All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 35.63 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 35.63 kg per person for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Kenya peaked at 57.14 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 25.14 kg per person, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 23rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.14 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 55.7 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 51.32 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 52.9 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 51.55 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 50.69 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 48.64 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 46.73 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 44.37 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 45.17 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 44.83 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 44.3 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 42.96 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 41.7 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 41.11 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 39.32 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 40.11 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 43.23 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 45.85 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 40.53 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 38.42 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 40.85 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 44.01 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 43.02 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 41.42 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 40.75 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 38.85 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 41.51 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 42.11 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 41.47 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 38.55 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 37.24 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 35.9 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 34.85 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 33.72 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 30.78 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 30.12 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 28.81 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 30.75 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 27.38 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 26.51 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 27.14 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 27.83 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 29.25 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 27.59 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 25.14 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 42.03 kg per person | +67.2% |
| 2008 | 41.45 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 38.82 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 37.87 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 37.76 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.85 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 34.16 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 34.44 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 33.5 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 35.77 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 32.56 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 33.24 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 38.71 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 42.46 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 37.46 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 33.28 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 35.63 kg per person | +7.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 35.63 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.5 kg per person, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 35.63 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.07 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +67.2% | 25.14 kg per person | 42.03 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51 kg per person | 44.37 kg per person | 57.14 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.86 kg per person | 39.32 kg per person | 45.85 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.15 kg per person | 38.42 kg per person | 44.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.22 kg per person | 28.81 kg per person | 41.47 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.31 kg per person | 25.14 kg per person | 42.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.29 kg per person | 32.56 kg per person | 38.71 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.21 kg per person | 33.28 kg per person | 42.46 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Kenya?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Kenya was 35.63 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 57.14 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.14 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 23rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.