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...

Countries reporting
81
Highest
21.55 million kg
OECD
Lowest
0 kg
Republic of Korea
Median
24,804 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
7,034

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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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 left on pasture 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).