Sheep — 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
192
Highest
3.81 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
263.06 kg
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
8.54 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,062
What the numbers show
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 3.81 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 263.06 kg in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.54 million kg, and the mean is 145.46 million kg.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 199.2%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 70.5%).
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 3.81 billion kg | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 2 | China | 2.31 billion kg | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 2.31 billion kg | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 4 | USSR | 2.12 billion kg | 1991 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.93 billion kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 6 | Australia | 1.44 billion kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 7 | India | 925.79 million kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Sudan (former) | 629.49 million kg | 2011 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 621.93 million kg | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 614.86 million kg | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Chad | 581.77 million kg | 2023 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 502.93 million kg | 2023 | up 53.4% | falling |
| 13 | New Zealand | 487.28 million kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 478.54 million kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 15 | Sudan | 478.13 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 477.65 million kg | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 386.79 million kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 18 | Algeria | 380.44 million kg | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 19 | Mongolia | 351.66 million kg | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 304.04 million kg | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 21 | Mali | 278.82 million kg | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Kenya | 277.51 million kg | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia PDR | 277.41 million kg | 1992 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 24 | Brazil | 260.58 million kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 25 | Morocco | 247.05 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 245.53 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 226.55 million kg | 2023 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 222.04 million kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 204.59 million kg | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 202.82 million kg | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 31 | Indonesia | 185.64 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 32 | South Sudan | 173.44 million kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 33 | Niger | 169.06 million kg | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 168.87 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 164.09 million kg | 2023 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 36 | Argentina | 150.78 million kg | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 146.35 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 136.68 million kg | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 136.10 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 40 | Peru | 134.91 million kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 41 | Yemen | 123.69 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Somalia | 123.56 million kg | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 118.76 million kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 44 | United Republic of Tanzania | 112.08 million kg | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 45 | Yugoslav SFR | 111.81 million kg | 1991 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 46 | Mexico | 105.66 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 47 | France | 98.95 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 48 | Senegal | 98.01 million kg | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Italy | 97.76 million kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 50 | Libya | 90.02 million kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 51 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 89.40 million kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 52 | Iraq | 81.49 million kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 79.41 million kg | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 74.57 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 55 | Ghana | 71.44 million kg | 2023 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Uruguay | 70.87 million kg | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 66.40 million kg | 2023 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 58 | Uganda | 59.70 million kg | 2023 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Ireland | 56.29 million kg | 2023 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 45.76 million kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 45.24 million kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 62 | Guinea | 44.51 million kg | 2023 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Cameroon | 42.70 million kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 64 | Jordan | 35.09 million kg | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 65 | Portugal | 33.35 million kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 66 | Norway | 32.97 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 67 | Benin | 30.77 million kg | 2023 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 30.27 million kg | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 69 | Eritrea | 29.60 million kg | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia and Montenegro | 27.64 million kg | 2005 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 71 | Namibia | 27.08 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 72 | Serbia | 25.83 million kg | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 73 | Caribbean | 24.92 million kg | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Togo | 24.90 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 75 | United Arab Emirates | 24.68 million kg | 2023 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Egypt | 23.81 million kg | 2023 | down 64.2% | rising |
| 77 | Germany | 23.47 million kg | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 78 | Colombia | 21.43 million kg | 2023 | up 155.3% | falling |
| 79 | Albania | 18.15 million kg | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 80 | Lesotho | 17.55 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 17.09 million kg | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Cuba | 16.92 million kg | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.10 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 84 | Hungary | 14.45 million kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 85 | Chile | 14.39 million kg | 2023 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 86 | Angola | 13.96 million kg | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Czechoslovakia | 13.92 million kg | 1992 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 12.02 million kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Madagascar | 11.45 million kg | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 90 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.99 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 91 | Georgia | 10.33 million kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 92 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 10.01 million kg | 2023 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 93 | Qatar | 9.69 million kg | 2023 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Palestine | 9.58 million kg | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 8.83 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Kuwait | 8.78 million kg | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Croatia | 8.31 million kg | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 98 | Ukraine | 8.26 million kg | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Burundi | 8.22 million kg | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 100 | Armenia | 8.14 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 101 | Oman | 7.99 million kg | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7.41 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 103 | Guatemala | 7.37 million kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 104 | Ecuador | 6.72 million kg | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 105 | Republic of Moldova | 6.64 million kg | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 106 | Myanmar | 6.46 million kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Canada | 6.30 million kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 6.13 million kg | 2023 | up 60.2% | falling |
