Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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
729.50 million kg
OECD
Lowest
43.67 kg
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
1.61 million kg
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,062
What the numbers show
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 729.50 million kg in OECD; the lowest is 43.67 kg in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.61 million kg, and the mean is 26.47 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 729.50 million kg | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 385.92 million kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 3 | China | 383.06 million kg | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 383.06 million kg | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 5 | USSR | 309.25 million kg | 1991 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 288.46 million kg | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 7 | India | 153.68 million kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Sudan (former) | 124.64 million kg | 2011 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Nigeria | 121.74 million kg | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Chad | 115.19 million kg | 2023 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 103.24 million kg | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 12 | Türkiye | 100.59 million kg | 2023 | up 53.4% | falling |
| 13 | New Zealand | 97.46 million kg | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 14 | Sudan | 94.67 million kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 94.58 million kg | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 83.27 million kg | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 17 | Algeria | 75.33 million kg | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 18 | Pakistan | 64.21 million kg | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 19 | Mongolia | 58.38 million kg | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 20 | Mali | 55.21 million kg | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Kenya | 54.95 million kg | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Ethiopia PDR | 54.93 million kg | 1992 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 23 | Brazil | 52.12 million kg | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 24 | Morocco | 48.92 million kg | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 45.31 million kg | 2023 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Syrian Arab Republic | 44.41 million kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 44.39 million kg | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 40.76 million kg | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 35.60 million kg | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 30 | South Sudan | 34.34 million kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 33.67 million kg | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 32 | Niger | 33.47 million kg | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 33 | Indonesia | 30.82 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 30.16 million kg | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 28.03 million kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 27.06 million kg | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 26.98 million kg | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 37 | Réunion | 2,424 kg | 2006 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 38 | Mauritania | 26.95 million kg | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 39 | Yemen | 24.74 million kg | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Somalia | 24.47 million kg | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 24.29 million kg | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 23.96 million kg | 2023 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 43 | United Republic of Tanzania | 22.19 million kg | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 44 | Mexico | 21.13 million kg | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 20.66 million kg | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 46 | Yugoslav SFR | 19.46 million kg | 1991 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 47 | Senegal | 19.41 million kg | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 17.88 million kg | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 49 | Libya | 17.82 million kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 50 | France | 17.22 million kg | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 51 | Italy | 17.01 million kg | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 52 | Iraq | 16.30 million kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 15.88 million kg | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 14.77 million kg | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 55 | Uruguay | 14.17 million kg | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 56 | Ghana | 14.15 million kg | 2023 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Uganda | 11.82 million kg | 2023 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.02 million kg | 2023 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 59 | Ireland | 9.79 million kg | 2023 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 60 | Guinea | 8.81 million kg | 2023 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Cameroon | 8.46 million kg | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 7.60 million kg | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 7.51 million kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 64 | Jordan | 7.02 million kg | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 65 | Benin | 6.09 million kg | 2023 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.99 million kg | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 67 | Eritrea | 5.86 million kg | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 68 | Portugal | 5.80 million kg | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 69 | Norway | 5.74 million kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 70 | Namibia | 5.36 million kg | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 4.94 million kg | 2023 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Togo | 4.93 million kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 74 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4.81 million kg | 2005 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 75 | Egypt | 4.72 million kg | 2023 | down 64.2% | rising |
| 76 | Serbia | 4.49 million kg | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 77 | Colombia | 4.29 million kg | 2023 | up 155.3% | falling |
| 78 | Germany | 4.08 million kg | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 79 | Lesotho | 3.47 million kg | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 80 | Cuba | 3.38 million kg | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Albania | 3.16 million kg | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 82 | Chile | 2.88 million kg | 2023 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 83 | Angola | 2.76 million kg | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.63 million kg | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 2.50 million kg | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 2.38 million kg | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Madagascar | 2.27 million kg | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 88 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.18 million kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 89 | Hungary | 2.11 million kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 90 | Georgia | 2.07 million kg | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 91 | Czechoslovakia | 2.03 million kg | 1992 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 92 | Qatar | 1.94 million kg | 2023 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Palestine | 1.92 million kg | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 94 | Kuwait | 1.76 million kg | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.74 million kg | 2023 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 96 | Burundi | 1.63 million kg | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 97 | Armenia | 1.63 million kg | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 98 | Oman | 1.60 million kg | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 1.54 million kg | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.48 million kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 101 | Guatemala | 1.47 million kg | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 102 | Croatia | 1.45 million kg | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 103 | Ecuador | 1.34 million kg | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | up 60.2% | falling |
