All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Congo
Congo: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 65.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
65.14 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
166th
of 170 countries
All-time high
65.94 kg per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
8.13 kg per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Congo is 65.14 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Congo peaked at 65.94 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.13 kg per square kilometre, in 1967.
Congo ranks 166th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Congo, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.18 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 8.77 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 9.12 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 8.69 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 8.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 8.13 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 8.87 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 9.72 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 10.76 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 11.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 11.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 11.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 12.92 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 14.51 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 16.17 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 17.48 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 19.2 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 18.65 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 18.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 20.06 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 21.35 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 23.18 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 23.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 25.12 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 25.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 26.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 26.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 26.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 28 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 28.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 28.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 29.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 29.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 29.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 29.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 29.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.31 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 30.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 30.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 32.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 33.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 39.38 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 45.69 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 51.67 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 57.88 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 61.41 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 60.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 64.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 65.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.87 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 65.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 65.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 65.14 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,500 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 65.14 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.69 kg per square kilometre | 8.13 kg per square kilometre | 9.72 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.45 kg per square kilometre | 10.76 kg per square kilometre | 19.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.75 kg per square kilometre | 18.84 kg per square kilometre | 26.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.32 kg per square kilometre | 28 kg per square kilometre | 30.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.4 kg per square kilometre | 30.58 kg per square kilometre | 61.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.43 kg per square kilometre | 63.74 kg per square kilometre | 65.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.27 kg per square kilometre | 65.14 kg per square kilometre | 65.54 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 163 Libya 92.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Canada 86.91 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 68.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 60.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Gabon 42.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 169 Equatorial Guinea 41.66 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Congo?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Congo was 65.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.94 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 kg per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Congo rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Congo ranks 166th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.