All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Uganda
Uganda: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 22.6 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Uganda stood at 22.6 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Uganda peaked at 26.57 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.05 kg per person, in 1987.
Uganda ranks 44th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.57 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 24.41 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 23.68 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 22.53 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 21.95 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 21.29 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 21.28 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 20.72 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 21.05 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 21.95 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 21.83 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 21.9 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 22.22 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 22.02 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 22.29 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 22.43 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 21.89 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 23.07 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 22.54 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 20.49 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 20.2 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 20.23 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 20.14 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 20.2 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 20.37 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 20.35 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 16.05 kg per person | -21.1% |
| 1988 | 16.8 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 17.24 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 18.58 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 18.78 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 18.5 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 18.43 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 17.39 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 17.37 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.2 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 17.16 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 17.22 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 17.14 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 17.11 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.18 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.53 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 18.05 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 18.16 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.19 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 18.04 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 18.09 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 25.25 kg per person | +39.6% |
| 2009 | 25.3 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 25.34 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 25.28 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 25.24 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 24.98 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 25.1 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 26.3 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 26.04 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 25.25 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 25.06 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.66 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 24.1 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 23.76 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 23.21 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 22.6 kg per person | -2.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 22.6 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.69 kg per person, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 22.6 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.07 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +39.6% | 18.09 kg per person | 25.25 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.61 kg per person | 20.72 kg per person | 26.57 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.21 kg per person | 21.83 kg per person | 23.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.21 kg per person | 16.05 kg per person | 20.49 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.78 kg per person | 17.14 kg per person | 18.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.29 kg per person | 17.11 kg per person | 25.3 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.33 kg per person | 24.66 kg per person | 26.3 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.42 kg per person | 22.6 kg per person | 24.1 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 Uganda?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Uganda was 22.6 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 26.57 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.05 kg per person in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Uganda ranks 44th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.