Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 14.37 million kg in OECD; the lowest is 0 kg in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 16,536 kg, and the mean is 632,149 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 volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 14.37 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 2 | Mexico | 14.25 million kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 5.27 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 4 | Ethiopia PDR | 2.72 million kg | 1992 | up 57.5% | falling |
| 5 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 5 | China, mainland | 1.82 million kg | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 8 | Morocco | 1.65 million kg | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 870,897 kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 831,616 kg | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 637,786 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 13 | Haiti | 531,393 kg | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 14 | India | 401,368 kg | 2023 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 15 | Tunisia | 355,922 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 303,810 kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 259,122 kg | 2017 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Ecuador | 233,664 kg | 2023 | down 54.4% | flat |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 209,639 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 187,737 kg | 2023 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 21 | Guatemala | 164,153 kg | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 22 | Libya | 127,249 kg | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 23 | El Salvador | 103,303 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 101,381 kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 25 | Somalia | 96,604 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 26 | Lebanon | 93,926 kg | 2023 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Cuba | 90,761 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 69,472 kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 63,957 kg | 2017 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Algeria | 56,481 kg | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Paraguay | 46,135 kg | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 32 | Iraq | 45,164 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Jamaica | 43,218 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Greece | 30,914 kg | 2017 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Namibia | 29,371 kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 28,670 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 21,336 kg | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 38 | Belize | 19,737 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 39 | Bhutan | 18,691 kg | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 40 | Uruguay | 17,797 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 16,536 kg | 2017 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Botswana | 14,461 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 13,786 kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Albania | 13,028 kg | 2014 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 11,254 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 10,477 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Yugoslav SFR | 9,475 kg | 1991 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Panama | 9,158 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8,691 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 50 | Barbados | 8,643 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Portugal | 8,290 kg | 2017 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Israel | 6,985 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Cyprus | 6,548 kg | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 5,398 kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 55 | Lesotho | 4,914 kg | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 4,784 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 57 | Myanmar | 4,433 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 3,929 kg | 2017 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 59 | USSR | 3,405 kg | 1991 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 60 | Ireland | 2,812 kg | 2017 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 61 | Sudan | 2,770 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 62 | Sudan (former) | 2,749 kg | 2011 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 2,659 kg | 2023 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,074 kg | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Switzerland | 1,684 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,184 kg | 1985 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 67 | Malta | 696.4 kg | 2017 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Guyana | 652.58 kg | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Eswatini | 475.39 kg | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 463.61 kg | 2017 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Guadeloupe | 432.18 kg | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 416.46 kg | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 73 | Georgia | 392.89 kg | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 74 | Thailand | 219.8 kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Grenada | 216.09 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 165.88 kg | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Sao Tome and Principe | 138.3 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritius | 86.43 kg | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Armenia | 56.75 kg | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Réunion | 21.61 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.
- Non-Annex I countries 33.29 million kg
- Americas 25.06 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 25.05 million kg
- Central America 15.08 million kg
- South America 8.63 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 8.25 million kg
- Türkiye 71,213 kg
- Africa 4.13 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.65 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.24 million kg
- Northern Africa 2.21 million kg
- Southern Asia 2.14 million 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).