All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Namibia
Namibia: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 258.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
258.83 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
152nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
258.83 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
155.44 kg per square kilometre
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 258.83 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Namibia peaked at 258.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 155.44 kg per square kilometre, in 1983.
Namibia ranks 152nd of 170 countries on this measure, 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) … square in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 180.82 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 192.85 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 197.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 198.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 199.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 201.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 201.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 203.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 206.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 208.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 211.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 213.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 215.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 230.59 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 188.79 kg per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1976 | 178.87 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 208.06 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1978 | 208.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 216.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 228.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 185.59 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1982 | 163.58 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 155.44 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 162.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 163.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 173.56 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 167.9 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 177.79 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 186.64 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 193.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 201.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 190.87 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 178.7 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 177.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 174.54 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 172.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 179.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 180.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 188.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 205.46 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 201.03 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 204.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 207.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 200.85 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 242.39 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 206 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 202.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 213.35 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 210.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 210.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 209.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 230.88 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 204.7 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 215 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 212.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 230.82 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 219.93 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 210.96 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 208.64 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 186.14 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 186.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 236.41 kg per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2023 | 258.83 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 258.83 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,500 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 258.83 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 198.01 kg per square kilometre | 180.82 kg per square kilometre | 206.17 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 208.03 kg per square kilometre | 178.87 kg per square kilometre | 230.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 176.56 kg per square kilometre | 155.44 kg per square kilometre | 228.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 183.76 kg per square kilometre | 172.92 kg per square kilometre | 201.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 209.36 kg per square kilometre | 200.85 kg per square kilometre | 242.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.3 kg per square kilometre | 204.7 kg per square kilometre | 230.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 217.08 kg per square kilometre | 186.14 kg per square kilometre | 258.83 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 149 Oman 271.85 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Belize 263.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Kazakhstan 262.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Sweden 258.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Bhutan 246.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Finland 246.12 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Namibia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Namibia was 258.83 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 258.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 155.44 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Namibia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Namibia ranks 152nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.