Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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
173
Highest
581.54 million kg
USSR
Lowest
28.95 kg
Belize
Median
827,450 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,693
What the numbers show
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 581.54 million kg in USSR; the lowest is 28.95 kg in Belize.
The median across all reporting countries is 827,450 kg, and the mean is 18.70 million kg.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 140.0%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 72.5%).
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 581.54 million kg | 1991 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 489.39 million kg | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 489.31 million kg | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 119.55 million kg | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 4 | India | 273.09 million kg | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 5 | OECD | 174.02 million kg | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.43 million kg | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 129.31 million kg | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3.27 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 84.61 million kg | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 2.32 million kg | 2023 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Mongolia | 78.25 million kg | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 1.98 million kg | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 61.57 million kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.45 million kg | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 46.35 million kg | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 11 | Indonesia | 46.29 million kg | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 590,283 kg | 2023 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 44.43 million kg | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 342,062 kg | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 13 | Nigeria | 38.63 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 179,443 kg | 2023 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 35.76 million kg | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 169,081 kg | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 32.37 million kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 30.91 million kg | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 27.99 million kg | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 27.94 million kg | 2023 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 19 | Chad | 25.99 million kg | 2023 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 25.27 million kg | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan (former) | 21.31 million kg | 2011 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Sudan | 18.63 million kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Greece | 17.24 million kg | 2023 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 24 | Kenya | 15.84 million kg | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Mali | 15.03 million kg | 2023 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Yugoslav SFR | 14.37 million kg | 1991 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 27 | France | 13.63 million kg | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 28 | Italy | 13.27 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.80 million kg | 2023 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Nepal | 11.93 million kg | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.79 million kg | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 30 | Caribbean | 512,052 kg | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 31 | Ethiopia PDR | 10.77 million kg | 1992 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 31 | Cabo Verde | 47,419 kg | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 9.27 million kg | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 33 | Niger | 9.13 million kg | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 34 | Algeria | 8.86 million kg | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 35 | South Sudan | 8.18 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 7.23 million kg | 2023 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 6.47 million kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 38 | Morocco | 6.45 million kg | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 39 | Uganda | 6.41 million kg | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 5.88 million kg | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Somalia | 5.82 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 4.87 million kg | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritania | 4.80 million kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 4.53 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 45 | Norway | 4.29 million kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 46 | Ghana | 4.16 million kg | 2023 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Hungary | 3.95 million kg | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 48 | Malawi | 3.85 million kg | 2023 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Czechoslovakia | 3.84 million kg | 1992 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 50 | Senegal | 3.83 million kg | 2023 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3.65 million kg | 2005 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 52 | Serbia | 3.43 million kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 53 | Germany | 3.13 million kg | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 54 | Philippines | 2.99 million kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Ukraine | 2.84 million kg | 2023 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Myanmar | 2.82 million kg | 2023 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Albania | 2.79 million kg | 2023 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 58 | Cameroon | 2.79 million kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 59 | Libya | 2.55 million kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 60 | Togo | 2.23 million kg | 2023 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea | 2.20 million kg | 2023 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 2.06 million kg | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 63 | Central African Republic | 1.98 million kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.98 million kg | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 1.93 million kg | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 1.78 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 67 | Benin | 1.71 million kg | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.69 million kg | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 69 | Angola | 1.59 million kg | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Zambia | 1.45 million kg | 2023 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Mexico | 1.33 million kg | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 72 | Burundi | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Mozambique | 1.28 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Poland | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Slovakia | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 77 | Eritrea | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 1.12 million kg | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 79 | Namibia | 1.09 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 80 | Austria | 827,450 kg | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 81 | Madagascar | 826,188 kg | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 82 | Czechia | 812,066 kg | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 83 | Egypt | 773,491 kg | 2023 | down 69.4% | rising |
