Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 121.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
121.83 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
140th
of 167 countries
All-time high
121.83 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
36.56 kg per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique stood at 121.83 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 121.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.56 kg per square kilometre, in 2001.
Mozambique ranks 140th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54.73 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 57.61 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 57.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 60.49 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 63.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 65.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 65.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 68.22 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 70.5 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 72.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 77.09 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 72.73 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 78.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 80.82 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 81.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 76.38 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 77.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 78.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 79.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 80.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 81.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 77.77 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 73.74 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 76.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 76.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 65.06 kg per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 60.08 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 60.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 57.68 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 56.24 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 45.56 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 48.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 50.62 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 48.09 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 45.56 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 46.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 44.55 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 43.03 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 40.5 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 39.49 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 36.56 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 44.14 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 48.65 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 56 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 62.92 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 53.31 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 66.22 kg per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 68.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 64.66 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 64.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.66 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 78.02 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 85.05 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 91.03 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 85.16 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 94.23 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 98.8 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 120.57 kg per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 106.83 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 110.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 112.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 117.45 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 121.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 121.83 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 783.06 kg per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 121.83 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.58 kg per square kilometre | 54.73 kg per square kilometre | 70.5 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.58 kg per square kilometre | 72.58 kg per square kilometre | 81.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.96 kg per square kilometre | 57.68 kg per square kilometre | 81.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.88 kg per square kilometre | 40.5 kg per square kilometre | 56.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.07 kg per square kilometre | 36.56 kg per square kilometre | 68.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5 kg per square kilometre | 64.67 kg per square kilometre | 120.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.55 kg per square kilometre | 110.55 kg per square kilometre | 121.83 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 137 Norway 152.19 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 French Polynesia 150.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Bhutan 128.76 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 113.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Kazakhstan 107.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Kuwait 105.34 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % 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 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mozambique was 121.83 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 121.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.56 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.