All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 239.66 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 239.66 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Saudi Arabia peaked at 259.9 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.61 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 157th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.61 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 20.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 20.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 21.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 21.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 22.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 23.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 24.62 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 25.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 26.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 27.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 29.34 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 32.44 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 36.94 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 40.53 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 45.07 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 46.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 53.34 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 56.99 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 58.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 57.77 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 69.8 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 80.9 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 83.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 84.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 89.61 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 86 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 82.96 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 81.83 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 85.82 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 90.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 93.94 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 96.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 100.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 102.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 104.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 109.64 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 108.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 104.29 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 109.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 113.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 114.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 116.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 123.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 126.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 120.71 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 121.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 111.89 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 101.98 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 114.66 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 127.66 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 130.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 138.75 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 127.67 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 128.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 130.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 132.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 135.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 139.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 220.41 kg per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 2021 | 220.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 259.9 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 239.66 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 239.66 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,632 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 239.66 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,332 kg per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +58.3% | 139.26 kg per square kilometre | 220.41 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.07 kg per square kilometre | 19.61 kg per square kilometre | 25.55 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.55 kg per square kilometre | 26.53 kg per square kilometre | 56.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.6 kg per square kilometre | 57.77 kg per square kilometre | 89.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.71 kg per square kilometre | 85.82 kg per square kilometre | 109.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 115.95 kg per square kilometre | 101.98 kg per square kilometre | 126.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.56 kg per square kilometre | 114.66 kg per square kilometre | 139.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 235.09 kg per square kilometre | 220.41 kg per square kilometre | 259.9 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 154 Bhutan 246.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Finland 246.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Mozambique 240.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Liberia 192.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Bahamas 162.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Iceland 130.75 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Saudi Arabia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Saudi Arabia was 239.66 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 259.9 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.61 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 157th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.