All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nauru
Nauru: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.95 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nauru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 2.95 kg per person for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nauru peaked at 3.47 kg per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.26 kg per person, in 1966.
That places Nauru 164th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.52 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.47 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 2.41 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 2.33 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 2.3 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 2.26 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 2.3 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 2.31 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 2.31 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 2.34 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 2.46 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 2.6 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 2.74 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 2.87 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 2.95 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.61 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 2.42 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 2.53 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 2.62 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 2.74 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 2.95 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 3.04 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 3.1 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.79 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 2.9 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 3 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 3.07 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 3.12 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 3.04 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.08 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 3.09 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.14 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.22 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.21 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.2 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.2 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.19 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.19 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.2 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.2 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.21 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.23 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.24 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.24 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.24 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.25 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.36 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.47 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.47 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.46 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.44 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.38 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.3 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.23 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.17 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.12 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 3.08 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.03 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.01 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.99 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.97 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.95 kg per person | -0.5% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 2.95 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.51 kg per person, 20% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 2.95 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.93 kg per person, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 kg per person | 2.26 kg per person | 2.52 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.62 kg per person | 2.34 kg per person | 2.95 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.98 kg per person | 2.74 kg per person | 3.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.17 kg per person | 3.08 kg per person | 3.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.29 kg per person | 3.2 kg per person | 3.47 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 kg per person | 3 kg per person | 3.46 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 kg per person | 2.95 kg per person | 3.01 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 161 Kiribati 3.2 kg per person compare
- 162 Papua New Guinea 2.99 kg per person compare
- 163 Seychelles 2.96 kg per person compare
- 165 Japan 2.82 kg per person compare
- 166 Sri Lanka 2.34 kg per person compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 2.12 kg per person compare
More environment data for Nauru
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1992)
- Standard Deviation 0.589 °C (1992)
- Temperature change -0.737 °C (1993)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nauru?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Nauru was 2.95 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 kg per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 kg per person in 1966.
- How does Nauru rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Nauru ranks 164th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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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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
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- 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.