Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.6643 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.6643 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Kenya peaked at 1.43 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6569 kg per person, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 91st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.43 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.42 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.29 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 1.34 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 1.34 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.31 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.21 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 1.22 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.19 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.21 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.25 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.27 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.19 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.11 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.14 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1.07 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 1.07 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.07 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.15 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9658 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9132 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 1.05 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 1.15 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 1.16 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.13 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.26 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 1.34 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 1.33 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.33 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.32 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.21 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 1.16 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.1 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 1.08 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.06 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.03 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9892 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9541 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9704 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9345 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8069 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.791 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9642 kg per person | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9601 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7954 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.979 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 1.19 kg per person | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8961 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9639 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8207 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8609 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8708 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8375 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8207 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8139 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8861 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7462 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7144 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6701 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.772 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7026 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6569 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6643 kg per person | +1.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.6643 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4337 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.6643 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 kg per person, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 1.43 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 kg per person | 0.9132 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 kg per person | 0.9541 kg per person | 1.32 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9282 kg per person | 0.791 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8041 kg per person | 0.6701 kg per person | 0.8861 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6989 kg per person | 0.6569 kg per person | 0.772 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Kenya?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Kenya was 0.6643 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6569 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.