Poultry Birds — 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
212
Highest
427.04 million kg
China
Lowest
19.45 kg
Tokelau
Median
523,000 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,087
What the numbers show
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 427.04 million kg in China; the lowest is 19.45 kg in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 523,000 kg, and the mean is 10.14 million kg.
Over the past decade 162 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 270.3%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 98.4%).
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 427.04 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 420.17 million kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 195.44 million kg | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 51.02 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 4 | OECD | 117.33 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 34.09 million kg | 2023 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 94.28 million kg | 2023 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 33.65 million kg | 2023 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 79.43 million kg | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 60.29 million kg | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 34.01 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 8 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.74 million kg | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 27.88 million kg | 2023 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.34 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 27.47 million kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.29 million kg | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 11 | Morocco | 26.95 million kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.99 million kg | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 25.47 million kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.78 million kg | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 13 | Algeria | 21.97 million kg | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.63 million kg | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 14 | Malaysia | 18.71 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 15 | Japan | 18.18 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 57,462 kg | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 17.89 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Melanesia | 47,810 kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 17.70 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 41,860 kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 16.22 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Polynesia | 4,823 kg | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 19 | Tunisia | 15.85 million kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Micronesia | 3,098 kg | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 13.99 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 772.89 kg | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 21 | Caribbean | 16.52 million kg | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 11.33 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.40 million kg | 2023 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Iraq | 11.31 million kg | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 11.27 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 10.86 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Senegal | 9.43 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 9.36 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Ghana | 9.05 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Chile | 8.41 million kg | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Ecuador | 8.40 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Myanmar | 8.24 million kg | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 7.25 million kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 6.66 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Ethiopia PDR | 6.62 million kg | 1992 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 73,661 kg | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | China, Taiwan Province of | 6.60 million kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 6.13 million kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 36 | Angola | 5.96 million kg | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Yemen | 5.72 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Mali | 5.66 million kg | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 5.43 million kg | 2023 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Lebanon | 5.41 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Israel | 5.36 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 5.28 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 43 | Kuwait | 4.99 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan | 4.84 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 4.75 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | 4.63 million kg | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Sudan (former) | 4.25 million kg | 2011 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 48 | Zambia | 4.11 million kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea | 3.95 million kg | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Libya | 3.76 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 51 | South Sudan | 3.60 million kg | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 3.59 million kg | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 3.54 million kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Jordan | 3.41 million kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Togo | 3.33 million kg | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 3.32 million kg | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 3.08 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 58 | Guatemala | 2.57 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Sierra Leone | 2.57 million kg | 2023 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Qatar | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Mozambique | 2.49 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 62 | Uruguay | 2.31 million kg | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Benin | 2.31 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Honduras | 2.28 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 2.19 million kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Niger | 2.01 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 67 | Malawi | 1.97 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.88 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 1.85 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 1.71 million kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 71 | USSR | 1.63 million kg | 1991 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 72 | Cuba | 1.60 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 73 | Paraguay | 1.56 million kg | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 1.54 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Guyana | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Réunion | 1.46 million kg | 2006 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Panama | 1.44 million kg | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 1.40 million kg | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 1.37 million kg | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.08 million kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Georgia | 946,473 kg | 2023 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 887,887 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 86 | Liberia | 870,803 kg | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 87 | France | 825,401 kg | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 88 | Russian Federation | 737,925 kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 89 | Jamaica | 666,538 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 660,391 kg | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 647,017 kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Spain | 614,416 kg | 2020 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 93 | Chad | 591,898 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 94 | Germany | 527,160 kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 95 | Palestine | 518,840 kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 96 | Italy | 512,839 kg | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 97 | Mauritania | 495,113 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 98 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 494,507 