Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 17.58 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Kenya stood at 17.58 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Kenya peaked at 39.7 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.82 kg per person, in 2006.
That places Kenya 28th out of 167 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.7 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 39.13 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 34.91 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 36.44 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 35.67 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 35.3 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 33.67 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 32.66 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 31.69 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 33.37 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 33.5 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 33.52 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 32.77 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 32.16 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 31.66 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 29.92 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 28.86 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 30.05 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 32.5 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 27.39 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 25.9 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 28.31 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 31.01 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 31.29 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 29.09 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 29.04 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 28.66 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 28.56 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 28.43 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 28.16 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 25.84 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 24.92 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 24.05 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 23.4 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 22.51 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 20.15 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 19.43 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 19.22 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 20.24 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 17.99 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 17.02 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 17.06 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.08 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 18.16 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 17 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 16.82 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 22.37 kg per person | +33.0% |
| 2008 | 21.34 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 20.29 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 19.54 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 19.56 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 20 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 18.65 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 18.32 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.34 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.73 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 17.11 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 17.65 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 18.07 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 22.39 kg per person | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 19.01 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 17.13 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 17.58 kg per person | +2.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 17.58 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.16 kg per person, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 17.58 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.85 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 | +33.0% | 16.82 kg per person | 22.37 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.46 kg per person | 31.69 kg per person | 39.7 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.83 kg per person | 28.86 kg per person | 33.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.77 kg per person | 25.9 kg per person | 31.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.79 kg per person | 19.22 kg per person | 28.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.61 kg per person | 16.82 kg per person | 22.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7 kg per person | 17.11 kg per person | 20 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.03 kg per person | 17.13 kg per person | 22.39 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 25 Eswatini 18.56 kg per person compare
- 26 Luxembourg 18.45 kg per person compare
- 27 Vanuatu 17.87 kg per person compare
- 29 Mauritania 17.32 kg per person compare
- 30 Denmark 17.22 kg per person compare
- 31 Turkmenistan 16.75 kg per person 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Kenya?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Kenya was 17.58 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.82 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 28th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 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)
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
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.