Sheep and Goats — 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
187
Highest
1.26 billion kg
OECD
Lowest
0 kg
Tuvalu
Median
5.36 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,693
What the numbers show
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 1.26 billion kg in OECD; the lowest is 0 kg in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.36 million kg, and the mean is 68.66 million kg.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 140.6%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 100.0%).
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 1.26 billion kg | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 2 | China, People's Republic of | 1.13 billion kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1.13 billion kg | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 4 | India | 890.06 million kg | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 603.89 million kg | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 580.46 million kg | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 7 | USSR | 497.10 million kg | 1991 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 458.60 million kg | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 457.34 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 392.48 million kg | 2023 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 380.55 million kg | 2023 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Sudan (former) | 323.51 million kg | 2011 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 281.98 million kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 14 | Kenya | 238.31 million kg | 2023 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Mali | 226.25 million kg | 2023 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Mongolia | 192.82 million kg | 2023 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia PDR | 163.03 million kg | 1992 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 18 | New Zealand | 146.55 million kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 19 | Niger | 137.52 million kg | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 20 | Algeria | 135.74 million kg | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 21 | Brazil | 135.61 million kg | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 130.22 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 126.60 million kg | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 125.47 million kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 25 | South Sudan, Republic of | 123.47 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 98.93 million kg | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 27 | Morocco | 98.48 million kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 96.43 million kg | 2023 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Uganda | 95.78 million kg | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 88.90 million kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Somalia | 87.77 million kg | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 32 | Yemen, Republic of | 82.04 million kg | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 76.46 million kg | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 75.26 million kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 35 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 72.76 million kg | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 71.09 million kg | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 37 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 70.81 million kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 38 | Spain | 65.28 million kg | 2023 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 39 | Nepal | 63.66 million kg | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 63.62 million kg | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 41 | Turkmenistan | 62.93 million kg | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 42 | Ghana | 62.52 million kg | 2023 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Cook Islands | 12,422 kg | 2023 | down 40.6% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 58.02 million kg | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 57.79 million kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 45 | Malawi | 57.22 million kg | 2023 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 48.34 million kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 47 | Greece | 45.23 million kg | 2023 | down 24.4% | flat |
| 48 | Romania | 42.99 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 49 | Cameroon | 41.91 million kg | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 50 | Libya | 38.85 million kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 51 | Togo | 33.46 million kg | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Guinea | 33.21 million kg | 2023 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 53 | France | 32.43 million kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 54 | Iraq | 30.86 million kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 30.62 million kg | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 56 | Italy | 30.59 million kg | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 57 | Central African Republic | 29.42 million kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Yugoslav SFR | 29.18 million kg | 1991 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 59 | Tunisia | 27.28 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 60 | Benin | 25.75 million kg | 2023 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 25.71 million kg | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 62 | Angola | 23.72 million kg | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Zambia | 21.63 million kg | 2023 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Uruguay | 21.34 million kg | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 65 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 20.24 million kg | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 66 | Kyrgyz Republic | 19.37 million kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 67 | Burundi | 19.30 million kg | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Mozambique, Republic of | 19.09 million kg | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 17.80 million kg | 2023 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Eritrea, The State of | 17.34 million kg | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 71 | Philippines | 16.77 million kg | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Namibia | 16.49 million kg | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 73 | Ireland | 14.69 million kg | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 74 | Jordan | 13.98 million kg | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 75 | Oman | 13.84 million kg | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Madagascar, Republic of | 12.40 million kg | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 77 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 11.75 million kg | 2023 | down 69.3% | rising |
| 78 | Colombia | 11.55 million kg | 2023 | up 78.4% | flat |
| 79 | Myanmar | 11.44 million kg | 2023 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Portugal | 10.44 million kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 81 | Haiti | 9.33 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 82 | Norway | 8.98 million kg | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 83 | Albania | 8.05 million kg | 2023 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 84 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 7.98 million kg | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 85 | Serbia and Montenegro | 7.93 million kg | 2005 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 86 | Rwanda | 7.79 million kg | 2023 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Cuba | 7.77 million kg | 2023 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 7.57 million kg | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Serbia, Republic of | 7.50 million kg | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 90 | Germany | 6.97 million kg | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 91 | Chile | 6.10 million kg | 2023 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 92 | Botswana | 6.03 million kg | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 93 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5.54 million kg | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.36 million kg | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 4.61 million kg | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Qatar | 4.58 million kg | 2023 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.21 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 98 | Djibouti | 3.99 million kg | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 99 | Palestine | 3.92 million kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 100 | Lebanon | 3.91 million kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 101 | Ukraine | 3.91 million kg | 2023 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Kuwait | 3.62 million kg | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Czechoslovakia | 3.34 million kg | 1992 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 104 | Georgia | 3.32 million kg | 2023 | up 22.5% | flat |