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 99 | Australia and New Zealand | 493,992 kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 100 | Armenia | 491,645 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 456,005 kg | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 102 | Oman | 444,721 kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 418,266 kg | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Australia | 402,850 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 391,609 kg | 2020 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 106 | Somalia | 376,954 kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 107 | Haiti | 362,481 kg | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 108 | Rwanda | 349,287 kg | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Poland | 337,951 kg | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 110 | Gabon | 328,166 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Suriname | 308,509 kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 112 | Burundi | 298,776 kg | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 113 | Congo | 289,077 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 114 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 280,238 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 115 | Barbados | 271,097 kg | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Ukraine | 247,056 kg | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 117 | Yugoslav SFR | 240,871 kg | 1991 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 118 | Canada | 240,400 kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 119 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 229,570 kg | 2023 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Puerto Rico | 226,544 kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 121 | Singapore | 207,351 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 201,358 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Eswatini | 178,966 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Belarus | 151,986 kg | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 125 | Bahrain | 150,989 kg | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahamas | 150,406 kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Portugal | 149,775 kg | 2020 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 128 | Belgium | 131,966 kg | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 129 | Eritrea | 130,419 kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 130 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 129,243 kg | 1999 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 131 | Mongolia | 116,501 kg | 2023 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Belize | 107,104 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Romania | 104,792 kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 134 | Botswana | 101,659 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 135 | Gambia | 97,152 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 136 | New Zealand | 91,141 kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 137 | Czechoslovakia | 63,119 kg | 1992 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 138 | Serbia and Montenegro | 62,418 kg | 2005 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 139 | Denmark | 57,976 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 140 | Hungary | 57,786 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 141 | Comoros | 55,860 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 142 | Austria | 55,118 kg | 2020 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 143 | Bhutan | 54,949 kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Lesotho | 53,258 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 145 | Finland | 50,090 kg | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 146 | Ireland | 49,416 kg | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 147 | Norway | 48,264 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Serbia | 44,026 kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | 43,336 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 150 | China, Macao SAR | 42,114 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 151 | Switzerland | 36,090 kg | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 152 | Croatia | 30,975 kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 153 | Seychelles | 30,729 kg | 2023 | up 148.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30,551 kg | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Lithuania | 29,135 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 156 | Bulgaria | 26,502 kg | 2020 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 157 | Czechia | 26,297 kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25,914 kg | 2023 | down 57.5% | rising |
| 159 | Grenada | 25,542 kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 160 | Fiji | 24,544 kg | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 23,935 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Albania | 22,248 kg | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Papua New Guinea | 18,569 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | 18,376 kg | 2006 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Latvia | 18,310 kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 166 | Martinique | 13,506 kg | 2006 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 167 | Slovakia | 12,556 kg | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 168 | Slovenia | 12,371 kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12,319 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 170 | French Guiana | 10,977 kg | 2006 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Dominica | 10,875 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9,876 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 173 | North Macedonia | 5,882 kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 174 | Estonia | 5,694 kg | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,736 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 176 | Greece | 3,156 kg | 2020 | down 96.0% | flat |
| 177 | Montenegro | 3,065 kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 178 | Malta | 2,469 kg | 2020 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 179 | Kiribati | 2,306 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 180 | New Caledonia | 2,116 kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 181 | French Polynesia | 1,708 kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 1,566 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Samoa | 1,474 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 184 | Tonga | 1,232 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 185 | Iceland | 1,105 kg | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 1,014 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 187 | Sweden | 980.79 kg | 2020 | down 98.4% | rising |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 659.67 kg | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 206.19 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 116.9 kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 191 | Niue | 66.58 kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 19.45 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 19.45 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 1.58 billion kg
- Asia 1.10 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.51 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 134.10 million kg
- Eastern Asia 457.93 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 360.04 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 293.95 million kg
- Africa 258.90 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 20.64 million kg
- Southern Asia 238.61 million kg
- Middle Africa 14.42 million kg
- Americas 209.60 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 207.07 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 157.65 million kg
- South America 146.46 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 107.97 million kg
- Northern Africa 101.25 million kg
- Western Asia 100.19 million kg
- Western Africa 81.47 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 69.68 million kg
- Annex I countries 59.75 million kg
- Eastern Africa 44.79 million kg
- Central America 44.10 million kg
- Southern Africa 16.97 million kg
- Central Asia 11.00 million kg
- Europe 4.38 million kg
- Northern America 2.53 million kg
- European Union (27) 2.51 million kg
- United States of America 2.29 million kg
- Western Europe 1.80 million kg
- Eastern Europe 1.73 million kg
- Northern Europe 705,081 kg
- Oceania 549,723 kg
- Southern Europe 144,482 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).