Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Congo
Congo: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.12 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Congo is 2.12 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Congo peaked at 3.16 kg per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7836 kg per person, in 1961.
Congo ranks 135th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7836 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8009 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9538 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 1.1 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 1 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.9737 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8839 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8887 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9522 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 1.04 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 1.04 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.03 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.03 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.15 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 1.29 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 1.41 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 1.51 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 1.62 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 1.51 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 1.34 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 1.35 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.44 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 1.51 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.33 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 1.32 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.34 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.29 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.23 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.07 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 1.19 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 1.05 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 1.04 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.06 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.04 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.03 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.05 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9841 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 1.11 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.1 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.11 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.17 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.69 kg per person | +44.5% |
| 2005 | 2.17 kg per person | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6 kg per person | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 3.01 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 3.16 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.89 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 2.95 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.9 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.83 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.77 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.73 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.67 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.53 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.46 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.32 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.24 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.18 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.12 kg per person | -2.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 2.12 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.16 kg per person, 34% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 2.12 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.85 kg per person, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +44.5% | 1.17 kg per person | 1.69 kg per person |
| 2005 | +28.4% | 1.69 kg per person | 2.17 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9264 kg per person | 0.7836 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.26 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 1.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.9841 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 3.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 kg per person | 2.4 kg per person | 2.95 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 kg per person | 2.12 kg per person | 2.32 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Congo?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Congo was 2.12 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 kg per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7836 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Congo ranks 135th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.