| 84 | Canada | 761,288 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 85 | Switzerland | 759,135 kg | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 86 | Iceland | 687,705 kg | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 87 | Sweden | 654,605 kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 88 | Argentina | 619,149 kg | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 89 | Malaysia | 540,398 kg | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 90 | Lesotho | 524,371 kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 91 | Rwanda | 522,122 kg | 2023 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 500,718 kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Thailand | 440,742 kg | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Botswana | 404,024 kg | 2023 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 95 | Belarus | 398,020 kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 356,760 kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Montenegro | 345,777 kg | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 98 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 314,855 kg | 1999 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 99 | Denmark | 295,006 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 289,121 kg | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 101 | Haiti | 277,691 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 102 | Belgium | 267,144 kg | 2022 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 103 | Peru | 264,726 kg | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 104 | Djibouti | 264,190 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 105 | Lithuania | 257,322 kg | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Republic of Korea | 244,933 kg | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 107 | Slovenia | 244,217 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 108 | Finland | 240,260 kg | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 109 | Colombia | 172,253 kg | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 110 | Liberia | 171,092 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 111 | Gambia | 164,146 kg | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 112 | Eswatini | 159,993 kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 113 | Latvia | 158,837 kg | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 114 | Faroe Islands | 152,051 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 115 | Congo | 126,742 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 116 | Estonia | 109,201 kg | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 117 | Cuba | 90,626 kg | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 89,126 kg | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 119 | Gabon | 87,987 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 120 | China, Taiwan Province of | 81,104 kg | 2023 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 121 | Japan | 69,556 kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Bhutan | 64,733 kg | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 123 | Chile | 60,017 kg | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 124 | Comoros | 42,291 kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 34,429 kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 126 | Malta | 31,770 kg | 2023 | up 30.0% | flat |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 21,064 kg | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 128 | Guatemala | 17,411 kg | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 129 | Paraguay | 17,106 kg | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea | 12,582 kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 131 | Guyana | 12,448 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 132 | Brunei Darussalam | 11,756 kg | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 11,640 kg | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Réunion | 11,061 kg | 2006 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 135 | Mauritius | 7,478 kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 136 | Guadeloupe | 4,650 kg | 2006 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 137 | Ecuador | 4,297 kg | 2023 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4,077 kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Grenada | 3,750 kg | 2023 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 140 | Honduras | 3,702 kg | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 141 | Uruguay | 2,770 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,605 kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 143 | Bahamas | 2,269 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 2,198 kg | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 145 | El Salvador | 2,118 kg | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,025 kg | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 147 | Seychelles | 1,755 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 148 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,621 kg | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 149 | Dominica | 1,456 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,437 kg | 2023 | up 133.6% | falling |
| 151 | Panama | 1,376 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 152 | Martinique | 1,215 kg | 2006 | down 62.8% | rising |
| 153 | Nicaragua | 1,201 kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 154 | Barbados | 846.84 kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Suriname | 616.86 kg | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 156 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 569.77 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 157 | Singapore | 564.81 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 500.3 kg | 2023 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 159 | French Guiana | 189.62 kg | 2006 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 160 | Belize | 28.95 kg | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.94 billion kg
- Asia 1.35 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.63 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 237.66 million kg
- Southern Asia 593.13 million kg
- Eastern Asia 571.22 million kg
- Middle Africa 34.03 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 474.65 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 367.02 million kg
- Europe 318.10 million kg
- Annex I countries 313.01 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 292.35 million kg
- Africa 257.06 million kg
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1.15 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 218.03 million kg
- European Union (27) 151.08 million kg
- Eastern Europe 148.30 million kg
- Central Asia 133.61 million kg
- Western Africa 90.65 million kg
- Eastern Africa 84.70 million kg
- Northern Europe 75.65 million kg
- Southern Europe 74.11 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 56.17 million kg
- Northern Africa 39.03 million kg
- Western Europe 20.04 million kg
- Americas 12.04 million kg
- Southern Africa 8.65 million kg
- Northern America 6.56 million kg
- United States of America 5.80 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 5.48 million kg
- South America 3.61 million kg
- Central America 1.36 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).