Mules and Asses — Stocks 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
11.06 million An
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 An
Republic of Korea
Median
27,972 An
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,721

What the numbers show

Mules and Asses — Stocks is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 11.06 million An in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 An in Republic of Korea.

The median across all reporting countries is 27,972 An, and the mean is 581,030 An.

Over the past decade 66 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 — Stocks: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 11.06 million An 2023 up 51.3% rising
2 Sudan 7.67 million An 2023 up 1.4% flat
3 OECD 6.81 million An 2023 down 7.0% falling
4 Mexico 6.60 million An 2023 up 0.5% rising
5 Pakistan 6.04 million An 2023 up 20.1% rising
6 Ethiopia PDR 5.83 million An 1992 up 29.6% flat
7 Chad 4.68 million An 2023 up 874.2% volatile
8 Niger 1.99 million An 2023 up 17.2% rising
9 Brazil 1.94 million An 2023 down 9.8% falling
10 China 1.90 million An 2023 down 66.3% falling
10 China, mainland 1.90 million An 2023 down 66.3% falling
12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.71 million An 2023 down 3.6% falling
13 Burkina Faso 1.62 million An 2023 up 45.0% volatile
14 Afghanistan 1.54 million An 2023 up 4.9% rising
15 Nigeria 1.36 million An 2023 up 7.3% rising
16 Morocco 1.27 million An 2023 down 8.9% flat
17 Mali 1.24 million An 2023 up 34.7% rising
18 Egypt 1.01 million An 2023 down 21.5% rising
19 Peru 963,180 An 2023 up 1.7% rising
20 Sudan (former) 752,136 An 2011 up 0.2% rising
21 Yemen 731,419 An 2023 up 1.9% rising
22 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 718,281 An 2023 up 0.2% rising
23 Caribbean 688,758 An 2023 up 1.8% rising
24 Zimbabwe 669,738 An 2023 up 7.8% volatile
25 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 512,000 An 2023 unchanged falling
26 Senegal 466,868 An 2023 up 1.8% rising
27 Iraq 389,547 An 2023 down 0.5% falling
28 South Sudan 365,794 An 2023 up 14.3% rising
29 Mauritania 344,949 An 2023 up 14.6% rising
30 Tunisia 325,792 An 2023 up 1.1% rising
31 USSR 311,300 An 1991 down 14.9% falling
32 Dominican Republic 306,184 An 2023 up 2.1% rising
33 Haiti 292,450 An 2023 up 0.8% rising
34 Colombia 252,426 An 2023 up 17.9% falling
35 Spain 250,207 An 2017 down 0.7% volatile
36 United Republic of Tanzania 192,025 An 2023 up 2.7% rising
37 India 165,002 An 2023 down 67.2% falling
38 Namibia 162,719 An 2023 up 24.4% rising
39 Lesotho 130,969 An 2023 up 26.0% rising
40 Tajikistan 105,053 An 2023 down 39.6% rising
41 Argentina 102,904 An 2023 down 63.6% falling
42 Saudi Arabia 98,488 An 2023 down 1.5% rising
43 Honduras 93,761 An 2023 up 0.7% falling
44 Türkiye 91,017 An 2023 down 61.4% volatile
45 Ecuador 88,038 An 2023 down 61.1% falling
46 Uzbekistan 87,974 An 2023 down 74.7% rising
47 Botswana 85,250 An 2023 down 72.8% volatile
48 Gambia 75,993 An 2023 up 26.7% volatile
49 Algeria 71,345 An 2023 down 56.8% volatile
50 Nicaragua 57,752 An 2023 up 1.3% rising
51 France 57,001 An 2017 up 6.5% falling
52 Libya 56,922 An 2023 up 96.3% volatile
53 Syrian Arab Republic 54,985 An 2023 down 36.3% falling
54 Mozambique 53,029 An 2023 up 9.8% rising
55 Guatemala 47,651 An 2023 down 2.8% falling
56 Paraguay 45,995 An 2023 up 0.6% rising
57 Somalia 45,242 An 2023 up 2.8% flat
58 Cameroon 40,086 An 2023 up 0.2% falling
59 Cuba 38,546 An 2023 up 10.1% rising
60 Albania 36,455 An 2023 down 37.1% falling
