All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Kenya
Kenya: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 6.79 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 6.79 kg per person for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Kenya peaked at 10.84 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4.64 kg per person, in 2006.
That places Kenya 20th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.84 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 10.56 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 9.74 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 10.03 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 9.76 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 9.6 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 9.23 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 8.85 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 8.38 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 8.54 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 8.46 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 8.35 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 8.11 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 7.88 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 7.76 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 7.43 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 7.58 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 8.2 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 8.7 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 7.7 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 7.3 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 7.73 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 8.33 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 8.13 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 7.82 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 7.65 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 7.25 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 7.78 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 7.9 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 7.78 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 7.23 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 6.98 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 6.74 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 6.54 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 6.31 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 5.74 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 5.61 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 5.36 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 5.75 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 5.09 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 4.96 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.09 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 5.17 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.46 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 5.18 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 4.64 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 7.92 kg per person | +70.6% |
| 2008 | 7.9 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.36 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 7.21 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.18 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.6 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 6.47 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.53 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.34 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 6.77 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 6.17 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 6.32 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 7.41 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 8.12 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 7.15 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 6.33 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 6.79 kg per person | +7.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 6.79 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.54 kg per person, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 6.79 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.13 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises 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 | +70.6% | 4.64 kg per person | 7.92 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.67 kg per person | 8.38 kg per person | 10.84 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.1 kg per person | 7.43 kg per person | 8.7 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.76 kg per person | 7.25 kg per person | 8.33 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4 kg per person | 5.36 kg per person | 7.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.88 kg per person | 4.64 kg per person | 7.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 kg per person | 6.17 kg per person | 7.41 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1 kg per person | 6.33 kg per person | 8.12 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
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- 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 volatilises (n content) in Kenya?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Kenya was 6.79 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10.84 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.64 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Kenya ranks 20th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.