Poultry Birds — 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
193
Highest
284.69 million kg
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
12.97 kg
Naoero, Republic of
Median
330,075 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,087
What the numbers show
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 284.69 million kg in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 12.97 kg in Naoero, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 330,075 kg, and the mean is 6.81 million kg.
Over the past decade 148 countries rose and 43 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 volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 284.69 million kg | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 280.11 million kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 130.29 million kg | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | OECD | 78.22 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 62.85 million kg | 2023 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 52.96 million kg | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 40.19 million kg | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 22.67 million kg | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 18.59 million kg | 2023 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 18.31 million kg | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Morocco | 17.97 million kg | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 16.98 million kg | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 13 | Algeria | 14.64 million kg | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Malaysia | 12.47 million kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 12.12 million kg | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 11.93 million kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 11.80 million kg | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 10.81 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Tunisia | 10.57 million kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 9.33 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 7.55 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Iraq | 7.54 million kg | 2023 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 7.52 million kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 7.24 million kg | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Senegal | 6.29 million kg | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 6.24 million kg | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Ghana | 6.03 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Chile | 5.61 million kg | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Ecuador | 5.60 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Myanmar | 5.49 million kg | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 4.83 million kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 4.44 million kg | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Ethiopia PDR | 4.42 million kg | 1992 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 34 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4.40 million kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar, Republic of | 4.09 million kg | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 36 | Angola | 3.98 million kg | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Yemen, Republic of | 3.81 million kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Mali | 3.77 million kg | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 3.62 million kg | 2023 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Lebanon | 3.61 million kg | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Israel | 3.57 million kg | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 42 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 3.52 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 42 | Cook Islands | 77.93 kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 43 | Kuwait | 3.33 million kg | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Niue | 44.39 kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 44 | Sudan | 3.23 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 44 | Tokelau | 12.97 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 3.17 million kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | 3.08 million kg | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Sudan (former) | 2.84 million kg | 2011 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 48 | Zambia | 2.74 million kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea | 2.63 million kg | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Libya | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 51 | South Sudan, Republic of | 2.40 million kg | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 2.39 million kg | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 2.36 million kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Jordan | 2.27 million kg | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Togo | 2.22 million kg | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 2.22 million kg | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 2.06 million kg | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 58 | Guatemala | 1.71 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Sierra Leone | 1.71 million kg | 2023 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Qatar | 1.67 million kg | 2023 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Mozambique | 1.66 million kg | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 62 | Uruguay | 1.54 million kg | 2023 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Benin | 1.54 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Honduras | 1.52 million kg | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 1.46 million kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Niger | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 67 | Malawi | 1.31 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.26 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 1.23 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 1.14 million kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 71 | USSR | 1.09 million kg | 1991 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 72 | Cuba | 1.06 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 73 | Paraguay | 1.04 million kg | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 1.03 million kg | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Guyana | 979,821 kg | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Réunion | 974,456 kg | 2006 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Panama | 957,370 kg | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 933,557 kg | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 913,124 kg | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 861,106 kg | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Brunei Darussalam | 718,225 kg | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 673,618 kg | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 670,390 kg | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Georgia | 630,982 kg | 2023 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 85 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 591,924 kg | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 86 | Liberia | 580,535 kg | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 87 | France | 550,267 kg | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 88 | Russian Federation | 491,950 kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 89 | Jamaica | 444,358 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 90 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 440,261 kg | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 431,345 kg | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Spain | 409,611 kg | 2020 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 93 | Chad | 394,599 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 94 | Germany | 351,440 kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 95 | Palestine | 345,893 kg | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 96 | Italy | 341,893 kg | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 97 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 