Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,675 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 1,675 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 2,013 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 529.18 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Kenya ranks 24th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 557.14 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 570.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 529.18 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 574.57 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 585.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 602.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 598.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 603.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 609.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 666.6 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 693.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 718.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 727.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 738.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 751.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 733.84 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 731.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 788.38 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 882.82 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 770.81 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 755.4 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 855.8 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 972.5 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 1,018 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 981.48 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 1,015 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1,072 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1,105 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1,133 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1,074 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 1,067 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,061 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1,063 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,052 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 968.08 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 959.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 975.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,057 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 968.43 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 945.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 978.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1,069 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 1,108 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1,069 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1,091 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,495 kg per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 1,470 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,428 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,469 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,543 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1,474 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,482 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,512 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,657 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1,464 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 1,536 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 1,598 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 2,013 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 1,742 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 1,675 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1,675 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 577.73 kg per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1,675 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +37.1% | 1,091 kg per square kilometre | 1,495 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 581.17 kg per square kilometre | 529.18 kg per square kilometre | 609.14 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 743.37 kg per square kilometre | 666.6 kg per square kilometre | 882.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 958.4 kg per square kilometre | 755.4 kg per square kilometre | 1,105 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | 959.46 kg per square kilometre | 1,133 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,163 kg per square kilometre | 945.81 kg per square kilometre | 1,495 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,516 kg per square kilometre | 1,428 kg per square kilometre | 1,657 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,757 kg per square kilometre | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | 2,013 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 21 Azerbaijan 1,766 kg per square kilometre compare
- 22 Guatemala 1,764 kg per square kilometre compare
- 23 Pakistan 1,693 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 India 1,610 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 1,600 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 1,535 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Kenya was 1,675 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,013 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 529.18 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.