Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita

Ireland
43.63 kg per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.24 kg per person
in 2023
Ireland rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 43.63 kg per person against 1.24 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 42.39 kg per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 35.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Ireland ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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 62.36 kg per person 1.22 kg per person 61.14 kg per person Ireland
1970s 68.07 kg per person 1.16 kg per person 66.91 kg per person Ireland
1980s 60.9 kg per person 1.12 kg per person 59.79 kg per person Ireland
1990s 64.33 kg per person 1.1 kg per person 63.23 kg per person Ireland
2000s 59.96 kg per person 1.09 kg per person 58.87 kg per person Ireland
2010s 51.5 kg per person 1.22 kg per person 50.28 kg per person Ireland
2020s 45.71 kg per person 1.24 kg per person 44.47 kg per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ireland, at 43.63 kg per person against 1.24 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
42.39 kg per person, 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
Ireland ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.