Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Niger
Niger: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 28.07 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Niger, 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 Niger is 28.07 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Niger peaked at 42.75 kg per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 14.44 kg per person, in 1986.
Niger ranks 15th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.96 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 41.03 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 39.82 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 42.59 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 42.74 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 42.71 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 42.7 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 42.75 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 38.61 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 36.42 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 36.18 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 36.03 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 23.35 kg per person | -35.2% |
| 1974 | 25.01 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 26.33 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 27.3 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 28.1 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 28.72 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 29.59 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 30.5 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 31.51 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 32.61 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 33.64 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 22.26 kg per person | -33.8% |
| 1985 | 16.94 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 1986 | 14.44 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 14.88 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 15.41 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 15.85 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 16.24 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 16.71 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 17.11 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 17.66 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 18.07 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 18.53 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 19.01 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 19.45 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 19.94 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 20.34 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 20.9 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 21.45 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 21.91 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 22.37 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 22.91 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 23.25 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 23.4 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 23.86 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 24.37 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 24.89 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 23.33 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 23.83 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 24.32 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 25 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 25.52 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 25.92 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 26.48 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 27.09 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 27.74 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.43 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 29.16 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 29.93 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 30.38 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 28.07 kg per person | -7.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 28.07 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.6 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 28.07 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.85 kg per person, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -35.2% | 36.03 kg per person | 23.35 kg per person |
| 1984 | -33.8% | 33.64 kg per person | 22.26 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.55 kg per person | 38.61 kg per person | 42.75 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.7 kg per person | 23.35 kg per person | 36.42 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.8 kg per person | 14.44 kg per person | 33.64 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.31 kg per person | 16.24 kg per person | 20.34 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.93 kg per person | 20.9 kg per person | 24.89 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.77 kg per person | 23.33 kg per person | 28.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.38 kg per person | 28.07 kg per person | 30.38 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Niger?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Niger was 28.07 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 42.75 kg per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.44 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Niger rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Niger ranks 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.