Sheep — 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
192
Highest
571.91 million kg
USSR
Lowest
0 kg
Australia and New Zealand
Median
151,724 kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,062
What the numbers show
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 571.91 million kg in USSR; the lowest is 0 kg in Australia and New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 151,724 kg, and the mean is 13.24 million kg.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 199.2%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 70.5%).
Sheep — Manure applied to soils: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 571.91 million kg | 1991 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 2 | China | 392.29 million kg | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 392.29 million kg | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 4 | OECD | 164.59 million kg | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 5 | India | 157.38 million kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 105.73 million kg | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 82.09 million kg | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 8 | Pakistan | 65.75 million kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 61.49 million kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 59.78 million kg | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 44.31 million kg | 2023 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 41.74 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 34.48 million kg | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 14 | Indonesia | 31.56 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 28.71 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 26.29 million kg | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 24.88 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 18 | Greece | 15.26 million kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 19 | Yugoslav SFR | 14.37 million kg | 1991 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 20 | France | 12.72 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 21 | Italy | 12.56 million kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 22 | Sudan (former) | 12.12 million kg | 2011 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Nigeria | 11.84 million kg | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.29 million kg | 2023 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 25 | Chad | 11.20 million kg | 2023 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Sudan | 9.20 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 9.19 million kg | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 7.78 million kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 7.69 million kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 30 | Algeria | 7.32 million kg | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 7.23 million kg | 2023 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 32 | Mali | 5.37 million kg | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Kenya | 5.34 million kg | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia PDR | 5.34 million kg | 1992 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 35 | Morocco | 4.76 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 4.61 million kg | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 4.29 million kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 38 | Norway | 4.24 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 3.90 million kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 40 | Czechoslovakia | 3.76 million kg | 1992 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3.55 million kg | 2005 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 42 | South Sudan | 3.34 million kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 43 | Serbia | 3.32 million kg | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 44 | Niger | 3.25 million kg | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 45 | Germany | 3.02 million kg | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 2.63 million kg | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritania | 2.62 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 48 | Somalia | 2.38 million kg | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 49 | Albania | 2.33 million kg | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 50 | Ukraine | 2.23 million kg | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 51 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.16 million kg | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 53 | Senegal | 1.89 million kg | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Republic of Moldova | 1.79 million kg | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 55 | Libya | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 56 | Tunisia | 1.44 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 1.38 million kg | 2023 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 59 | Slovakia | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 60 | Poland | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Uganda | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 1.14 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Myanmar | 1.10 million kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | 1.07 million kg | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 65 | Nepal | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 66 | Guinea | 856,873 kg | 2023 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Cameroon | 822,049 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 68 | Czechia | 770,685 kg | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 69 | Austria | 757,702 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 70 | Canada | 746,076 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 71 | Switzerland | 700,672 kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 72 | Iceland | 686,385 kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 73 | Sweden | 654,605 kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 74 | Benin | 592,246 kg | 2023 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Côte d'Ivoire | 582,699 kg | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 76 | Eritrea | 569,785 kg | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 77 | Namibia | 521,307 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 78 | Togo | 479,237 kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 79 | Egypt | 458,414 kg | 2023 | down 64.2% | rising |
| 80 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 338,810 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 81 | Lesotho | 337,787 kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 82 | Belarus | 325,639 kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Montenegro | 324,756 kg | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 84 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 305,502 kg | 1999 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 85 | Denmark | 295,006 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 86 | Malaysia | 286,678 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Angola | 268,679 kg | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Lithuania | 247,263 kg | 2023 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Finland | 236,087 kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 231,392 kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Slovenia | 224,917 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 92 | Madagascar | 220,415 kg | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 93 | Belgium | 212,923 kg | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 94 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 211,526 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 95 | Burundi | 158,218 kg | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 96 | Faroe Islands | 152,051 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 97 | Latvia | 151,397 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 118,027 kg | 2023 | up 60.2% | falling |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 111,383 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 100 | Djibouti | 108,244 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 101 | Estonia | 106,539 kg | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 102 | Malawi | 84,318 kg | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Thailand | 78,143 kg | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Rwanda | 70,895 kg | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Liberia | 66,227 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 106 | Philippines | 60,983 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Zambia | 55,953 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Botswana | 55,172 kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 109 | Mozambique | 52,887 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 110 | Gabon | 52,696 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 111 | Japan | 52,653 kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 41,273 kg | 2023 | down 70.5% | flat |
| 113 | Gambia | 39,276 kg | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 114 | Congo | 28,718 kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 115 | Malta | 27,050 kg | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 26,182 kg | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Bhutan | 19,130 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 17,402 kg | 2022 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 119 | Equatorial Guinea | 9,596 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 9,086 kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Comoros | 5,929 kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 122 | Cabo Verde | 4,480 kg | 2023 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Eswatini | 3,836 kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 124 | Republic of Korea | 2,720 kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Mauritius | 909.21 kg | 2023 | up 57.4% | falling |
| 126 | Sao Tome and Principe | 784.91 kg | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 127 | China, Taiwan Province of | 349.63 kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 128 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 44.72 kg | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 129 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Argentina | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Armenia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Australia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Bahrain | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Bahamas | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Belize | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Brazil | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Barbados | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Chile | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Colombia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Cuba | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Cyprus | 0 kg | 2022 | — | flat |
| 129 | Dominica | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Ecuador | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Fiji | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Georgia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Grenada | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Guatemala | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Guyana | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Honduras | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Haiti | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Iraq | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Israel | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Jamaica | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Jordan | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Kuwait | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Mexico | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | New Caledonia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | New Zealand | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Oman | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Peru | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Paraguay | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Palestine | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | French Polynesia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Qatar | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Saudi Arabia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | El Salvador | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Suriname | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Uruguay | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Yemen | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | French Guiana | 0 kg | 2006 | — | flat |
| 129 | Guadeloupe | 0 kg | 2006 | — | flat |
| 129 | Martinique | 0 kg | 2006 | — | flat |
| 129 | Melanesia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Polynesia | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Caribbean | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Türkiye | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Australia and New Zealand | 0 kg | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.38 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.08 billion kg
- Asia 972.09 million kg
- Eastern Asia 452.47 million kg
- Southern Asia 362.59 million kg
- Europe 305.18 million kg
- Annex I countries 299.65 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 249.66 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 232.61 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 151.84 million kg
- Eastern Europe 142.44 million kg
- European Union (27) 142.42 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).