Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 103.05 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
103.05 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
64th
of 167 countries
All-time high
113.43 kg per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
21.25 kg per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Rwanda stood at 103.05 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 113.43 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.25 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Rwanda 64th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.47 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 21.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 23.98 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 24.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 25 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 28.78 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 30.81 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 29.97 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 32.38 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 36.57 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 35.16 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 33.74 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 34.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 33.57 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 33.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 33.06 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 32.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 35.15 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 34.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 40.36 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 39.38 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 40.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 40.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 39.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 43.85 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 46.26 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 40.87 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 40.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 42.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 41.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 42.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 44.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 44.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 41.24 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 37.46 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 46.12 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 46.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 52.02 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 58.63 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 56.1 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 61.78 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 61.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 69.33 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 72.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 72.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.17 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 83.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 86.95 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 88.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 96.03 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 81.72 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 81.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 97.15 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 88.43 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 85.21 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 93.48 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 100.63 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 113.43 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 106.61 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 101.9 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 103.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 103.05 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.86 kg per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 103.05 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.74 kg per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.49 kg per square kilometre | 21.25 kg per square kilometre | 32.38 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.35 kg per square kilometre | 32.83 kg per square kilometre | 36.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.41 kg per square kilometre | 39.38 kg per square kilometre | 46.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.45 kg per square kilometre | 37.46 kg per square kilometre | 58.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.44 kg per square kilometre | 56.1 kg per square kilometre | 88.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.86 kg per square kilometre | 81.62 kg per square kilometre | 100.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.25 kg per square kilometre | 101.9 kg per square kilometre | 113.43 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 61 Thailand 115.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 62 Sweden 107.92 kg per square kilometre compare
- 63 Turkmenistan 104.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 65 Philippines 102.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 66 Finland 90.7 kg per square kilometre compare
- 67 Grenada 88.7 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Rwanda was 103.05 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 113.43 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.25 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Rwanda rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 64th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.