Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture 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...
What the numbers show
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 21.55 million kg in OECD; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 24,804 kg, and the mean is 948,224 kg.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 37 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 that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 21.55 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 2 | Mexico | 21.37 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 7.91 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 4 | Ethiopia PDR | 4.08 million kg | 1992 | up 57.5% | falling |
| 5 | China (People’s Republic of) | 2.73 million kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 5 | China, mainland | 2.73 million kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 2.54 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 8 | Morocco | 2.48 million kg | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 2.02 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 1.31 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 956,679 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 13 | Haiti | 797,090 kg | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 14 | India | 602,051 kg | 2023 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 15 | Tunisia | 533,883 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 455,715 kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 388,683 kg | 2017 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Ecuador | 350,496 kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | flat |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 314,459 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 281,605 kg | 2023 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 21 | Guatemala | 246,229 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 22 | Libya | 190,874 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 23 | El Salvador | 154,954 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 152,071 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 25 | Somalia | 144,906 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 26 | Lebanon | 140,889 kg | 2023 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Cuba | 136,141 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 104,208 kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 95,936 kg | 2017 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Algeria | 84,721 kg | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Paraguay | 69,202 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 32 | Iraq | 67,747 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Jamaica | 64,826 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Greece | 46,371 kg | 2017 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Namibia | 44,056 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 43,006 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 32,005 kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 38 | Belize | 29,606 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 39 | Bhutan | 28,037 kg | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 40 | Uruguay | 26,695 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 24,804 kg | 2017 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Botswana | 21,691 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 20,680 kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Albania | 19,542 kg | 2014 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 16,881 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 15,715 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Yugoslav SFR | 14,212 kg | 1991 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Panama | 13,737 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13,036 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 50 | Barbados | 12,965 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Portugal | 12,436 kg | 2017 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Israel | 10,477 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Cyprus | 9,822 kg | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 8,097 kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 55 | Lesotho | 7,371 kg | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 7,176 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 57 | Myanmar | 6,650 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 5,893 kg | 2017 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 59 | USSR | 5,108 kg | 1991 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 60 | Ireland | 4,217 kg | 2017 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 61 | Sudan | 4,155 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 62 | Sudan (former) | 4,123 kg | 2011 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 3,988 kg | 2023 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,110 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Switzerland | 2,526 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,777 kg | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 67 | Malta | 1,045 kg | 2017 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Guyana | 978.88 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Eswatini | 713.09 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 695.41 kg | 2017 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Guadeloupe | 648.26 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 624.69 kg | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 73 | Georgia | 589.33 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 74 | Thailand | 329.7 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Grenada | 324.13 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 248.83 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Sao Tome and Principe | 207.44 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritius | 129.65 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Armenia | 85.13 kg | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Réunion | 32.41 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 50.08 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 37.57 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 49.93 million kg
- Central America 22.62 million kg
- Americas 37.59 million kg
- South America 12.95 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 12.37 million kg
- Africa 6.19 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.98 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.37 million kg
- Northern Africa 3.31 million kg
- European Union (27) 589,902 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).