Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 71.83 million kg in OECD; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 91,220 kg, and the mean is 3.07 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 — Manure left on pasture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 71.83 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 2 | Mexico | 71.24 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 26.36 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 4 | Ethiopia PDR | 13.61 million kg | 1992 | up 57.5% | falling |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.75 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 5 | China | 9.08 million kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 5 | China, mainland | 9.08 million kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.80 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.56 million kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 8.45 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 356,064 kg | 2023 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Morocco | 8.25 million kg | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41,122 kg | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Peru | 6.72 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 4.35 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 4.16 million kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 3.19 million kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 13 | Haiti | 2.66 million kg | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 14 | India | 2.01 million kg | 2023 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 15 | Tunisia | 1.78 million kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Caribbean | 6.68 million kg | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 1.52 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 1.30 million kg | 2017 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Ecuador | 1.17 million kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | flat |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 1.05 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 938,683 kg | 2023 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 21 | Guatemala | 820,764 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 22 | Libya | 636,247 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 23 | El Salvador | 516,513 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 23 | Cabo Verde | 41,813 kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 506,904 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 25 | Somalia | 483,020 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 26 | Lebanon | 469,630 kg | 2023 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Cuba | 453,805 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 347,360 kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 319,787 kg | 2017 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Algeria | 282,404 kg | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Paraguay | 230,673 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 32 | Iraq | 225,822 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Jamaica | 216,087 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Greece | 154,570 kg | 2017 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Namibia | 146,853 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 143,352 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 106,682 kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 38 | Belize | 98,687 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 39 | Bhutan | 93,456 kg | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 40 | Uruguay | 88,985 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 82,680 kg | 2017 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Botswana | 72,303 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 68,932 kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Albania | 65,139 kg | 2014 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 56,269 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 52,385 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Yugoslav SFR | 47,374 kg | 1991 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Panama | 45,789 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43,455 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 50 | Barbados | 43,218 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Portugal | 41,452 kg | 2017 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Israel | 34,923 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Cyprus | 32,740 kg | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 26,989 kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 55 | Lesotho | 24,569 kg | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 23,921 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 57 | Myanmar | 22,166 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 19,644 kg | 2017 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 59 | USSR | 17,025 kg | 1991 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 60 | Ireland | 14,058 kg | 2017 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 61 | Sudan | 13,851 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 62 | Sudan (former) | 13,743 kg | 2011 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 13,293 kg | 2023 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,368 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Switzerland | 8,421 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 5,922 kg | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 67 | Malta | 3,482 kg | 2017 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Guyana | 3,263 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Eswatini | 2,377 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 2,318 kg | 2017 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Guadeloupe | 2,161 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 2,082 kg | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 73 | Georgia | 1,964 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 74 | Thailand | 1,099 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Grenada | 1,080 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 829.43 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Sao Tome and Principe | 691.48 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritius | 432.18 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Armenia | 283.75 kg | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Réunion | 108.04 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 166.92 million kg
- Asia 20.98 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 166.44 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12.16 million kg
- Americas 125.30 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6.83 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 125.24 million kg
- Central America 75.39 million kg
- South America 43.17 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 41.23 million kg
- Africa 20.63 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 13.26 million kg
- Middle Africa 691.48 kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 11.22 million kg
- Northern Africa 11.04 million kg
- Southern Asia 10.72 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 9.60 million kg
- Eastern Asia 9.08 million kg
- Eastern Africa 8.96 million kg
- European Union (27) 1.97 million kg
- Southern Europe 1.58 million kg
- Western Asia 1.14 million kg
- Southern Africa 593,462 kg
- Annex I countries 475,221 kg
- Northern America 52,385 kg
- Western Africa 41,813 kg
- South-Eastern Asia 23,265 kg
- Northern Europe 14,058 kg
- Europe 10,503 kg
- Central Asia 10,368 kg
- Western Europe 8,421 kg
- Eastern Europe 2,082 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).