All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Namibia
Namibia: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 13.74 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Namibia is 13.74 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Namibia peaked at 49.92 kg per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 10.42 kg per person, in 2021.
That places Namibia 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.57 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 49.8 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 49.92 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 48.96 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 48.09 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 47.39 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 46 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 45.26 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 44.56 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 43.79 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 43.05 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 42.28 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 41.48 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 42.97 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 34.19 kg per person | -20.4% |
| 1976 | 31.42 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 35.64 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 35.02 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 35.91 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 37.22 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 29.77 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 25.73 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1983 | 23.78 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 24.26 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 23.69 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 24.39 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 22.86 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 23.37 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 23.04 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 22.47 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 22.66 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 20.76 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 18.81 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 18.14 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 17.29 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 16.68 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 16.84 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 16.53 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 16.8 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 17.91 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 17.14 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 17.18 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.2 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.39 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 19.52 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 16.37 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 15.83 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 16.48 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 15.99 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 15.74 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 15.43 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 16.62 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 14.32 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 14.63 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.08 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 14.89 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 13.81 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 12.86 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 12.36 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 10.67 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 10.42 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 12.88 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 13.74 kg per person | +6.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 13.74 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.54 kg per person, 5.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 13.74 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.13 kg per person, 4.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.51 kg per person | 44.56 kg per person | 49.92 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.58 kg per person | 31.42 kg per person | 43.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.81 kg per person | 22.86 kg per person | 37.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7 kg per person | 16.53 kg per person | 22.66 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 17 kg per person | 15.83 kg per person | 19.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.47 kg per person | 12.36 kg per person | 16.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.93 kg per person | 10.42 kg per person | 13.74 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 6 South Sudan 18.98 kg per person compare
- 7 Paraguay 16.2 kg per person compare
- 8 Mauritania 15.57 kg per person compare
- 10 Mali 12 kg per person compare
- 11 Central African Republic 11.29 kg per person compare
- 12 Argentina 10.84 kg per person 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Namibia?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Namibia was 13.74 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.92 kg per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.42 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Namibia ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.