All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Somalia
Somalia: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1,238 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,238 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
95th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1,524 kg per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
794.77 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Somalia stood at 1,238 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Somalia peaked at 1,524 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 794.77 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 95th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 794.77 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 820.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 851.95 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 885.8 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 916.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 951.58 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 994.95 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 1,057 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 1,078 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1,062 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 1,082 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1,080 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 1,126 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 1,106 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1,187 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 1,283 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 1,262 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1,257 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1,351 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1,306 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 1,333 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1,379 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1,396 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1,453 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 1,524 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 1,509 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1,371 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 1,159 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 1,006 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 1,130 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 1,246 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 1,288 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1,315 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1,338 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1,320 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1,315 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,331 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,361 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,376 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,384 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,410 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,341 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 1,253 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 1,251 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,248 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,257 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,267 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,275 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,276 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,283 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,280 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,274 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,260 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,263 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,269 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,270 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,257 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,243 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,238 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1,238 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1,238 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 923.48 kg per square kilometre | 794.77 kg per square kilometre | 1,057 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,131 kg per square kilometre | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | 1,283 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | 1,257 kg per square kilometre | 1,524 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,249 kg per square kilometre | 1,006 kg per square kilometre | 1,371 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,340 kg per square kilometre | 1,248 kg per square kilometre | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,270 kg per square kilometre | 1,257 kg per square kilometre | 1,283 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,252 kg per square kilometre | 1,238 kg per square kilometre | 1,270 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % 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 Somalia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Somalia was 1,238 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,524 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 794.77 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Somalia ranks 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.