All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Rwanda
Rwanda: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 4,176 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
4,176 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 170 countries
All-time high
5,438 kg per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
1,183 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 4,176 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Rwanda peaked at 5,438 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,183 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 18th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,183 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,218 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 1,270 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 1,267 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1,250 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 1,368 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 1,563 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1968 | 1,427 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 1,535 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 1,650 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 1,724 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 1,714 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1,806 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 1,698 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 1,743 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 1,694 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 1,725 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1,802 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 1,824 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1,903 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 1,930 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1,975 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1,996 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1,921 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 2,033 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1,974 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 1,936 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1,960 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 2,021 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1,995 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 2,084 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 2,042 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,994 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1,938 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1,366 kg per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 1996 | 1,558 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 1,618 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1,796 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 2,080 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 2,063 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 2,233 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 2,358 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 2,712 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 3,058 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 3,340 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 3,766 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 4,116 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 4,456 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 4,625 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 4,900 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 4,788 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4,760 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4,788 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4,661 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 5,438 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 5,220 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 5,360 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5,209 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 5,071 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 5,014 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 4,857 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 4,197 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 4,176 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 4,176 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 4,176 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,343 kg per square kilometre | 1,183 kg per square kilometre | 1,563 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,738 kg per square kilometre | 1,650 kg per square kilometre | 1,824 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,965 kg per square kilometre | 1,903 kg per square kilometre | 2,033 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,847 kg per square kilometre | 1,366 kg per square kilometre | 2,084 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,273 kg per square kilometre | 2,063 kg per square kilometre | 4,625 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,020 kg per square kilometre | 4,661 kg per square kilometre | 5,438 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,561 kg per square kilometre | 4,176 kg per square kilometre | 5,014 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 15 New Zealand 4,443 kg per square kilometre compare
- 16 Lebanon 4,404 kg per square kilometre compare
- 17 Ethiopia 4,176 kg per square kilometre compare
- 19 India 4,168 kg per square kilometre compare
- 20 Mauritius 3,620 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 3,484 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Rwanda?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Rwanda was 4,176 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 5,438 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,183 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Rwanda ranks 18th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.