Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 1.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mozambique is 1.97 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 3.37 kg per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.5903 kg per square kilometre, in 2001.
Mozambique ranks 158th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 2.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 3 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 2.99 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 2.92 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7354 kg per square kilometre | -74.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7765 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8175 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7765 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7354 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7522 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7192 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6949 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6539 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6377 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5903 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7128 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7854 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.904 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8621 kg per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.97 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.86 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.97 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.74 kg per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -74.7% | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | 0.7354 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | 2.99 kg per square kilometre | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9566 kg per square kilometre | 0.6539 kg per square kilometre | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8733 kg per square kilometre | 0.5903 kg per square kilometre | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 155 Algeria 2.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Solomon Islands 2.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Jordan 2.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Botswana 1.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Saudi Arabia 0.7076 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.6781 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % 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 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Mozambique was 1.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5903 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 158th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.