330,075 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 98 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 329,671 kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 99 | Australia and New Zealand | 329,328 kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 100 | Armenia | 327,764 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 101 | Kyrgyz Republic | 304,003 kg | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 102 | Oman | 296,481 kg | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 278,844 kg | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Australia | 268,567 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 261,073 kg | 2020 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 106 | Somalia | 251,302 kg | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 107 | Haiti | 241,654 kg | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 108 | Rwanda | 232,858 kg | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Poland | 225,301 kg | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 110 | Gabon | 218,777 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Suriname | 205,673 kg | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 112 | Burundi | 199,184 kg | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 113 | Congo, Republic of | 192,718 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 114 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 186,825 kg | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 115 | Barbados | 180,732 kg | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Ukraine | 164,704 kg | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 117 | Yugoslav SFR | 160,581 kg | 1991 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 118 | Canada | 160,267 kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 119 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 153,047 kg | 2023 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Puerto Rico | 151,029 kg | 2023 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 121 | Singapore | 138,234 kg | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 134,239 kg | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 119,310 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Belarus, Republic of | 101,324 kg | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 125 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 100,660 kg | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahamas, The | 100,271 kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Portugal | 99,850 kg | 2020 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 128 | Belgium | 87,977 kg | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 129 | Eritrea, The State of | 86,946 kg | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 130 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 86,162 kg | 1999 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 131 | Mongolia | 77,667 kg | 2023 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Belize | 71,402 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Romania | 69,861 kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 134 | Botswana | 67,773 kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 135 | Gambia, The | 64,768 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 136 | New Zealand | 60,761 kg | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 137 | Czechoslovakia | 42,079 kg | 1992 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 138 | Serbia and Montenegro | 41,612 kg | 2005 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 139 | Denmark | 38,651 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 140 | Hungary | 38,524 kg | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 141 | Comoros, Union of the | 37,240 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 142 | Austria | 36,745 kg | 2020 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 143 | Bhutan | 36,633 kg | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Lesotho | 35,505 kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 145 | Finland | 33,393 kg | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 146 | Ireland | 32,944 kg | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 147 | Norway | 32,176 kg | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Serbia | 29,351 kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 28,890 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 150 | China, Macao SAR | 28,076 kg | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 151 | Switzerland | 24,060 kg | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 152 | Croatia | 20,650 kg | 2023 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 153 | Seychelles | 20,486 kg | 2023 | up 148.1% | volatile |
| 154 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 20,367 kg | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Lithuania | 19,424 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 156 | Bulgaria | 17,668 kg | 2020 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 157 | Czechia | 17,532 kg | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17,276 kg | 2023 | down 57.5% | rising |
| 159 | Grenada | 17,028 kg | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 160 | Fiji, Republic of | 16,363 kg | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 161 | St. Lucia | 15,956 kg | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Albania | 14,832 kg | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Papua New Guinea | 12,380 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | 12,250 kg | 2006 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Latvia | 12,207 kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 166 | Martinique | 9,004 kg | 2006 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 167 | Slovak Republic | 8,371 kg | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 168 | Slovenia | 8,247 kg | 2023 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 169 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 8,213 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 170 | French Guiana | 7,318 kg | 2006 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Dominica | 7,250 kg | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6,584 kg | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 173 | North Macedonia | 3,921 kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 174 | Estonia | 3,796 kg | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 175 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 3,157 kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 176 | Greece | 2,104 kg | 2020 | down 96.0% | flat |
| 177 | Montenegro | 2,044 kg | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 178 | Malta | 1,646 kg | 2020 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 179 | Kiribati | 1,537 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 180 | New Caledonia | 1,411 kg | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 181 | French Polynesia | 1,139 kg | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 1,044 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Samoa | 982.86 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 184 | Tonga | 821.24 kg | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 185 | Iceland | 736.65 kg | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 676.01 kg | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 187 | Sweden | 653.86 kg | 2020 | down 98.4% | rising |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 439.78 kg | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 137.46 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Naoero, Republic of | 12.97 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 1.05 billion kg
- Asia 734.45 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.01 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 240.03 million kg
- Africa 172.60 million kg
- Americas 139.73 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 71.98 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 46.46 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 105.10 million kg
- Annex I countries 39.83 million kg
- South America 97.64 million kg
- Northern America 1.69 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).