Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.1993 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Kenya stood at 0.1993 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.4286 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1971 kg per person, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 91st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4286 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4246 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3879 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4009 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.402 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3938 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3639 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3645 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3584 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3635 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3759 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.38 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.358 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3335 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3418 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3201 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3213 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3225 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3438 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2897 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 0.274 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3142 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3442 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3472 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3377 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3782 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 0.402 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4004 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3987 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3949 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3626 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3494 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3299 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3231 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3187 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3077 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2968 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2862 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2911 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2804 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2421 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2373 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2893 kg per person | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 0.288 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2386 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2937 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3573 kg per person | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2688 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2892 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2462 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2583 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2612 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2513 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2462 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2442 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2658 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2239 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2143 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.201 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2316 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2108 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1971 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1993 kg per person | +1.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1993 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1301 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1993 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0845 kg per person, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3916 kg per person | 0.3584 kg per person | 0.4286 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.346 kg per person | 0.3201 kg per person | 0.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3486 kg per person | 0.274 kg per person | 0.402 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.326 kg per person | 0.2862 kg per person | 0.3949 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2785 kg per person | 0.2373 kg per person | 0.3573 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2412 kg per person | 0.201 kg per person | 0.2658 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2097 kg per person | 0.1971 kg per person | 0.2316 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Kenya?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Kenya was 0.1993 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4286 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1971 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.