Mules and hinnies — Amount excreted in manure (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 hinnies — Amount excreted in manure (N content) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 72.56 million kg in OECD; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 94,129 kg, and the mean is 3.12 million kg.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 70.1%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Korea (down 100.0%).
Mules and hinnies — Amount excreted in manure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 72.56 million kg | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 2 | Mexico | 71.96 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 26.62 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 4 | Ethiopia PDR | 13.75 million kg | 1992 | up 57.5% | falling |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.95 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 5 | China | 9.56 million kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 5 | China, mainland | 9.56 million kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 8.54 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 356,064 kg | 2023 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Morocco | 8.34 million kg | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41,122 kg | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Peru | 6.79 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 4.58 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 4.20 million kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 3.22 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 13 | Haiti | 2.68 million kg | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 14 | India | 2.11 million kg | 2023 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 15 | Tunisia | 1.80 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Caribbean | 6.75 million kg | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 1.53 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 1.35 million kg | 2017 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Ecuador | 1.18 million kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | flat |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 1.06 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 948,165 kg | 2023 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 21 | Guatemala | 829,055 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 22 | Libya | 642,674 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 533,583 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 23 | Cabo Verde | 42,235 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 24 | El Salvador | 521,731 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 25 | Somalia | 487,899 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 26 | Lebanon | 469,630 kg | 2023 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Cuba | 458,389 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 350,869 kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 333,111 kg | 2017 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Algeria | 285,257 kg | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Paraguay | 233,003 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 32 | Iraq | 225,822 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Jamaica | 218,270 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Greece | 161,010 kg | 2017 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Namibia | 148,336 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 144,800 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 107,760 kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 38 | Belize | 99,684 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 39 | Bhutan | 98,374 kg | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 40 | Uruguay | 89,884 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 86,125 kg | 2017 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Botswana | 73,033 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 69,628 kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Albania | 67,854 kg | 2014 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 45 | Canada | 56,940 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 56,838 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 47 | Yugoslav SFR | 49,348 kg | 1991 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Panama | 46,251 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43,894 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 50 | Barbados | 43,654 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Portugal | 43,180 kg | 2017 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Israel | 34,923 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Cyprus | 32,740 kg | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 27,262 kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 55 | Lesotho | 24,817 kg | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 24,162 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 57 | Myanmar | 23,333 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 21,352 kg | 2017 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 59 | USSR | 18,506 kg | 1991 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 60 | Ireland | 14,644 kg | 2017 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 61 | Sudan | 13,991 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 62 | Sudan (former) | 13,882 kg | 2011 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 13,293 kg | 2023 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,914 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Switzerland | 8,772 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 6,168 kg | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 67 | Malta | 3,627 kg | 2017 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Guyana | 3,296 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Hungary | 2,520 kg | 2017 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Eswatini | 2,401 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 71 | Russian Federation | 2,263 kg | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 72 | Guadeloupe | 2,183 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Georgia | 1,964 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 74 | Thailand | 1,157 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Grenada | 1,091 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 829.43 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Sao Tome and Principe | 698.46 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritius | 436.54 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Armenia | 283.75 kg | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Réunion | 109.14 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Republic of Korea | 0 kg | 1996 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 169.44 million kg
- Asia 22.02 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 168.96 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12.30 million kg
- Americas 126.57 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6.90 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 126.51 million kg
- Central America 76.16 million kg
- South America 43.60 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 41.86 million kg
- Africa 20.84 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 13.42 million kg
- Middle Africa 698.46 kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 11.36 million kg
- Southern Asia 11.28 million kg
- Northern Africa 11.15 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 9.69 million kg
- Eastern Asia 9.56 million kg
- Eastern Africa 9.05 million kg
- European Union (27) 2.05 million kg
- Southern Europe 1.64 million kg
- Western Asia 1.14 million kg
- Southern Africa 599,457 kg
- Annex I countries 480,876 kg
- Northern America 56,940 kg
- Western Africa 42,235 kg
- South-Eastern Asia 24,490 kg
- Northern Europe 14,644 kg
- Europe 11,035 kg
- Central Asia 10,914 kg
- Western Europe 8,772 kg
- Eastern Europe 2,263 kg
- United States of America 0 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).