Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre was 0.1452 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 0.1452 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1645 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0348 kg per square kilometre, in 1987.
Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0505 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0516 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0525 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0535 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0544 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0555 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0564 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0584 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0607 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0625 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0641 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0673 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0731 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0849 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0922 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1006 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1047 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1103 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1152 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0999 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0879 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0702 kg per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1983 | 0.064 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0663 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0712 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0793 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0348 kg per square kilometre | -56.2% |
| 1988 | 0.036 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0371 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0374 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0379 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0419 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0427 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0463 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0489 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0502 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0547 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0598 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0606 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0643 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0669 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0688 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0726 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0766 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0795 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.085 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0964 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1042 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.109 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1076 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1136 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1212 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1532 kg per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1446 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1458 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1473 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1487 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1257 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1431 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1645 kg per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1562 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1555 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1452 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1452 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.57 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1452 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.94 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -56.2% | 0.0793 kg per square kilometre | 0.0348 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0548 kg per square kilometre | 0.0505 kg per square kilometre | 0.0607 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0875 kg per square kilometre | 0.0625 kg per square kilometre | 0.1152 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0647 kg per square kilometre | 0.0348 kg per square kilometre | 0.0999 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.048 kg per square kilometre | 0.0374 kg per square kilometre | 0.0606 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0824 kg per square kilometre | 0.0643 kg per square kilometre | 0.109 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1351 kg per square kilometre | 0.1076 kg per square kilometre | 0.1532 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1554 kg per square kilometre | 0.1452 kg per square kilometre | 0.1645 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 159 Algeria 0.4245 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Botswana 0.2865 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Congo 0.1601 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Liberia 0.1263 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Libya 0.0719 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Suriname 0.063 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.1452 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1645 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0348 kg per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.