Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,328 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1,328 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
35th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1,929 kg per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
1,266 kg per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Eswatini is 1,328 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 1,929 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,266 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Eswatini 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,393 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,411 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 1,378 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1,409 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 1,316 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 1,297 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1,322 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 1,382 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 1,457 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 1,465 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 1,511 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 1,542 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1,557 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1,592 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1,627 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1,631 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,656 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1,696 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1,692 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1,690 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,646 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1,662 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1,595 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 1,678 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 1,690 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,663 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 1,662 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,754 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 1,840 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 1,896 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,929 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1,560 kg per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1994 | 1,606 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1,643 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1,664 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,671 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,603 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1,555 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1,515 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1,306 kg per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 1,368 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1,555 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 1,569 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,583 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,496 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1,513 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,521 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,525 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,595 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1,608 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,629 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,612 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,595 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,528 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1,387 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 1,340 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1,318 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,363 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1,418 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1,430 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,348 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 1,328 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1,328 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 577.73 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1,328 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,353 kg per square kilometre | 1,266 kg per square kilometre | 1,411 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,574 kg per square kilometre | 1,457 kg per square kilometre | 1,696 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,673 kg per square kilometre | 1,595 kg per square kilometre | 1,754 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,697 kg per square kilometre | 1,555 kg per square kilometre | 1,929 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,495 kg per square kilometre | 1,306 kg per square kilometre | 1,583 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,498 kg per square kilometre | 1,318 kg per square kilometre | 1,629 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,381 kg per square kilometre | 1,328 kg per square kilometre | 1,430 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Eswatini was 1,328 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,929 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,266 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Eswatini rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.