Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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
212
Highest
354.54 million kg
OECD
Lowest
419.34 kg
Tokelau
Median
836,547 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,087
What the numbers show
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 354.54 million kg in OECD; the lowest is 419.34 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 836,547 kg, and the mean is 10.39 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 354.54 million kg | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 346.94 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 341.36 million kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 41.45 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 158.78 million kg | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 27.34 million kg | 2023 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 107.58 million kg | 1991 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 76.60 million kg | 2023 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 9.89 million kg | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 73.13 million kg | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 9.28 million kg | 2023 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 48.98 million kg | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5.83 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 48.70 million kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 3.79 million kg | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 31.31 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.43 million kg | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 26.89 million kg | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 22.32 million kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Melanesia | 1.03 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 22.30 million kg | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.03 million kg | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 20.02 million kg | 2020 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 827,446 kg | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 17.18 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 444,854 kg | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 16.71 million kg | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 278,361 kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 16.31 million kg | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 103,969 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.11 million kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia | 66,787 kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Canada | 15.25 million kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 34,009 kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 20 | Malaysia | 15.20 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 16,660 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Japan | 14.77 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 14.54 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 11.37 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 10.65 million kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 25 | Caribbean | 15.21 million kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 10.38 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Belarus | 10.03 million kg | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 10.00 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 9.21 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 9.13 million kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 30 | Australia | 8.68 million kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 31 | Peru | 8.62 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Yugoslav SFR | 7.85 million kg | 1991 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 7.75 million kg | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 11,519 kg | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Ecuador | 7.74 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 6.92 million kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 36 | Myanmar | 6.69 million kg | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 6.68 million kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 38 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5.36 million kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 4.88 million kg | 2020 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 4.82 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 4.41 million kg | 2023 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Egypt | 4.36 million kg | 2023 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium | 4.30 million kg | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 4.21 million kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 4.21 million kg | 1999 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 46 | Czechoslovakia | 4.17 million kg | 1992 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 47 | Nigeria | 3.98 million kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 3.81 million kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 49 | Algeria | 3.44 million kg | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Iraq | 3.08 million kg | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Nepal | 2.92 million kg | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 2.54 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 2.48 million kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | 2.37 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Uruguay | 2.13 million kg | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Honduras | 2.10 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2.03 million kg | 2005 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 59 | New Zealand | 1.96 million kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 60 | Denmark | 1.89 million kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 61 | Austria | 1.80 million kg | 2020 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 1.75 million kg | 2020 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 63 | Czechia | 1.74 million kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Finland | 1.63 million kg | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 66 | Ireland | 1.61 million kg | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 67 | Norway | 1.57 million kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Yemen | 1.56 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Senegal | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Lebanon | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Cuba | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 72 | Israel | 1.46 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 73 | Paraguay | 1.44 million kg | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 74 | Serbia | 1.43 million kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 75 | Ghana | 1.42 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Cambodia | 1.39 million kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Kuwait | 1.36 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Guyana | 1.35 million kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Panama | 1.32 million kg | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 1.19 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Switzerland | 1.18 million kg | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 84 | Kenya | 1.04 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.04 million kg | 1992 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 86 | Croatia | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 87 | Madagascar | 958,710 kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 88 | Lithuania | 949,324 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 89 | Angola | 932,471 kg | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 928,135 kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 91 | El Salvador | 925,776 kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 905,270 kg | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 93 | Mali | 885,432 kg | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 94 | Brunei Darussalam | 875,266 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 844,378 kg | 2023 | down 57.5% | rising |
