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
131
Highest
571.91 million kg
USSR
Lowest
44.72 kg
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
1.02 million 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 131 countries. The highest value is 571.91 million kg in USSR; the lowest is 44.72 kg in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.02 million kg, and the mean is 19.44 million kg.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 56 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 |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 105.73 million kg | 2023 | up 14.5% | 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 |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.16 million kg | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 82.09 million kg | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 1.79 million kg | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 7 | Pakistan | 65.75 million kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 338,810 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 61.49 million kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 211,526 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 59.78 million kg | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 44.31 million kg | 2023 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 10 | Timor-Leste | 41,273 kg | 2023 | down 70.5% | flat |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 41.74 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 34.48 million kg | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 13 | Indonesia | 31.56 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 28.71 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 26.29 million kg | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 24.88 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 15.26 million kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 18 | Yugoslav SFR | 14.37 million kg | 1991 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 19 | France | 12.72 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 12.56 million kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 21 | Sudan (former) | 12.12 million kg | 2011 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 11.84 million kg | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.29 million kg | 2023 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 24 | Chad | 11.20 million kg | 2023 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Sudan | 9.20 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 9.19 million kg | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 582,699 kg | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 7.78 million kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | 4,480 kg | 2023 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 7.69 million kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 29 | Algeria | 7.32 million kg | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 7.23 million kg | 2023 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 5.37 million kg | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Kenya | 5.34 million kg | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Ethiopia PDR | 5.34 million kg | 1992 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 4.93 million kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | 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 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 52 | Senegal | 1.89 million kg | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Libya | 1.73 million kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 1.44 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 55 | Ghana | 1.38 million kg | 2023 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.29 million kg | 2023 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 57 | Slovakia | 1.25 million kg | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 58 | Poland | 1.16 million kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Uganda | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 1.14 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Myanmar | 1.10 million kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Croatia | 1.07 million kg | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 63 | Nepal | 1.02 million kg | 2023 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 64 | Guinea | 856,873 kg | 2023 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Cameroon | 822,049 kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 66 | Czechia | 770,685 kg | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 67 | Austria | 757,702 kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 68 | Canada | 746,076 kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 69 | Switzerland | 700,672 kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 70 | Iceland | 686,385 kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 71 | Sweden | 654,605 kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 72 | Benin | 592,246 kg | 2023 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Eritrea | 569,785 kg | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 74 | Namibia | 521,307 kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 75 | Togo | 479,237 kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 76 | Egypt | 458,414 kg | 2023 | down 64.2% | rising |
| 77 | Lesotho | 337,787 kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 78 | Belarus | 325,639 kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Montenegro | 324,756 kg | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 80 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 305,502 kg | 1999 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 81 | Denmark | 295,006 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 82 | Malaysia | 286,678 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Angola | 268,679 kg | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Lithuania | 247,263 kg | 2023 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Finland | 236,087 kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 231,392 kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovenia | 224,917 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 88 | Madagascar | 220,415 kg | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 89 | Belgium | 212,923 kg | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 90 | Burundi | 158,218 kg | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 91 | Faroe Islands | 152,051 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 92 | Latvia | 151,397 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 118,027 kg | 2023 | up 60.2% | falling |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 111,383 kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 95 | Djibouti | 108,244 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 96 | Estonia | 106,539 kg | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 97 | Central African Republic | 101,701 kg | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Malawi | 84,318 kg | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Thailand | 78,143 kg | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Rwanda | 70,895 kg | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Liberia | 66,227 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 102 | Philippines | 60,983 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 103 | Zambia | 55,953 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Botswana | 55,172 kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 105 | Mozambique | 52,887 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 106 | Gabon | 52,696 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 107 | Japan | 52,653 kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Gambia | 39,276 kg | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 109 | Congo | 28,718 kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 110 | Malta | 27,050 kg | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 26,182 kg | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Bhutan | 19,130 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 17,402 kg | 2022 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 114 | Equatorial Guinea | 9,596 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 115 | Brunei Darussalam | 9,086 kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Comoros | 5,929 kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 117 | Eswatini | 3,836 kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 118 | Republic of Korea | 2,720 kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritius | 909.21 kg | 2023 | up 57.4% | falling |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | 784.91 kg | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 121 | China, Taiwan Province of | 349.63 kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Réunion | 235.7 kg | 2006 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 123 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 44.72 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 1.38 billion kg
- Asia 972.09 million kg
- Non-Annex I countries 1.08 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 452.47 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 93.82 million kg
- Southern Asia 362.59 million kg
- Middle Africa 12.69 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
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 164,759 kg
- Eastern Europe 142.44 million kg
- European Union (27) 142.42 million kg
- Central Asia 123.91 million kg
- Africa 100.39 million kg
- Northern Europe 75.49 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 75.49 million kg
- Southern Europe 68.77 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 33.13 million kg
- Western Africa 31.93 million kg
- Eastern Africa 25.01 million kg
- Northern Africa 24.91 million kg
- Western Europe 18.48 million kg
- Southern Africa 5.85 million kg
- Americas 5.27 million kg
- Northern America 5.27 million kg
- United States of America 4.52 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).