| 105 | Hungary | 3.32 million kg | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 106 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 2.75 million kg | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 107 | Guatemala | 2.73 million kg | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 108 | Jamaica | 2.65 million kg | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 109 | Liberia | 2.58 million kg | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 110 | Croatia, Republic of | 2.55 million kg | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 111 | Armenia, Republic of | 2.53 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 112 | Gambia, The | 2.46 million kg | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 113 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 2.38 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 114 | Cyprus | 2.36 million kg | 2022 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 115 | Israel | 2.31 million kg | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 116 | Thailand | 2.18 million kg | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Ecuador | 2.14 million kg | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 118 | Austria | 2.04 million kg | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 120 | Congo, Republic of | 1.90 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 121 | Malaysia | 1.87 million kg | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 122 | Switzerland | 1.84 million kg | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 123 | Canada | 1.71 million kg | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 124 | Paraguay | 1.68 million kg | 2023 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 1.54 million kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 126 | Fiji, Republic of | 1.42 million kg | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 127 | Iceland | 1.40 million kg | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 128 | Republic of Korea | 1.38 million kg | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 129 | Gabon | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 130 | Sweden | 1.33 million kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 131 | Poland | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovak Republic | 1.01 million kg | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 133 | Guyana | 843,501 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 134 | Belgium | 822,863 kg | 2022 | up 25.7% | flat |
| 135 | Montenegro | 810,975 kg | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 136 | Czechia | 767,875 kg | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 137 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 687,857 kg | 1999 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 138 | Comoros, Union of the | 631,445 kg | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 139 | Denmark | 599,196 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 140 | Slovenia | 595,792 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 141 | Lithuania | 574,644 kg | 2023 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Belarus, Republic of | 513,842 kg | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 143 | Finland | 509,569 kg | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 144 | China, Taiwan Province of | 460,813 kg | 2023 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 145 | Latvia | 361,072 kg | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 146 | Costa Rica | 356,060 kg | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 323,597 kg | 2023 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Faroe Islands | 308,835 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 149 | Bhutan | 287,958 kg | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 150 | Estonia | 235,561 kg | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 192,389 kg | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 152 | Japan | 173,464 kg | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Honduras | 170,744 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 154 | Réunion | 164,389 kg | 2006 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 151,619 kg | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 156 | Grenada | 147,258 kg | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 157 | Guadeloupe | 146,190 kg | 2006 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 122,365 kg | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 159 | Mauritius | 111,575 kg | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 160 | St. Lucia | 96,945 kg | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 161 | Bahamas, The | 91,062 kg | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 162 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 89,932 kg | 2023 | up 122.0% | falling |
| 163 | Malta | 88,926 kg | 2023 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 164 | Martinique | 87,745 kg | 2006 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 165 | El Salvador | 82,806 kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 166 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 76,746 kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 167 | French Polynesia | 76,640 kg | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 168 | Puerto Rico | 74,224 kg | 2023 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 169 | Dominica | 73,470 kg | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 170 | Barbados | 73,022 kg | 2023 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Tonga | 69,075 kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 61,714 kg | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 173 | Nicaragua | 60,536 kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 174 | Belize | 58,668 kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Panama | 40,874 kg | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 176 | Suriname | 40,848 kg | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 177 | Papua New Guinea | 40,753 kg | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 178 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 39,137 kg | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 179 | Brunei Darussalam | 28,525 kg | 2023 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 28,309 kg | 2023 | down 64.4% | rising |
| 181 | Seychelles | 26,069 kg | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 14,689 kg | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 183 | French Guiana | 10,697 kg | 2006 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 184 | Singapore | 3,219 kg | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 185 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3,058 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 186 | Tuvalu | 0 kg | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 9.63 billion kg
- Asia 4.18 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 8.31 billion kg
- Africa 3.88 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.99 billion kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.28 billion kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.15 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.27 billion kg
- Annex I countries 1.31 billion kg
- Americas 449.26 million kg
- European Union (27) 274.01 million kg
- Oceania 605.58 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).