Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches

Ethiopia
757.02 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
178.86 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 757.02 kg per square kilometre against 178.86 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 578.16 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 4.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 384.06 kg per square kilometre 98.8 kg per square kilometre 285.26 kg per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 464.87 kg per square kilometre 119.37 kg per square kilometre 345.5 kg per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 625.54 kg per square kilometre 150.41 kg per square kilometre 475.13 kg per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 732.68 kg per square kilometre 173.52 kg per square kilometre 559.16 kg per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ethiopia, at 757.02 kg per square kilometre against 178.86 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
578.16 kg per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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
169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.