Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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
212
Highest
3.20 billion kg
China
Lowest
2,162 kg
Tokelau
Median
9.89 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,087
What the numbers show
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 3.20 billion kg in China; the lowest is 2,162 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.89 million kg, and the mean is 86.62 million kg.
Over the past decade 161 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 270.3%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 98.4%).
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.20 billion kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3.15 billion kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 2.20 billion kg | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 382.20 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 1.46 billion kg | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 252.06 million kg | 2023 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 706.24 million kg | 2023 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 630.43 million kg | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Türkiye | 160.06 million kg | 2023 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 7 | USSR | 543.33 million kg | 1991 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 85.23 million kg | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 451.58 million kg | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 269.88 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 50.29 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 245.97 million kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.40 million kg | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 205.78 million kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 21.77 million kg | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 12 | Malaysia | 140.13 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 19.15 million kg | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 13 | France | 137.57 million kg | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 9.47 million kg | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 136.18 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.67 million kg | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 134.04 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.33 million kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 114.75 million kg | 2023 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Melanesia | 5.31 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 112.65 million kg | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 535,922 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Morocco | 110.91 million kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 344,261 kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Nigeria | 104.82 million kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 313,560 kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 104.82 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 85,876 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 102.40 million kg | 2020 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 22 | Algeria | 90.40 million kg | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 89.48 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Germany | 87.86 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 86.22 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Caribbean | 131.09 million kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Italy | 85.47 million kg | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 27 | Republic of Korea | 84.87 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 83.09 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 82.42 million kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 82.35 million kg | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 31 | Canada | 80.13 million kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51.03 million kg | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 74.28 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 66.78 million kg | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 303,133 kg | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 66.75 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Ecuador | 66.71 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Tunisia | 65.23 million kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Myanmar | 61.69 million kg | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | 57.55 million kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 54.89 million kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 40 | Iraq | 53.09 million kg | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Belarus | 50.66 million kg | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 42 | China, Taiwan Province of | 49.45 million kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 46.71 million kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 44.76 million kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 40.67 million kg | 2023 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Yugoslav SFR | 40.15 million kg | 1991 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 47 | Senegal | 38.81 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 37.24 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Romania | 34.93 million kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 50 | Kenya | 27.40 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Ethiopia PDR | 27.26 million kg | 1992 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 26.90 million kg | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Yemen | 26.84 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Lebanon | 25.39 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Madagascar | 25.23 million kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 56 | Israel | 25.18 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 57 | Portugal | 24.96 million kg | 2020 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 58 | Angola | 24.54 million kg | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Kuwait | 23.44 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Mali | 23.30 million kg | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 23.09 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 62 | Belgium | 21.99 million kg | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 21.74 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 64 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 21.54 million kg | 1999 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 65 | Czechoslovakia | 21.04 million kg | 1992 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 66 | Guatemala | 20.41 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Sudan | 19.92 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 68 | Cameroon | 19.55 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Hungary | 19.26 million kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 70 | Uganda | 19.03 million kg | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Uruguay | 18.37 million kg | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Honduras | 18.11 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Sudan (former) | 17.50 million kg | 2011 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 74 | Zambia | 16.92 million kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Guinea | 16.26 million kg | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 16.00 million kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 15.61 million kg | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 78 | Libya | 15.46 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.94 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 80 | South Sudan | 14.82 million kg | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 14.57 million kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Togo | 13.72 million kg | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Cambodia | 12.79 million kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Cuba | 12.66 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 85 | Paraguay | 12.38 million kg | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 86 | Qatar | 11.74 million kg | 2023 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Guyana | 11.66 million kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 11.40 million kg | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 11.11 million kg | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 10.58 million kg | 2023 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10.40 million kg | 2005 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 92 | United Arab Emirates | 10.27 million kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 10.26 million kg | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 