Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 666.73 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 666.73 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 993.81 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 666.73 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 72nd of 167 countries on this measure, 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 671.84 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 675.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 676.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 677.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 679.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 681.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 693.72 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 707.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 719.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 727.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 733.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 738.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 743.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 749.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 754.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 765.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 771.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 778.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 787.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 795.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 802.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 807.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 792.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 776.49 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 764.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 766.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 767.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 765.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 761.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 761.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 758.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 759.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 759.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 798.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 832.45 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 853.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 861.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 866.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 865.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 865.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 864.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 864.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 865.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 871.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 877.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 877.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 883.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 889.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 901.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 908.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 915.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 923.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 932.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 929.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 929.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 935.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 940.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 945.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 955.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 983.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 993.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 991.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 666.73 kg per square kilometre | -32.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 666.73 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 577.73 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 666.73 kg per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 666.73 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -32.8% | 991.99 kg per square kilometre | 666.73 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 686.91 kg per square kilometre | 671.84 kg per square kilometre | 719.77 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 754.93 kg per square kilometre | 727.54 kg per square kilometre | 787.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 779.94 kg per square kilometre | 761.41 kg per square kilometre | 807.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 811.59 kg per square kilometre | 758.78 kg per square kilometre | 866.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 875.98 kg per square kilometre | 864.01 kg per square kilometre | 901.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 931.69 kg per square kilometre | 908.85 kg per square kilometre | 955.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 908.89 kg per square kilometre | 666.73 kg per square kilometre | 993.81 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 69 Ecuador 702.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 70 Myanmar 695.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 71 Lithuania 688.54 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Serbia 666.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 74 Zimbabwe 646.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Lesotho 613.71 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nepal?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nepal was 666.73 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 993.81 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 666.73 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 72nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.