Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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
81
Highest
217,782 kg
OECD
Lowest
0 kg
Republic of Korea
Median
444.13 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
7,034

What the numbers show

Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 217,782 kg in OECD; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.

The median across all reporting countries is 444.13 kg, and the mean is 15,059 kg.

Over the past decade 32 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 that leaches: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 217,782 kg 2023 down 10.1% falling
2 Mexico 215,876 kg 2023 up 0.4% rising
3 China (People’s Republic of) 143,436 kg 2023 down 68.3% volatile
3 China, mainland 143,436 kg 2023 down 68.3% volatile
5 Ethiopia PDR 82,506 kg 1992 up 57.5% falling
6 Brazil 79,870 kg 2023 down 1.6% falling
7 Pakistan 68,755 kg 2023 up 19.3% volatile
8 Ethiopia 51,219 kg 2023 up 9.8% rising
9 Morocco 50,026 kg 2023 down 15.7% rising
10 India 31,687 kg 2023 down 51.6% rising
11 Peru 20,376 kg 2023 up 1.4% rising
12 Spain 16,195 kg 2017 down 0.6% volatile
13 Colombia 12,600 kg 2023 up 27.7% falling
14 Tunisia 10,786 kg 2023 up 0.2% rising
15 Dominican Republic 9,663 kg 2023 up 1.8% rising
16 Haiti 8,051 kg 2023 up 53.7% rising
17 Afghanistan 8,004 kg 2023 up 16.4% falling
18 Honduras 4,603 kg 2023 up 0.4% falling
19 France 3,997 kg 2017 up 22.7% volatile
20 Libya 3,856 kg 2023 up 1.5% volatile
21 Ecuador 3,540 kg 2023 down 54.4% flat
22 Nicaragua 3,176 kg 2023 up 1.1% rising
23 Somalia 2,927 kg 2023 up 1.6% rising
24 Argentina 2,844 kg 2023 down 76.5% falling
25 Guatemala 2,487 kg 2023 down 2.6% falling
26 South Africa 2,105 kg 2023 up 7.2% volatile
27 Greece 1,932 kg 2017 down 35.2% volatile
28 Algeria 1,712 kg 2023 down 58.4% volatile
29 El Salvador 1,565 kg 2023 down 0.8% flat
30 Bhutan 1,476 kg 2023 down 17.7% flat
31 Cuba 1,375 kg 2023 up 1.9% falling
32 Canada 1,367 kg 2023 unchanged flat
33 Italy 1,034 kg 2017 down 22.4% volatile
34 Namibia 890.02 kg 2023 up 1.4% rising
35 Albania 814.24 kg 2014 down 67.6% falling
36 Paraguay 699.01 kg 2023 down 0.2% falling
37 Jamaica 654.81 kg 2023 unchanged falling
38 Yugoslav SFR 592.18 kg 1991 down 60.0% volatile
39 Portugal 518.15 kg 2017 down 58.5% volatile
40 Bulgaria 512.46 kg 2017 down 80.0% volatile
41 USSR 444.13 kg 1991 down 23.5% falling
42 Botswana 438.2 kg 2023 up 4.6% rising
43 Chile 434.4 kg 2023 down 5.2% falling
44 Egypt 417.77 kg 2023 up 18.1% volatile
45 Myanmar 350 kg 2023 up 4.8% volatile
46 Costa Rica 323.28 kg 2023 down 6.1% falling
47 Belize 299.05 kg 2023 down 1.8% rising
48 Uruguay 269.65 kg 2023 up 3.0% rising
49 Ireland 175.73 kg 2017 up 3.0% falling
50 Puerto Rico 170.51 kg 2023 up 0.2% rising
51 Kyrgyzstan 163.7 kg 2023 unchanged flat
52 Zimbabwe 163.57 kg 2023 up 2.0% rising
53 Lesotho 148.9 kg 2023 down 54.5% volatile
54 Panama 138.75 kg 2023 down 11.7% falling
55 Trinidad and Tobago 131.68 kg 2023 up 0.6% falling
56 Barbados 130.96 kg 2023 unchanged flat
57 Switzerland 105.26 kg 2023 up 0.7% rising
58 Sudan 83.95 kg 2023 up 0.6% flat
59 Sudan (former) 83.29 kg 2011 up 1.0% rising
60 Belgium-Luxembourg 74.02 kg 1985 down 20.3% falling
61 Saint Lucia 72.49 kg 2023 up 0.6% rising
62 Hungary 60.47 kg 2017 down 1.7% volatile
63 Russian Federation 54.32 kg 2023 down 29.0% rising
64 Malta 43.52 kg 2017 down 2.0% volatile
65 Thailand 17.35 kg 2023 up 6.0% volatile
66 Eswatini 14.41 kg 2023 unchanged volatile
67 Guyana 9.89 kg 2023 down 5.6% volatile
68 Guadeloupe 6.55 kg 2006 unchanged volatile
69 Sao Tome and Principe 4.19 kg 2023 up 6.7% volatile
70 Grenada 3.27 kg 2023 unchanged falling
71 Mauritius 2.62 kg 2023 unchanged falling
72 Réunion 0.6548 kg 2006 unchanged volatile
73 Armenia 0 kg 2023 flat
73 Azerbaijan 0 kg 2023 flat
73 Cyprus 0 kg 2017 flat
73 Georgia 0 kg 2023 flat
73 Iraq 0 kg 2023 flat
73 Israel 0 kg 2023 flat
73 Jordan 0 kg 2023 flat
73 Lebanon 0 kg 2023 flat
73 Republic of Korea 0 kg 1996 down 100.0% 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 hinnies — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
121 places, 7,034 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).