Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 1.22 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Namibia stood at 1.22 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Namibia peaked at 3.97 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9532 kg per person, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 66th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.97 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.72 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 3.68 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 3.53 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 3.46 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 3.53 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 3.46 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 3.28 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 3.23 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 3.12 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 3.07 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 2.99 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.91 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 3.07 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 2.16 kg per person | -29.6% |
| 1976 | 2.18 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 2.32 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 2.31 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.36 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 2.37 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.09 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 1.95 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.87 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.83 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.78 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.79 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.66 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 1.7 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.63 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.59 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.64 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.58 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.44 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 1.37 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 1.33 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.26 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.27 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.32 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.35 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.43 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.42 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.29 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 1.28 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.25 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.56 kg per person | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 1.25 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 1.22 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.28 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.24 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.16 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.28 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.32 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 1.13 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9562 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9532 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 1.22 kg per person | +11.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.22 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4337 kg per person, 2.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.22 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 kg per person, 4.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | -29.6% | 3.07 kg per person | 2.16 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.54 kg per person | 3.23 kg per person | 3.97 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.65 kg per person | 2.16 kg per person | 3.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 kg per person | 1.63 kg per person | 2.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 1.64 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 1.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.32 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.9532 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Namibia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Namibia was 1.22 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9532 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Namibia ranks 66th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — 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.