Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 516.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
516.74 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
85th
of 167 countries
All-time high
524.8 kg per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
136.49 kg per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Cameroon stood at 516.74 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 524.8 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 136.49 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Cameroon 85th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 149.28 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 149.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 157.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 136.49 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1965 | 148.43 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 160.55 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 157.82 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 162.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 179.15 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 199.69 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 214.72 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 199.69 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 199.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 206.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 223.3 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 236.19 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 250.55 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 257.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 267.59 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 317.74 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 326.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 303.14 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 296.15 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 307.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 358.34 kg per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 367.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 376.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 385.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 395.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 405.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 405.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 405.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 405.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 406.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 402.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 399.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 409.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 418.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 473.89 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 506.25 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 500.63 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 482.3 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 499.35 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 507.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 516.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 517.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 517.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 437.63 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 433.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 420.98 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 441.84 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 479.2 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 502.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 514.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 524.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 507.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 507.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 508.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 503.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 512.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 512.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 514.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 516.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 516.74 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 577.73 kg per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 516.74 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155.65 kg per square kilometre | 136.49 kg per square kilometre | 179.15 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 225.52 kg per square kilometre | 199.69 kg per square kilometre | 267.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 343.44 kg per square kilometre | 296.15 kg per square kilometre | 395.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 413.27 kg per square kilometre | 399.6 kg per square kilometre | 473.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 492.02 kg per square kilometre | 433.78 kg per square kilometre | 517.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 490.98 kg per square kilometre | 420.98 kg per square kilometre | 524.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 514.14 kg per square kilometre | 512.39 kg per square kilometre | 516.74 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 82 Lebanon 545.71 kg per square kilometre compare
- 83 Hungary 535.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 84 Cyprus 529.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 86 Antigua and Barbuda 508.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 87 Slovakia 494.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Romania 487.26 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Cameroon was 516.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 524.8 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 136.49 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Cameroon rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 85th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.