Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 2,621 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,621 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
11th
of 167 countries
All-time high
2,917 kg per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
725 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda stood at 2,621 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 2,917 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 725 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 11th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 725 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 758.44 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 856.6 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 883.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 892.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 1,049 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1967 | 1,159 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 1,070 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 1,156 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 1,226 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 1,278 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1,263 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1,264 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,206 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 1,180 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1,103 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1,127 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1,101 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 1,131 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1,091 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1,120 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1,152 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1,119 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 1,170 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1,127 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 1,056 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 1,047 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1,078 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1,059 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 1,089 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1,021 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 947.15 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 864.4 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 864.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 955.43 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 1,060 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 1,217 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 1,384 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 1,348 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1,499 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 1,496 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,796 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 1,826 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,830 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,049 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 2,093 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2,179 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 2,221 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,429 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 2,078 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 2,066 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,061 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,115 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,456 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 2,214 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 2,128 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2,356 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 2,556 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 2,917 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 2,723 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 2,589 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 2,621 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 2,621 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 783.06 kg per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 2,621 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 950.2 kg per square kilometre | 725 kg per square kilometre | 1,159 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,184 kg per square kilometre | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | 1,278 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,109 kg per square kilometre | 1,047 kg per square kilometre | 1,170 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,046 kg per square kilometre | 864.4 kg per square kilometre | 1,384 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,834 kg per square kilometre | 1,348 kg per square kilometre | 2,221 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,246 kg per square kilometre | 2,061 kg per square kilometre | 2,556 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,712 kg per square kilometre | 2,589 kg per square kilometre | 2,917 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 Rwanda?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Rwanda was 2,621 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,917 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 725 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 11th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.