Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 725,940 kg in OECD; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,522 kg, and the mean is 55,971 kg.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia PDR (up 57.5%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Korea (down 100.0%).
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 725,940 kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 2 | Mexico | 719,586 kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | China | 478,120 kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 478,120 kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 197,580 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia PDR | 275,020 kg | 1992 | up 57.5% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 18,156 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 266,232 kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 15,715 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Pakistan | 229,184 kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 170,729 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 166,754 kg | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 10 | India | 105,623 kg | 2023 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 11 | Peru | 67,919 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 53,984 kg | 2017 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Colombia | 42,001 kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 14 | Tunisia | 35,952 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 32,211 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Haiti | 26,838 kg | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 17 | Caribbean | 67,512 kg | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 26,679 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 15,344 kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 19 | France | 13,324 kg | 2017 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Libya | 12,854 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 11,801 kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | flat |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 10,588 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 23 | Somalia | 9,758 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 23 | Cabo Verde | 844.71 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 9,482 kg | 2023 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 25 | Guatemala | 8,291 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 7,017 kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Greece | 6,440 kg | 2017 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Algeria | 5,705 kg | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 29 | El Salvador | 5,217 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | Bhutan | 4,919 kg | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 31 | Cuba | 4,584 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 32 | Canada | 4,555 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Italy | 3,445 kg | 2017 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Namibia | 2,967 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 2,714 kg | 2014 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 2,330 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 37 | Jamaica | 2,183 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Yugoslav SFR | 1,974 kg | 1991 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Portugal | 1,727 kg | 2017 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 1,708 kg | 2017 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 41 | USSR | 1,480 kg | 1991 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 42 | Botswana | 1,461 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 1,448 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 44 | Egypt | 1,393 kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Myanmar | 1,167 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 1,078 kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 47 | Belize | 996.84 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 48 | Uruguay | 898.84 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 49 | Ireland | 585.76 kg | 2017 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 568.38 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 545.67 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 545.24 kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 53 | Lesotho | 496.35 kg | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Panama | 462.51 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 438.94 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 56 | Barbados | 436.54 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Switzerland | 350.86 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 58 | Sudan | 279.82 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 59 | Sudan (former) | 277.64 kg | 2011 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 60 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 246.74 kg | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 241.62 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 62 | Hungary | 201.57 kg | 2017 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Russian Federation | 181.07 kg | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 64 | Malta | 145.08 kg | 2017 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Thailand | 57.84 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Eswatini | 48.02 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 67 | Guyana | 32.96 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Guadeloupe | 21.83 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.97 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Grenada | 10.91 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 71 | Mauritius | 8.73 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 72 | Réunion | 2.18 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | 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 2.73 million kg
- Asia 1.04 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 2.73 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 235,961 kg
- Americas 1.27 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.27 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 69,410 kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 822,947 kg
- Central America 761,562 kg
- Southern Asia 563,985 kg
- Middle Africa 13.97 kg
- Eastern Asia 478,120 kg
- South America 436,015 kg
- Africa 416,825 kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 246,473 kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 225,908 kg
- Northern Africa 222,937 kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 193,888 kg
- Eastern Africa 181,041 kg
- European Union (27) 81,561 kg
- Southern Europe 65,741 kg
- Southern Africa 11,989 kg
- Annex I countries 5,656 kg
- Northern America 4,555 kg
- South-Eastern Asia 1,224 kg
- Western Africa 844.71 kg
- Northern Europe 585.76 kg
- Central Asia 545.67 kg
- Europe 531.93 kg
- Western Europe 350.86 kg
- Eastern Europe 181.07 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).