Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 0.7076 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 0.7076 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.7687 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1261 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 160th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1261 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1285 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1308 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1331 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1354 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1377 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1387 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.154 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1702 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1811 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1919 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2093 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2589 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2907 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.315 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3576 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3541 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3932 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4159 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4392 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3856 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3294 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3059 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2978 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.319 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3345 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2122 kg per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2125 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2108 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.21 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2155 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2437 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2493 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2641 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2753 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2822 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3022 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3209 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3069 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3182 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3352 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3524 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3634 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3747 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4049 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4618 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4601 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4682 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4352 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.471 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5358 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5111 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4023 kg per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4063 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4103 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4144 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5271 kg per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6249 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7687 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.767 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7638 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7076 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.7076 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 174.43 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.7076 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.56 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -36.6% | 0.3345 kg per square kilometre | 0.2122 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1394 kg per square kilometre | 0.1261 kg per square kilometre | 0.1702 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2968 kg per square kilometre | 0.1811 kg per square kilometre | 0.4159 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3047 kg per square kilometre | 0.2108 kg per square kilometre | 0.4392 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.267 kg per square kilometre | 0.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.3209 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3925 kg per square kilometre | 0.3182 kg per square kilometre | 0.4682 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4738 kg per square kilometre | 0.4023 kg per square kilometre | 0.6249 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7518 kg per square kilometre | 0.7076 kg per square kilometre | 0.7687 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 157 Jordan 2.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Mozambique 1.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Botswana 1.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.6781 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Congo 0.6561 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Liberia 0.6157 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.7076 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7687 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1261 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.