Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 12.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.82 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
130th
of 167 countries
All-time high
15.84 kg per square kilometre
in 1997
All-time low
8.45 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 12.82 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 15.84 kg per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.45 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Somalia 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.45 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 8.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 8.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 8.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 9.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 10.32 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 10.75 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 11.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 10.59 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 10.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 10.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 10.86 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 10.5 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 11.72 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 13.15 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 13 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 12.64 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 12.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 13.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 12.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 13.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 13.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 13.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 14.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 13.93 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 11.61 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 10.15 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 9.57 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 14.51 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 15.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 15.67 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 15.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 14.6 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 13.92 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 13.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 14.5 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 14.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 14.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 14.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.39 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 13.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 13.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.65 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.85 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 13.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 13.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 13.13 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 12.87 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 12.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 12.82 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.86 kg per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 12.82 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.74 kg per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.27 kg per square kilometre | 8.45 kg per square kilometre | 10.75 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.2 kg per square kilometre | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | 13.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.21 kg per square kilometre | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | 14.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.31 kg per square kilometre | 9.57 kg per square kilometre | 15.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.92 kg per square kilometre | 13.35 kg per square kilometre | 14.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6 kg per square kilometre | 12.85 kg per square kilometre | 13.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.08 kg per square kilometre | 12.82 kg per square kilometre | 13.48 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 127 Djibouti 13.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Australia 13.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 13.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Canada 11.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Iraq 11.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Cameroon 11.09 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % 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 Somalia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Somalia was 12.82 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.84 kg per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.45 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.