All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Namibia
Namibia: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 1.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Namibia is 1.09 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Namibia peaked at 1.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5537 kg per square kilometre, in 1983.
Namibia ranks 157th 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: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.668 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6672 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6727 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6652 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6682 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6932 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6971 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6895 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6999 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7002 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7095 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7143 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7191 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7827 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5713 kg per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5799 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.644 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6486 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6746 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6941 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6072 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5686 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5537 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5609 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5606 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5861 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5585 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5922 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6093 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6295 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.663 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6524 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6211 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6074 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6087 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5915 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6098 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.641 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6742 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7355 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7415 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6981 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7089 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7038 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8919 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7344 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7343 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7792 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7729 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7659 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7623 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8688 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8095 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.898 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8638 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9641 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9077 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.892 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8941 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.837 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8317 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9689 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.09 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.38 kg per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.09 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.16 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -27.0% | 0.7827 kg per square kilometre | 0.5713 kg per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +26.7% | 0.7038 kg per square kilometre | 0.8919 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6801 kg per square kilometre | 0.6652 kg per square kilometre | 0.6999 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6744 kg per square kilometre | 0.5713 kg per square kilometre | 0.7827 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5891 kg per square kilometre | 0.5537 kg per square kilometre | 0.6941 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6299 kg per square kilometre | 0.5915 kg per square kilometre | 0.6742 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7501 kg per square kilometre | 0.6981 kg per square kilometre | 0.8919 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8626 kg per square kilometre | 0.7623 kg per square kilometre | 0.9641 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9328 kg per square kilometre | 0.8317 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 154 Yemen 1.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Bahamas 1.36 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Qatar 1.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Kuwait 0.9141 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 United Arab Emirates 0.9063 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Gabon 0.8595 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Namibia?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Namibia was 1.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5537 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Namibia rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Namibia ranks 157th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.