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...

Countries reporting
125
Highest
47.80 million kg
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
Lowest
0 kg
Republic of Korea
Median
86,351 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,721

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
170 places, 9,721 data points, 1961–2023
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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).