All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Namibia
Namibia: All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 2.38 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2.38 kg per square kilometre for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Namibia peaked at 2.38 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.19 kg per square kilometre, in 1983.
Namibia ranks 165th 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: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.38 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.61 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.38 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.49 kg per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 kg per square kilometre | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 162 Suriname 3.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Saudi Arabia 3.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Mauritania 2.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Congo 1.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 1.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Oman 1.59 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Namibia?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Namibia was 2.38 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Namibia rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Namibia ranks 165th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.