,037 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Sao Tome and Principe | 525.09 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Mauritius | 518.61 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Thailand | 497.66 kg | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Mongolia | 248.83 kg | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Suriname | 45.38 kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Belgium | 7.11 kg | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Bahrain | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 kg | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 131 | 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 390.21 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 389.12 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 279.97 million kg
- Africa 228.48 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 217.27 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 210.67 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 161.03 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 158.36 million kg
- Asia 82.09 million kg
- Eastern Africa 80.58 million kg
- Americas 79.22 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 79.00 million 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).