61 Lebanon 35,644 An 2023 up 28.9% flat
62 Switzerland 34,184 An 2023 up 74.0% volatile
63 Yugoslav SFR 33,360 An 1991 up 11.2% volatile
64 Jamaica 33,000 An 2023 unchanged falling
65 Romania 30,331 An 2017 up 4.6% falling
66 Kazakhstan 29,559 An 2023 down 1.5% falling
67 Italy 27,972 An 2017 down 15.2% volatile
68 Kyrgyzstan 27,524 An 2023 down 64.6% falling
69 El Salvador 27,216 An 2023 down 0.5% rising
70 Turkmenistan 24,833 An 2023 down 0.7% flat
71 Chile 22,477 An 2023 down 0.8% falling
72 Bhutan 22,425 An 2023 down 4.5% rising
73 Oman 21,850 An 2023 down 9.0% flat
74 Bulgaria 20,000 An 2017 down 74.2% falling
75 Uganda 19,395 An 2023 up 1.0% rising
76 Cabo Verde 18,533 An 2023 up 8.0% rising
77 Greece 16,997 An 2017 down 71.5% volatile
78 Eswatini 16,645 An 2023 up 3.3% flat
79 Ghana 15,140 An 2023 up 5.5% falling
80 Azerbaijan 14,962 An 2023 down 65.6% flat
81 Costa Rica 12,271 An 2023 down 8.2% rising
82 Portugal 12,000 An 2017 down 54.6% volatile
83 Ukraine 11,835 An 2023 down 1.4% falling
84 Georgia 9,794 An 2023 down 3.0% rising
85 Belarus 9,072 An 2023 up 0.8% rising
86 Ireland 8,669 An 2017 up 20.4% volatile
87 Djibouti 8,500 An 2023 up 1.2% rising
88 Malawi 8,225 An 2023 up 30.3% volatile
89 Samoa 7,000 An 2023 unchanged rising
89 Polynesia 7,000 An 2023 unchanged rising
91 Cyprus 6,700 An 2017 unchanged volatile
92 Israel 6,600 An 2023 unchanged volatile
93 Jordan 6,271 An 2023 down 38.5% volatile
94 Uruguay 5,779 An 2023 up 3.2% rising
95 Comoros 5,521 An 2023 up 2.2% rising
96 Russian Federation 5,274 An 2023 down 64.5% falling
97 Guinea-Bissau 5,218 An 2023 up 0.3% rising
98 Puerto Rico 4,604 An 2023 up 0.1% rising
99 Belize 4,567 An 2023 down 1.8% rising
100 Angola 4,471 An 2023 down 0.6% rising
101 Trinidad and Tobago 4,333 An 2023 up 0.8% flat
102 Barbados 4,147 An 2023 down 3.6% rising
103 Canada 4,000 An 2023 unchanged flat
104 Togo 3,510 An 2023 up 3.2% rising
105 Croatia 3,252 An 2017 down 18.7% volatile
106 Hungary 3,100 An 2023 down 26.2% falling
107 Guinea 2,413 An 2023 up 9.7% falling
108 Zambia 2,246 An 2023 up 7.0% rising
109 Panama 2,119 An 2023 down 11.7% falling
110 Australia 1,869 An 2023 down 6.5% falling
110 Australia and New Zealand 1,869 An 2023 down 6.5% falling
112 Antigua and Barbuda 1,738 An 2023 up 2.2% falling
113 Saint Lucia 1,716 An 2023 up 0.9% rising
114 Republic of Moldova 1,597 An 2023 down 33.5% falling
115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,329 An 2023 up 2.2% rising
116 Guyana 1,150 An 2023 down 2.5% volatile
117 Myanmar 1,069 An 2023 up 4.8% volatile
118 Armenia 1,055 An 2023 down 73.3% falling
119 Malta 777 An 2017 down 2.9% volatile
120 Grenada 711 An 2023 up 0.1% falling
121 Benin 635 An 2023 up 2.4% flat
122 Belgium-Luxembourg 500 An 1985 down 20.3% falling
123 Guadeloupe 250 An 2006 unchanged volatile
124 Madagascar 160 An 2023 up 6.7% volatile
125 Sao Tome and Principe 81 An 2023 up 8.0% volatile
126 Mauritius 80 An 2023 unchanged flat
126 Thailand 80 An 2023 down 5.9% volatile
128 Mongolia 40 An 2023 down 81.0% volatile
129 Suriname 7 An 2023 up 16.7% volatile
130 Belgium 2 An 2017 unchanged rising
131 Bahrain 0 An 1992 volatile
131 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 An 1992 volatile
131 Republic of Korea 0 An 2023 volatile

Regions and income groups

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

About this data

Indicator
Mules and Asses — Stocks
Unit
An
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
Last refreshed

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).