| 96 | Slovakia | 828,716 kg | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 825,973 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 820,906 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 99 | Sudan | 757,078 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 100 | Cameroon | 742,826 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Albania | 724,907 kg | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Uganda | 723,305 kg | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 721,350 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 104 | Qatar | 681,133 kg | 2023 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Sudan (former) | 665,094 kg | 2011 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 106 | Zambia | 642,861 kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Guinea | 617,779 kg | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Jamaica | 613,638 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 109 | Latvia | 596,614 kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 595,909 kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Libya | 587,480 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 112 | South Sudan | 563,009 kg | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 553,835 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Tajikistan | 536,524 kg | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Fiji | 529,068 kg | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Togo | 521,392 kg | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Slovenia | 403,093 kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 118 | Sierra Leone | 402,015 kg | 2023 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 400,270 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Mozambique | 389,695 kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 370,474 kg | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 122 | Benin | 361,087 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Haiti | 333,713 kg | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 124 | Niger | 313,887 kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 125 | Malawi | 307,626 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 289,089 kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 127 | Suriname | 284,024 kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 128 | Georgia | 257,725 kg | 2023 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 129 | Barbados | 249,582 kg | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritius | 240,476 kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Réunion | 228,576 kg | 2006 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 208,564 kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 191,647 kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 134 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 186,511 kg | 2023 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Estonia | 185,528 kg | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 136 | Singapore | 168,459 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 137 | Palestine | 141,280 kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 138 | Bahamas | 138,469 kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Liberia | 136,175 kg | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | 133,875 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 141 | Oman | 121,098 kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Cyprus | 106,635 kg | 2020 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 143 | Greece | 102,818 kg | 2020 | down 96.0% | flat |
| 144 | Central African Republic | 101,180 kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Montenegro | 99,878 kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 146 | Belize | 98,604 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Mongolia | 94,649 kg | 2023 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Chad | 92,560 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 149 | Malta | 80,462 kg | 2020 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 150 | Mauritania | 77,425 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 151 | Namibia | 65,408 kg | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Somalia | 58,948 kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 153 | Rwanda | 54,621 kg | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Gabon | 51,318 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Kiribati | 49,707 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Burundi | 46,722 kg | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 45,608 kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 158 | Congo | 45,205 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 159 | Bhutan | 44,643 kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahrain | 41,114 kg | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 36,818 kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Iceland | 36,004 kg | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 163 | China, Macao SAR | 34,215 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 33,766 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Sweden | 31,957 kg | 2020 | down 98.4% | rising |
| 166 | Samoa | 31,779 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 167 | Guinea-Bissau | 31,488 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Eswatini | 27,986 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Tonga | 26,553 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 170 | Grenada | 23,515 kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 22,035 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 21,858 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 21,494 kg | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 174 | Eritrea | 20,395 kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 175 | Guadeloupe | 16,917 kg | 2006 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Botswana | 15,897 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 177 | Gambia | 15,193 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Martinique | 12,434 kg | 2006 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11,341 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 180 | French Guiana | 10,106 kg | 2006 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Dominica | 10,012 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9,092 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 183 | Comoros | 8,735 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 184 | Lesotho | 8,328 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 6,777 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 186 | Seychelles | 4,805 kg | 2023 | up 148.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,778 kg | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 4,444 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,360 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 2,520 kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 191 | Niue | 1,435 kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 419.34 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 419.34 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 1.45 billion kg
- Asia 840.92 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.06 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 51.46 million kg
- Annex I countries 389.02 million kg
- Eastern Asia 372.04 million kg
- Americas 350.97 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 18.65 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 238.81 million kg
- Europe 200.79 million kg
- Southern Asia 193.85 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 190.64 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 176.44 million kg
- Northern America 160.33 million kg
- Middle Africa 2.26 million kg
- United States of America 145.08 million kg
- South America 134.83 million kg
- Eastern Europe 114.43 million kg
- European Union (27) 99.77 million kg
- Western Europe 58.68 million kg
- Central America 40.60 million kg
- Africa 40.49 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 36.94 million kg
- Western Asia 27.28 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 27.15 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 24.65 million kg
- Northern Europe 22.97 million kg
- Northern Africa 15.83 million kg
- Western Africa 12.74 million kg
- Oceania 11.85 million kg
- Central Asia 8.94 million kg
- Eastern Africa 7.00 million kg
- Southern Europe 4.71 million kg
- Southern Africa 2.65 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).