Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Jordan
Jordan: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 55.05 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Jordan, 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 Jordan is 55.05 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Jordan peaked at 57 kg per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 18.3 kg per square kilometre, in 1977.
Jordan ranks 153rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.04 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 37.1 kg per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1963 | 37.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 39.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 43.58 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 46.81 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 25.66 kg per square kilometre | -45.2% |
| 1968 | 25.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 32.19 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1970 | 28.34 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 25.79 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 30.27 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1973 | 30.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 31.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 24.57 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1976 | 25.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 18.3 kg per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1978 | 21.29 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 22.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 20.75 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 19.55 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 19.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 19.71 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 23.54 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 23.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 21.58 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 20.59 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 20.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 20.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 24.64 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1991 | 36.35 kg per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 1992 | 45.27 kg per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1993 | 45.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 43.19 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 34.85 kg per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 36.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 39.37 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 39.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 42 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 42.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 45.82 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 47.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 46.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 48.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 47.4 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 48.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 57 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 55.86 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 44.72 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 45.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 46.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 47.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 47.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 48.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 51.31 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 52.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 52.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 53.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 53.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 53.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 54.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 56.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 55.05 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 55.05 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 55.05 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 204.13 kg per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -45.2% | 46.81 kg per square kilometre | 25.66 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +47.5% | 24.64 kg per square kilometre | 36.35 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.12 kg per square kilometre | 25.66 kg per square kilometre | 46.81 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.74 kg per square kilometre | 18.3 kg per square kilometre | 31.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.04 kg per square kilometre | 19.55 kg per square kilometre | 23.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.61 kg per square kilometre | 24.64 kg per square kilometre | 45.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.35 kg per square kilometre | 42.48 kg per square kilometre | 57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.92 kg per square kilometre | 45.59 kg per square kilometre | 53.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.94 kg per square kilometre | 53.7 kg per square kilometre | 56.71 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 150 Sao Tome and Principe 69.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Canada 62.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Iceland 55.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Seychelles 54.13 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Algeria 38.52 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Congo 38.38 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % 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 -0.0264 % 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 square kilometre in Jordan?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Jordan was 55.05 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 57 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3 kg per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Jordan rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Jordan ranks 153rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.