| 105 | Ukraine | 1.21 million kg | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Israel | 1.20 million kg | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.15 million kg | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 108 | Djibouti | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 109 | Canada | 1.11 million kg | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 110 | Myanmar | 1.07 million kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Lebanon | 1.04 million kg | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 112 | Austria | 1.03 million kg | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 113 | Nepal | 996,134 kg | 2023 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 114 | Republic of Moldova | 969,743 kg | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 115 | Switzerland | 948,770 kg | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 116 | Iceland | 929,424 kg | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 117 | Sweden | 886,392 kg | 2023 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 118 | Malawi | 867,270 kg | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Cyprus | 821,234 kg | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 120 | Paraguay | 782,253 kg | 2023 | down 27.1% | flat |
| 121 | Rwanda | 729,205 kg | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Haiti | 719,171 kg | 2023 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 123 | Liberia | 681,189 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 124 | Slovakia | 674,220 kg | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 125 | Poland | 629,194 kg | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 613,362 kg | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Zambia | 575,512 kg | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Botswana | 567,489 kg | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 129 | Mozambique | 543,981 kg | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 130 | Gabon | 542,019 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 131 | Montenegro | 439,748 kg | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 132 | Czechia | 416,741 kg | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 133 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 413,676 kg | 1999 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 134 | Gambia | 403,980 kg | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 135 | Denmark | 399,464 kg | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 136 | Lithuania | 334,815 kg | 2023 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 330,838 kg | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 138 | Finland | 319,682 kg | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 139 | Guyana | 315,862 kg | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 140 | Slovenia | 304,557 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 141 | Congo | 295,389 kg | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 142 | Belgium | 288,316 kg | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 143 | Malaysia | 279,932 kg | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Faroe Islands | 205,890 kg | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 145 | Latvia | 205,005 kg | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 146 | Belarus | 176,086 kg | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahrain | 145,323 kg | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Estonia | 144,263 kg | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 149 | Melanesia | 112,892 kg | 2023 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 98,699 kg | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 151 | Fiji | 87,938 kg | 2023 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Thailand | 76,305 kg | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Comoros | 60,981 kg | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 154 | Philippines | 59,548 kg | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Japan | 51,414 kg | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Cabo Verde | 46,082 kg | 2023 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41,490 kg | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Honduras | 40,528 kg | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 159 | Timor-Leste | 40,302 kg | 2023 | down 70.5% | flat |
| 160 | Puerto Rico | 39,577 kg | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 161 | Eswatini | 39,456 kg | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 162 | Belize | 38,539 kg | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Malta | 36,629 kg | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 164 | Martinique | 34,437 kg | 2006 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 165 | Barbados | 31,914 kg | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31,505 kg | 2023 | up 112.5% | falling |
| 167 | Sri Lanka | 25,566 kg | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Grenada | 23,915 kg | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 23,564 kg | 2022 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 21,112 kg | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20,347 kg | 2023 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 172 | Dominica | 20,151 kg | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19,067 kg | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 174 | Bhutan | 18,680 kg | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Papua New Guinea | 17,376 kg | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Nicaragua | 16,580 kg | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 15,791 kg | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Suriname | 15,018 kg | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 179 | El Salvador | 13,261 kg | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 180 | Mauritius | 9,352 kg | 2023 | up 57.4% | falling |
| 181 | Brunei Darussalam | 8,873 kg | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8,073 kg | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 183 | Costa Rica | 6,899 kg | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 184 | Guadeloupe | 5,381 kg | 2006 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 185 | New Caledonia | 4,668 kg | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 186 | French Guiana | 3,377 kg | 2006 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 187 | Jamaica | 3,128 kg | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Republic of Korea | 2,656 kg | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 189 | French Polynesia | 1,026 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Polynesia | 1,026 kg | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 191 | China, Taiwan Province of | 341.41 kg | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 192 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 43.67 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 3.13 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 2.35 billion kg
- Asia 1.22 billion kg
- Africa 1.03 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 964.60 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 822.16 million kg
- Annex I countries 778.58 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 776.42 million kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 666.37 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 625.16 million kg
- Eastern Asia 441.82 million kg
- Oceania 386.04 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).