Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture in Cameroon

Cameroon: Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture was 16.34 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.34 million kg
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
75th
of 190 countries
All-time high
23.05 million kg
in 2018
All-time low
2.20 million kg
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture in Cameroon, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 16.34 million kg for cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in Cameroon peaked at 23.05 million kg in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.20 million kg, in 1964.

That places Cameroon 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Cameroon, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 2.40 million kg —
1962 2.41 million kg +0.2%
1963 2.55 million kg +5.8%
1964 2.20 million kg -13.6%
1965 2.39 million kg +8.7%
1966 2.59 million kg +8.4%
1967 2.55 million kg -1.8%
1968 2.62 million kg +2.6%
1969 2.90 million kg +10.7%
1970 4.82 million kg +66.4%
1971 5.18 million kg +7.5%
1972 4.82 million kg -7.0%
1973 4.82 million kg +0.0%
1974 4.97 million kg +3.2%
1975 5.39 million kg +8.3%
1976 5.70 million kg +5.8%
1977 6.04 million kg +6.1%
1978 6.22 million kg +2.8%
1979 8.03 million kg +29.2%
1980 9.53 million kg +18.7%
1981 9.79 million kg +2.7%
1982 9.09 million kg -7.1%
1983 8.89 million kg -2.3%
1984 9.22 million kg +3.8%
1985 10.75 million kg +16.6%
1986 11.02 million kg +2.5%
1987 11.30 million kg +2.5%
1988 11.58 million kg +2.5%
1989 11.87 million kg +2.5%
1990 12.16 million kg +2.5%
1991 12.17 million kg +0.1%
1992 12.22 million kg +0.4%
1993 12.43 million kg +1.7%
1994 12.69 million kg +2.1%
1995 12.95 million kg +2.0%
1996 12.64 million kg -2.4%
1997 12.87 million kg +1.9%
1998 13.10 million kg +1.8%
1999 13.21 million kg +0.8%
2000 13.47 million kg +2.0%
2001 15.00 million kg +11.4%
2002 13.21 million kg -11.9%
2003 13.47 million kg +2.0%
2004 13.73 million kg +1.9%
2005 13.98 million kg +1.9%
2006 15.42 million kg +10.3%
2007 15.43 million kg +0.0%
2008 15.54 million kg +0.7%
2009 15.54 million kg +0.0%
2010 16.06 million kg +3.3%
2011 16.68 million kg +3.9%
2012 16.83 million kg +0.9%
2013 16.83 million kg +0.0%
2014 16.88 million kg +0.3%
2015 17.09 million kg +1.2%
2016 19.68 million kg +15.2%
2017 20.72 million kg +5.3%
2018 23.05 million kg +11.2%
2019 17.87 million kg -22.5%
2020 16.57 million kg -7.2%
2021 16.23 million kg -2.1%
2022 16.28 million kg +0.3%
2023 16.34 million kg +0.3%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 16.34 million kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.49 million kg, 93% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 16.34 million kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.19 million kg, 85% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture in Cameroon 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.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +66.4% 2.90 million kg 4.82 million kg
1979 +29.2% 6.22 million kg 8.03 million kg

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.51 million kg 2.20 million kg 2.90 million kg 9
1970s 5.60 million kg 4.82 million kg 8.03 million kg 10
1980s 10.30 million kg 8.89 million kg 11.87 million kg 10
1990s 12.64 million kg 12.16 million kg 13.21 million kg 10
2000s 14.48 million kg 13.21 million kg 15.54 million kg 10
2010s 18.17 million kg 16.06 million kg 23.05 million kg 10
2020s 16.36 million kg 16.23 million kg 16.57 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 72 Ukraine 16.78 million kg compare
  2. 73 Tajikistan 16.63 million kg compare
  3. 74 Spain 16.52 million kg compare
  4. 76 Turkmenistan 15.68 million kg compare
  5. 77 Namibia 15.06 million kg compare
  6. 78 Dominican Republic 14.29 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in Cameroon?
Cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in Cameroon was 16.34 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 23.05 million kg in 2018.
What is the lowest cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 2.20 million kg in 1964.
How does Cameroon rank for cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture?
Cameroon ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 13,919 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).