What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.1241 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.

What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP in 2022.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.

Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP was 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 11.2%

Rank

1st

of 2 groups

All-time high

0.1241 kg per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.1241 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.1241 kg per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.1171 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1963	0.1039 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1964	0.1066 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1965	0.0998 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1966	0.0919 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1967	0.0941 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1968	0.0895 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1969	0.0811 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1970	0.0742 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1971	0.073 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1972	0.0653 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1973	0.0511 kg per US$ of GDP	-21.7%
1974	0.0404 kg per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
1975	0.0373 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1976	0.0348 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1977	0.0325 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1978	0.0299 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1979	0.0261 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
1980	0.0208 kg per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
1981	0.0155 kg per US$ of GDP	-25.3%
1982	0.0171 kg per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
1983	0.0193 kg per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
1984	0.0211 kg per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1985	0.0223 kg per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1986	0.0244 kg per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1987	0.0215 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1988	0.0208 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1989	0.021 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1990	0.0184 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1991	0.017 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1992	0.0192 kg per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
1993	0.019 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1994	0.0187 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1995	0.0151 kg per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
1996	0.0136 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1997	0.0133 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1998	0.0137 kg per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1999	0.0199 kg per US$ of GDP	+45.5%
2000	0.0187 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2001	0.0197 kg per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2002	0.0185 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2003	0.0151 kg per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
2004	0.0123 kg per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2005	0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2006	0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2007	0.0085 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2008	0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2009	0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
2010	0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2011	0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2012	0.007 kg per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2013	0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2014	0.0066 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2015	0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP	+15.3%
2016	0.0086 kg per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2017	0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2018	0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2019	0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2020	0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2021	0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2022	0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2023	0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa 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
1999	+45.5%	0.0137 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0199 kg per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1009 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0811 kg per US$ of GDP	0.1241 kg per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0465 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0261 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0742 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0204 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0155 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0244 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0168 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0133 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0199 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0129 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0197 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0066 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0086 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.007 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

1 Chad 0.0831 kg per US$ of GDP compare
2 Central African Republic 0.0781 kg per US$ of GDP compare
3 Eritrea 0.0468 kg per US$ of GDP compare
4 Niger 0.0433 kg per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.1241 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP
Unit: kg per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 9,040 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 05 October 2026

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.