Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 12.03 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 12.03 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 19.96 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11.44 kg per person, in 2004.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.96 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 19.87 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 19.55 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 19.46 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 19.56 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 19.04 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 19.01 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 18.85 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 18.78 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 18.67 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 18.4 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 18.03 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 17.51 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 17.09 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 16.81 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 16.52 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 16.48 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 16.5 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 16.46 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 15.98 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 15.65 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 15.54 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 15.27 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 14.5 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 14.22 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 14.15 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 13.56 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 13.43 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 13.42 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 13.38 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 12.94 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 12.79 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 12.42 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 12.19 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 12.15 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 11.94 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 11.94 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.02 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 12.15 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 11.75 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 11.59 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.61 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.59 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.44 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.51 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.52 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.88 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 11.98 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 11.95 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.95 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.75 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 12.62 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 12.56 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.5 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.5 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.24 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.17 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.24 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.37 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.06 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.99 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.03 kg per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.34 kg per person | 18.78 kg per person | 19.96 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.25 kg per person | 16.46 kg per person | 18.67 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.57 kg per person | 13.42 kg per person | 15.98 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.39 kg per person | 11.94 kg per person | 13.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.69 kg per person | 11.44 kg per person | 12 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.35 kg per person | 11.95 kg per person | 12.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.11 kg per person | 11.99 kg per person | 12.37 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 12.03 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.96 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.44 kg per person in 2004.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.