Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square

Ireland
7,039 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,233 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square over time

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 7,039 kg per square kilometre against 1,233 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5,806 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 5.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 170 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 5,533 kg per square kilometre 413.36 kg per square kilometre 5,119 kg per square kilometre Ireland
1970s 6,411 kg per square kilometre 473.96 kg per square kilometre 5,937 kg per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 6,418 kg per square kilometre 553.88 kg per square kilometre 5,864 kg per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 7,335 kg per square kilometre 610.77 kg per square kilometre 6,724 kg per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 7,839 kg per square kilometre 769.97 kg per square kilometre 7,069 kg per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 7,479 kg per square kilometre 998.78 kg per square kilometre 6,481 kg per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 7,152 kg per square kilometre 1,191 kg per square kilometre 5,961 kg per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ireland, at 7,039 kg per square kilometre against 1,233 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
5,806 kg per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
Ireland ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 9,878 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.