| 109 | Nepal | 6.00 million kg | 2023 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 110 | Israel | 5.98 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 111 | Austria | 5.90 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 112 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.79 million kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 113 | Djibouti | 5.62 million kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 114 | Switzerland | 5.45 million kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 115 | Iceland | 5.34 million kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 116 | Lebanon | 5.19 million kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 117 | Sweden | 5.09 million kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 118 | Slovakia | 4.62 million kg | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 119 | Malawi | 4.38 million kg | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Poland | 4.31 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Cyprus | 4.11 million kg | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 122 | Paraguay | 3.91 million kg | 2023 | down 27.1% | flat |
| 123 | Rwanda | 3.68 million kg | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Haiti | 3.60 million kg | 2023 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 125 | Liberia | 3.44 million kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 3.07 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Zambia | 2.91 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Botswana | 2.87 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 129 | Czechia | 2.85 million kg | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 130 | Mozambique | 2.75 million kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 131 | Gabon | 2.74 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 132 | Montenegro | 2.53 million kg | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 133 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2.38 million kg | 1999 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 134 | Denmark | 2.30 million kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 135 | Gambia | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 136 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.99 million kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 137 | Lithuania | 1.92 million kg | 2023 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Finland | 1.84 million kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 139 | Slovenia | 1.75 million kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 140 | Malaysia | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Belgium | 1.66 million kg | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 142 | Guyana | 1.58 million kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 143 | Congo | 1.49 million kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 144 | Belarus | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Faroe Islands | 1.18 million kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 146 | Latvia | 1.18 million kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 147 | Estonia | 829,097 kg | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 148 | Bahrain | 726,615 kg | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Melanesia | 564,461 kg | 2023 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 498,480 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 151 | Thailand | 459,666 kg | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Fiji | 439,690 kg | 2023 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Philippines | 358,722 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Japan | 309,726 kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Comoros | 307,987 kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 242,783 kg | 2023 | down 70.5% | flat |
| 157 | Cabo Verde | 232,739 kg | 2023 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Malta | 210,509 kg | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 207,449 kg | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Honduras | 202,642 kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 161 | Eswatini | 199,270 kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 162 | Puerto Rico | 197,883 kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 163 | Belize | 192,694 kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Martinique | 172,187 kg | 2006 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 165 | Barbados | 159,572 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 157,527 kg | 2023 | up 112.5% | falling |
| 167 | Sri Lanka | 154,011 kg | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 135,424 kg | 2022 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 169 | Grenada | 119,574 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 170 | Bhutan | 112,531 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 105,560 kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 101,734 kg | 2023 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 173 | Dominica | 100,753 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 95,336 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 175 | Papua New Guinea | 86,880 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Nicaragua | 82,901 kg | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 78,955 kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Suriname | 75,092 kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 179 | El Salvador | 66,304 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 180 | Brunei Darussalam | 53,450 kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Mauritius | 47,232 kg | 2023 | up 57.4% | falling |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 40,775 kg | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 183 | Costa Rica | 34,497 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 184 | Guadeloupe | 26,904 kg | 2006 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 185 | New Caledonia | 23,340 kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 186 | French Guiana | 16,884 kg | 2006 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 187 | Republic of Korea | 15,999 kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Jamaica | 15,640 kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 189 | French Polynesia | 5,128 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Polynesia | 5,128 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 191 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,057 kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 192 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 263.06 kg | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 16.96 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 12.76 billion kg
- Asia 7.08 billion kg
- Africa 5.22 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.02 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.23 billion kg
- Annex I countries 4.19 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.92 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.40 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.36 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 2.66 billion kg
- Southern Asia 2.13 billion 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).