Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 47.80 million kg in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 86,351 kg, and the mean is 2.51 million kg.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 51 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 volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 47.80 million kg | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 2 | Sudan | 33.13 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 3 | OECD | 29.28 million kg | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 4 | Mexico | 28.51 million kg | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia PDR | 25.20 million kg | 1992 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 6 | Pakistan | 25.05 million kg | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 20.21 million kg | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 8.60 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 8.40 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 10 | China, People's Republic of | 7.87 million kg | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 10 | China, mainland | 7.87 million kg | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 6.99 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 6.41 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 14 | Nigeria | 5.87 million kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Morocco | 5.50 million kg | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 16 | Mali | 5.35 million kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 4.37 million kg | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 4.16 million kg | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan (former) | 3.25 million kg | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 20 | Yemen, Republic of | 3.19 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 2.89 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Senegal | 2.02 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | Iraq | 1.70 million kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 24 | South Sudan, Republic of | 1.58 million kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 1.49 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 1.41 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 1.32 million kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 28 | Haiti | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 1.09 million kg | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 30 | USSR | 815,369 kg | 1991 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 31 | Namibia | 703,230 kg | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 687,196 kg | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 33 | India | 684,285 kg | 2023 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 592,666 kg | 2017 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 566,015 kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 36 | Argentina | 444,725 kg | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 37 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 435,668 kg | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 429,940 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 39 | Honduras | 405,211 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 40 | Ecuador | 380,478 kg | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 41 | Botswana | 368,429 kg | 2023 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 364,840 kg | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 43 | Gambia, The | 328,422 kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 308,335 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 249,589 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 46 | Libya | 246,002 kg | 2023 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Mozambique, Republic of | 229,178 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 48 | Guatemala | 205,936 kg | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 49 | Paraguay | 198,779 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 50 | Somalia | 195,524 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 51 | Cameroon | 173,242 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 52 | Cuba | 166,586 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 53 | Lebanon | 155,600 kg | 2023 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 54 | Jamaica | 142,618 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 55 | France | 135,018 kg | 2017 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 56 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 122,585 kg | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 57 | El Salvador | 117,621 kg | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 58 | Kyrgyz Republic | 114,146 kg | 2023 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 102,986 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | Chile | 97,140 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 61 | Oman | 95,384 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 62 | Bhutan | 92,999 kg | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 63 | Albania | 86,351 kg | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 64 | Uganda | 83,820 kg | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 65 | Switzerland | 80,972 kg | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 79,444 kg | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 67 | Yugoslav SFR | 79,020 kg | 1991 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 71,936 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 69 | Italy | 66,257 kg | 2017 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 65,431 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 71 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 65,315 kg | 2023 | down 65.6% | flat |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 53,032 kg | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 52,385 kg | 2017 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 74 | Georgia | 42,755 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 75 | Greece | 40,261 kg | 2017 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Djibouti | 36,735 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 77 | Malawi | 35,546 kg | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Ukraine | 30,999 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 79 | Cyprus | 29,248 kg | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Israel | 28,812 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Portugal | 28,424 kg | 2017 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Jordan | 27,375 kg | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Uruguay | 24,975 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 84 | Comoros, Union of the | 23,860 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 85 | Belarus, Republic of | 23,762 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 22,551 kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 87 | Ireland | 20,534 kg | 2017 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Samoa | 19,929 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Puerto Rico | 19,897 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 90 | Belize | 19,737 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 91 | Angola | 19,322 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18,726 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 93 | Barbados | 17,922 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 94 | Togo | 15,169 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 95 | Russian Federation | 13,814 kg | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 96 | Canada | 10,477 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Guinea | 10,428 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 98 | Zambia | 9,707 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 99 | Panama | 9,158 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 100 | Hungary | 8,120 kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 101 | Croatia, Republic of | 7,703 kg | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7,511 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 7,416 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 104 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,744 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 105 | Australia | 5,321 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 105 | Australia and New Zealand | 5,321 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 107 | Guyana | 4,970 kg | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia, Republic of | 4,606 kg | 2023 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 109 | Myanmar | 4,433 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Grenada | 3,073 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 111 | Benin | 2,744 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 112 | Malta | 1,840 kg | 2017 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,184 kg | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 114 | Guadeloupe | 1,080 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Madagascar, Republic of | 691.48 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 116 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 350.06 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | 345.74 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Thailand | 331.77 kg | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Mongolia | 165.88 kg | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Réunion | 64.83 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Suriname | 30.25 kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Belgium | 4.74 kg | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 123 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 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 260.14 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 259.41 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 186.65 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 107.35 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 144.85 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 105.57 million kg
- Americas 52.81 million kg
- Annex I countries 726,816 kg
- Northern America 146,607 kg
- United States of America 136,130 kg
- Western Europe 80,972 kg
- Northern Europe 20,534 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).