Cattle: Manure applied to soils … leaches annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … leaches annual growth rate was 2.91 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), annual in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 2.91 % change on previous year for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 178.2% on the previous year and up 275.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 14.47 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -2.18 % change on previous year, in 1984.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … leaches annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.9618 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 1964 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +98.0% |
| 1965 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +87.7% |
| 1966 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 1967 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +60.3% |
| 1968 | 2.47 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7329 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4667 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 1973 | -0.7793 % change on previous year | -267.0% |
| 1974 | -0.2337 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 1975 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -844.6% |
| 1976 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 1977 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +210.0% |
| 1978 | 3.75 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 1980 | -0.3942 % change on previous year | -115.5% |
| 1981 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -471.6% |
| 1982 | 2.84 % change on previous year | +93.9% |
| 1983 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1984 | -2.18 % change on previous year | -229.7% |
| 1985 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -162.9% |
| 1986 | 5.2 % change on previous year | +279.6% |
| 1987 | -0.2675 % change on previous year | -105.1% |
| 1988 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -890.6% |
| 1989 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1991 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -147.1% |
| 1992 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -202.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5396 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 1994 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +303.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8364 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1996 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +154.1% |
| 1997 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 4.07 % change on previous year | +131.3% |
| 1999 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -67.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3823 % change on previous year | -71.4% |
| 2001 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +237.3% |
| 2002 | 1.59 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 6.43 % change on previous year | +303.8% |
| 2004 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3996 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 2006 | 6.9 % change on previous year | +1626.2% |
| 2007 | 7.24 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -57.5% |
| 2009 | 6.53 % change on previous year | +112.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4402 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 2011 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +565.6% |
| 2012 | 14.47 % change on previous year | +393.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7735 % change on previous year | -94.7% |
| 2014 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +151.6% |
| 2015 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +102.2% |
| 2017 | -0.1458 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 2018 | -1.58 % change on previous year | +987.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -251.3% |
| 2020 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 2023 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +178.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … leaches annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1626.2% | 0.3996 % change on previous year | 6.9 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -987.3% | -0.1458 % change on previous year | -1.58 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +890.6% | -0.2675 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +844.6% | -0.2337 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.16 % change on previous year | 0.9618 % change on previous year | 3.57 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.51 % change on previous year | -0.7793 % change on previous year | 3.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 % change on previous year | -2.18 % change on previous year | 5.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 % change on previous year | -1.38 % change on previous year | 4.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.68 % change on previous year | 0.3823 % change on previous year | 7.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 % change on previous year | -1.58 % change on previous year | 14.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Fiji 23.21 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Australia 20.84 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Costa Rica 17.26 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Madagascar 16.92 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Burundi 16.81 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Namibia 14.08 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 12.19 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.91 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.47 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.18 % change on previous year in 1984.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), annual rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 275.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.