All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in World
World: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 16.52 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
World recorded 16.52 kg per person for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in World peaked at 24.14 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.25 kg per person, in 2018.
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 World, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.14 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 24.08 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 23.83 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 23.57 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 23.57 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 23.53 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 23.55 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 23.42 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 23.08 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 22.75 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 22.69 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 22.54 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 22.26 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 22.32 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 22.28 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 22.02 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 21.73 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 21.54 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 21.43 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 21.4 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 21.21 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 21.08 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 20.82 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 20.58 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 20.34 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 20.23 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 20.02 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 19.86 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 19.87 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 19.71 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 19.31 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 18.92 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 18.53 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 18.45 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 18.26 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 18.08 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 17.57 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 17.34 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 17.26 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 17.17 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 16.96 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.94 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 16.89 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.92 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.96 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 16.89 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.9 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 16.85 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 16.74 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.58 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.47 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.47 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.43 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.36 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.36 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.39 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.39 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.25 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.26 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.44 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 16.43 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.5 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 16.52 kg per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.64 kg per person | 23.08 kg per person | 24.14 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.16 kg per person | 21.43 kg per person | 22.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.54 kg per person | 19.86 kg per person | 21.4 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.34 kg per person | 17.26 kg per person | 19.71 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.92 kg per person | 16.74 kg per person | 17.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4 kg per person | 16.25 kg per person | 16.58 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.47 kg per person | 16.43 kg per person | 16.52 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in World?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in World was 16.52 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 24.14 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.25 kg per person in 2018.
- How does World rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.