Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Namibia
Namibia: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) was 789,283 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — losses from manure treated in Namibia is 789,283 kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated in Namibia peaked at 789,283 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 413,462 kg, in 1975.
Namibia ranks 118th of 190 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 508,067 kg | — |
| 1962 | 501,166 kg | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 504,894 kg | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 498,362 kg | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 499,953 kg | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 519,612 kg | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 522,795 kg | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 515,866 kg | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 523,822 kg | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 524,336 kg | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 532,292 kg | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 536,527 kg | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 540,762 kg | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 593,274 kg | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 413,462 kg | -30.3% |
| 1976 | 430,863 kg | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 475,824 kg | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 480,879 kg | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 503,751 kg | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 517,564 kg | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 454,207 kg | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 427,951 kg | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 419,328 kg | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 422,304 kg | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 421,866 kg | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 440,896 kg | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 417,089 kg | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 443,714 kg | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 454,455 kg | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 471,942 kg | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 500,775 kg | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 497,842 kg | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 469,128 kg | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 460,144 kg | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 461,182 kg | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 449,872 kg | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 464,755 kg | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 495,477 kg | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 518,355 kg | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 562,333 kg | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 570,355 kg | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 526,984 kg | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 529,513 kg | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 523,775 kg | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 673,580 kg | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 539,362 kg | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 533,026 kg | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 566,743 kg | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 556,934 kg | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 545,636 kg | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 537,680 kg | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 627,395 kg | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 585,170 kg | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 640,800 kg | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 617,625 kg | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 701,301 kg | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 655,172 kg | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 630,633 kg | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 625,295 kg | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 565,131 kg | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 580,618 kg | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 689,702 kg | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 789,283 kg | +14.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 789,283 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.14 million kg, 69% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 789,283 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 808,541 kg, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -30.3% | 593,274 kg | 413,462 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 510,504 kg | 498,362 kg | 523,822 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 503,197 kg | 413,462 kg | 593,274 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 441,937 kg | 417,089 kg | 517,564 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 478,947 kg | 449,872 kg | 518,355 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 558,260 kg | 523,775 kg | 673,580 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 616,671 kg | 537,680 kg | 701,301 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 656,184 kg | 565,131 kg | 789,283 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated in Namibia?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated in Namibia was 789,283 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 789,283 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 413,462 kg in 1975.
- How does Namibia rank for cattle — losses from manure treated?
- Namibia ranks 118th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).