All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 346.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa is 346.19 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 346.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 108.97 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 108.97 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 111.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 112.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 114.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 118.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 119.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 122.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 124.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 127.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 128.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 130.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 130.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 129.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 129.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 132.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 134.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 139.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 143.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 147.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 147.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 149.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 154.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 155.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 152.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 154.7 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 158.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 159.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 164.43 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 169.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 172.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 171.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 172.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 159.01 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 162.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 166.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 169.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 174.58 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 180.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 187.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 188.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 193.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 199.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 204.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 208.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 215.71 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 219.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 236.49 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 245.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 251.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 258.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 267.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 258.47 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 265.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 272.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 278.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 287.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 293.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 302.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 317.83 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 327.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 328.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 335.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 346.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.78 kg per square kilometre | 108.97 kg per square kilometre | 127.17 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 134.63 kg per square kilometre | 128.93 kg per square kilometre | 147.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 156.67 kg per square kilometre | 147.99 kg per square kilometre | 169.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 171.59 kg per square kilometre | 159.01 kg per square kilometre | 187.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 216.37 kg per square kilometre | 188.54 kg per square kilometre | 251.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 280.18 kg per square kilometre | 258.32 kg per square kilometre | 317.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 334.39 kg per square kilometre | 327.94 kg per square kilometre | 346.19 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa was 346.19 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 346.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 108.97 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.