Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 145,188 kg in OECD; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 296.09 kg, and the mean is 10,039 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 volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 145,188 kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 2 | Mexico | 143,917 kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | China (People’s Republic of) | 95,624 kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 95,624 kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia PDR | 55,004 kg | 1992 | up 57.5% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 53,246 kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 7 | Pakistan | 45,837 kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 34,146 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 33,351 kg | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 10 | India | 21,125 kg | 2023 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 11 | Peru | 13,584 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 10,797 kg | 2017 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Colombia | 8,400 kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 14 | Tunisia | 7,190 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 6,442 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Haiti | 5,368 kg | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 17 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 5,336 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 3,069 kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 19 | France | 2,665 kg | 2017 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Libya | 2,571 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 2,360 kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | flat |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 2,118 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 23 | Somalia | 1,952 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 1,896 kg | 2023 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 25 | Guatemala | 1,658 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 1,403 kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Greece | 1,288 kg | 2017 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Algeria | 1,141 kg | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 29 | El Salvador | 1,043 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | Bhutan | 983.74 kg | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 31 | Cuba | 916.78 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 32 | Canada | 911.04 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Italy | 689 kg | 2017 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Namibia | 593.35 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 542.83 kg | 2014 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 466.01 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 37 | Jamaica | 436.54 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Yugoslav SFR | 394.78 kg | 1991 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Portugal | 345.44 kg | 2017 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 341.64 kg | 2017 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 41 | USSR | 296.09 kg | 1991 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 42 | Botswana | 292.13 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 289.6 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 44 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 278.51 kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Myanmar | 233.33 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 215.52 kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 47 | Belize | 199.37 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 48 | Uruguay | 179.77 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 49 | Ireland | 117.15 kg | 2017 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 113.67 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 51 | Kyrgyz Republic | 109.14 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 109.05 kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 53 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 99.27 kg | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Panama | 92.5 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 87.79 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 56 | Barbados | 87.31 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Switzerland | 70.17 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 58 | Sudan | 55.96 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 59 | Sudan (former) | 55.53 kg | 2011 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 60 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 49.35 kg | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 61 | St. Lucia | 48.33 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 62 | Hungary | 40.31 kg | 2017 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Russian Federation | 36.21 kg | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 64 | Malta | 29.02 kg | 2017 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Thailand | 11.57 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 9.6 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 67 | Guyana | 6.59 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Guadeloupe | 4.37 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 69 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 2.79 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Grenada | 2.18 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 71 | Mauritius | 1.75 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 72 | Réunion | 0.4365 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Armenia, Republic of | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 73 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 546,175 kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 253,018 kg
- Non-Annex I countries 545,044 kg
- Asia 208,775 kg
- Americas 253,929 kg
- Central America 152,312 kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 164,589 kg
- Southern Asia 112,797 kg
- Eastern Asia 95,624 kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 49,294 kg
- South America 87,203 kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 45,182 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).