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
136
Highest
11.06 million An
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 An
Republic of Korea
Median
27,748 An
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,721
What the numbers show
Mules and Asses — Stocks is currently reported for 136 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 27,748 An, and the mean is 569,383 An.
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 — Stocks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.71 million An | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 6.04 million An | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia PDR | 5.83 million An | 1992 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 718,281 An | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 4.68 million An | 2023 | up 874.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 512,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 1.99 million An | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 192,025 An | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.94 million An | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 91,017 An | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 10 | China | 1.90 million An | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 10 | China, mainland | 1.90 million An | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 54,985 An | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 11 | Polynesia | 7,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 1.62 million An | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 1,597 An | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 1.54 million An | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 An | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 1.36 million An | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Morocco | 1.27 million An | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 16 | Mali | 1.24 million An | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 1.01 million An | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 963,180 An | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 18 | Caribbean | 688,758 An | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan (former) | 752,136 An | 2011 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 20 | Yemen | 731,419 An | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 669,738 An | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Senegal | 466,868 An | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | Iraq | 389,547 An | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 24 | South Sudan | 365,794 An | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 344,949 An | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 325,792 An | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 27 | USSR | 311,300 An | 1991 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 306,184 An | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 18,533 An | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 29 | Haiti | 292,450 An | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 252,426 An | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 250,207 An | 2017 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 32 | India | 165,002 An | 2023 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 33 | Namibia | 162,719 An | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 159,009 An | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 35 | Lesotho | 130,969 An | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 105,053 An | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 37 | Argentina | 102,904 An | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 98,488 An | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 39 | Honduras | 93,761 An | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 40 | Ecuador | 88,038 An | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 87,974 An | 2023 | down 74.7% | rising |
| 42 | Botswana | 85,250 An | 2023 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Gambia | 75,993 An | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 71,345 An | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 57,752 An | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 46 | France | 57,001 An | 2017 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 47 | Libya | 56,922 An | 2023 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Mozambique | 53,029 An | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 49 | Guatemala | 47,651 An | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 50 | Paraguay | 45,995 An | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 51 | Somalia | 45,242 An | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 52 | Cameroon | 40,086 An | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 53 | Cuba | 38,546 An | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 54 | Albania | 36,455 An | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 55 | Lebanon | 35,644 An | 2023 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 56 | Switzerland | 34,184 An | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Yugoslav SFR | 33,360 An | 1991 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Jamaica | 33,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 59 | Romania | 30,331 An | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 29,559 An | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 61 | Italy | 27,972 An | 2017 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 27,524 An | 2023 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 63 | El Salvador | 27,216 An | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 24,833 An | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 65 | Chile | 22,477 An | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 66 | Bhutan | 22,425 An | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 67 | Oman | 21,850 An | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 20,000 An | 2017 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 69 | Uganda | 19,395 An | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 70 | Greece | 16,997 An | 2017 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Eswatini | 16,645 An | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 72 | Ghana | 15,140 An | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 14,962 An | 2023 | down 65.6% | flat |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 12,271 An | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 75 | Portugal | 12,000 An | 2017 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Ukraine | 11,835 An | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 77 | Georgia | 9,794 An | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 78 | Belarus | 9,072 An | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 79 | Ireland | 8,669 An | 2017 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Djibouti | 8,500 An | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 81 | Malawi | 8,225 An | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Samoa | 7,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Cyprus | 6,700 An | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Israel | 6,600 An | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 6,271 An | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Uruguay | 5,779 An | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 87 | Comoros | 5,521 An | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 88 | Russian Federation | 5,274 An | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 89 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,218 An | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 90 | Puerto Rico | 4,604 An | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 91 | Belize | 4,567 An | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 92 | Angola | 4,471 An | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,333 An | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 94 | Barbados | 4,147 An | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 95 | Canada | 4,000 An | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Togo | 3,510 An | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 97 | Croatia | 3,252 An | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 3,100 An | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 99 | Guinea | 2,413 An | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 100 | Zambia | 2,246 An | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 101 | Panama | 2,119 An | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 102 | Australia | 1,869 An | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 102 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,869 An | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 104 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,738 An | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 1,716 An | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 106 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,329 An | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 107 | Guyana | 1,150 An | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Myanmar | 1,069 An | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Armenia | 1,055 An | 2023 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 110 | Malta | 777 An | 2017 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Grenada | 711 An | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 112 | Benin | 635 An | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 113 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 500 An | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 114 | Guadeloupe | 250 An | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Madagascar | 160 An | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Sao Tome and Principe | 81 An | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | 80 An | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Thailand | 80 An | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Mongolia | 40 An | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Réunion | 15 An | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Suriname | 7 An | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Belgium | 2 An | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 123 | Bahrain | 0 An | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 0 An | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 123 | 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.
- World 60.72 million An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 32.55 million An
- Non-Annex I countries 60.50 million An
- Asia 13.12 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 43.49 million An
- Middle Africa 4.72 million An
- Africa 35.25 million An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 33.58 million An
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 730,915 An
- Sub-Saharan Africa 24.84 million An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 24.50 million An
- Eastern Africa 12.43 million An
- Americas 12.24 million An
- Latin America and the Caribbean 12.19 million An
- Northern Africa 10.40 million An
- Southern Asia 9.48 million An
- Western Africa 7.13 million An
- Central America 6.84 million An
- South America 4.66 million An
- Eastern Asia 1.90 million An
- Western Asia 1.46 million An
- Southern Africa 554,592 An
- Central Asia 274,943 An
- Annex I countries 216,928 An
- Europe 101,517 An
- Northern America 55,973 An
- United States of America 51,973 An
- Southern Europe 36,455 An
- Western Europe 34,184 An
- Eastern Europe 30,878 An
- Oceania 8,869 An
- Northern Europe 8,669 An
- European Union (27) 3,100 An
- South-Eastern Asia 1,149 An
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).