Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.07 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.07 kg per person for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.7513 kg per person, in 2016.
That places Saudi Arabia 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.91 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.85 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 2.8 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 2.75 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 2.69 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 2.64 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 2.57 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 2.69 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 2.82 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 2.86 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 2.87 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.96 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 3.4 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 3.65 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 3.75 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 4 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 3.79 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 3.93 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 3.91 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 3.77 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 3.12 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 2.48 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1983 | 2.16 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1984 | 2 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 2.02 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.02 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.15 kg per person | -43.1% |
| 1988 | 1.1 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 1.04 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.988 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9649 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.04 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 1.02 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.03 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.04 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.05 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.08 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.01 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 1 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9973 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9837 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9722 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9589 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9665 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.06 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.02 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9547 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9831 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8057 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7722 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7513 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7581 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9124 kg per person | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 1.08 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 1.25 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 1.27 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.21 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.07 kg per person | -11.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.07 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.84 kg per person, 16% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.07 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.89 kg per person, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -43.1% | 2.02 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.75 kg per person | 2.57 kg per person | 2.91 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.51 kg per person | 2.86 kg per person | 4 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.09 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 3.77 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 kg per person | 0.9649 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9968 kg per person | 0.9589 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9086 kg per person | 0.7513 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 145 Solomon Islands 1.22 kg per person compare
- 146 Sri Lanka 1.22 kg per person compare
- 147 Trinidad and Tobago 1.21 kg per person compare
- 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.01 kg per person compare
- 150 Lebanon 0.9669 kg per person compare
- 151 Philippines 0.8918 kg per person compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 1.07 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7513 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.