All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Kenya
Kenya: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 970.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Kenya stood at 970.15 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Kenya peaked at 1,095 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 221.37 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Kenya ranks 12th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 228.19 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 231.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 221.37 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 237.27 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 240.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 246 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 245.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 245.38 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 241.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 255.99 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 262.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 268.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 270.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 271.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 276.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 273.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 288.34 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 322.74 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 354.39 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 325.06 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 319.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 350.73 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 391.69 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 396.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 395.96 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 401.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 394.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 438.11 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 460.76 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 469.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 450.62 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 448.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 446 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 445.42 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 442.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 413.33 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 415.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 408.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 450.48 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 411.33 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 413.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 437.63 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 458.33 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 499.17 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 488.9 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 451.54 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 794.16 kg per square kilometre | +75.9% |
| 2008 | 815.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 783.4 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 790.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 808.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 762.85 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 766.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 792.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 784.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 852.69 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 792.11 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 824.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 982.94 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 1,095 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 982.33 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 886.68 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 970.15 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 970.15 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 366.23 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 970.15 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 413.5 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +75.9% | 451.54 kg per square kilometre | 794.16 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 237.47 kg per square kilometre | 221.37 kg per square kilometre | 246 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 284.42 kg per square kilometre | 255.99 kg per square kilometre | 354.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 387.42 kg per square kilometre | 319.32 kg per square kilometre | 460.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 439.04 kg per square kilometre | 408.21 kg per square kilometre | 469.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 555.35 kg per square kilometre | 411.33 kg per square kilometre | 815.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 815.78 kg per square kilometre | 762.85 kg per square kilometre | 982.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 983.43 kg per square kilometre | 886.68 kg per square kilometre | 1,095 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 9 Dominican Republic 1,116 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Lebanon 1,083 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 Rwanda 1,061 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 Nigeria 953.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Uruguay 953.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 15 Malawi 900.26 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Kenya?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Kenya was 970.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,095 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 221.37 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.