94 | Mozambique | 10.26 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 10.25 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 96 | New Zealand | 10.13 million kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 97 | Denmark | 9.66 million kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 98 | Benin | 9.50 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Austria | 9.19 million kg | 2020 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 8.83 million kg | 2020 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 101 | Czechia | 8.77 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 102 | Finland | 8.35 million kg | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 103 | Niger | 8.26 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 104 | Ireland | 8.24 million kg | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 105 | Malawi | 8.10 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.07 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Norway | 8.04 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 108 | El Salvador | 7.98 million kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Zimbabwe | 7.61 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 7.57 million kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 111 | Serbia | 7.34 million kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 6.65 million kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 113 | Mauritius | 6.33 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Réunion | 6.02 million kg | 2006 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Switzerland | 6.02 million kg | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 116 | Jamaica | 5.29 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 117 | Croatia | 5.16 million kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 4.95 million kg | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Lithuania | 4.86 million kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 120 | Georgia | 4.44 million kg | 2023 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.32 million kg | 2023 | down 57.5% | rising |
| 122 | Slovakia | 4.19 million kg | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 123 | Albania | 3.71 million kg | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Liberia | 3.58 million kg | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.42 million kg | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 126 | Latvia | 3.05 million kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 127 | Haiti | 2.88 million kg | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 128 | Fiji | 2.73 million kg | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Central African Republic | 2.66 million kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Suriname | 2.45 million kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 131 | Palestine | 2.44 million kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 132 | Chad | 2.44 million kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 133 | Armenia | 2.31 million kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 134 | Barbados | 2.15 million kg | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Oman | 2.09 million kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 2.06 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovenia | 2.06 million kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 138 | Mauritania | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 139 | Cyprus | 1.84 million kg | 2020 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 140 | Puerto Rico | 1.80 million kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 141 | Namibia | 1.72 million kg | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 142 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.72 million kg | 2023 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Singapore | 1.55 million kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 144 | Somalia | 1.55 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 145 | Rwanda | 1.44 million kg | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Gabon | 1.35 million kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Burundi | 1.23 million kg | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 148 | Bahamas | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Congo | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 150 | North Macedonia | 980,290 kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 151 | Estonia | 948,990 kg | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 152 | Mongolia | 872,667 kg | 2023 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Belize | 850,030 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 828,635 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Eswatini | 736,484 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Bahrain | 708,870 kg | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Eritrea | 536,703 kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 158 | Greece | 525,923 kg | 2020 | down 96.0% | flat |
| 159 | Montenegro | 510,883 kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 160 | Botswana | 418,351 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 161 | Bhutan | 411,604 kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Malta | 411,568 kg | 2020 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 163 | Gambia | 399,804 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 164 | China, Macao SAR | 315,459 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 165 | Kiribati | 256,223 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 166 | New Caledonia | 235,094 kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 167 | Comoros | 229,878 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 168 | Lesotho | 219,169 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 169 | Grenada | 202,717 kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 189,958 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 171 | French Polynesia | 189,781 kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Iceland | 184,161 kg | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 178,336 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 174,052 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Samoa | 163,810 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 176 | Sweden | 163,465 kg | 2020 | down 98.4% | rising |
| 177 | Guadeloupe | 145,837 kg | 2006 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Tonga | 136,873 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 179 | Seychelles | 126,456 kg | 2023 | up 148.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 125,725 kg | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 112,669 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 109,946 kg | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 183 | Martinique | 107,190 kg | 2006 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97,768 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 185 | French Guiana | 87,118 kg | 2006 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Dominica | 86,310 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 78,380 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 37,587 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 22,910 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 12,989 kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 191 | Niue | 7,398 kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 2,162 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 2,162 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 12.60 billion kg
- Asia 7.97 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 10.42 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 708.57 million kg
- Eastern Asia 3.43 billion kg
- Americas 2.49 billion kg
- South-Eastern Asia 2.20 billion kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 162.05 million kg
- Annex I countries 2.18 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.10 billion kg
- Southern Asia 1.79 billion kg
- Middle Africa 59.35 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.64 billion kg
- South America 1.16 billion kg
- Africa 1.07 billion kg
- Europe 1.02 billion kg
- Northern America 842.51 million kg
- United States of America 762.37 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 648.77 million kg
- Eastern Europe 577.94 million kg
- European Union (27) 508.01 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 496.78 million kg
- Western Asia 470.38 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 418.77 million kg
- Northern Africa 416.66 million kg
- Central America 349.99 million kg
- Western Africa 335.26 million kg
- Western Europe 300.14 million kg
- Eastern Africa 184.31 million kg
- Northern Europe 117.51 million kg
- Central Asia 82.39 million kg
- Southern Africa 69.85 million kg
- Oceania 61.08 million kg
- Southern Europe 24.08 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).