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...

Countries reporting
81
Highest
14.37 million kg
OECD
Lowest
0 kg
Republic of Korea
Median
16,536 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
7,034

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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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 volatilises (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).