Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.1159 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.1159 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.1717 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1066 kg per person, in 2002.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1717 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1707 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1681 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.167 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1687 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1668 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1663 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.166 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.166 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.166 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1628 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1592 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1537 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.149 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1474 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1448 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1453 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1465 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1457 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.141 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1388 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1384 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1366 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1299 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1279 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1307 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1267 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1257 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1251 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1253 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1202 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1187 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1161 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1155 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1134 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1128 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1118 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1133 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1118 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1093 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1078 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1066 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1104 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1107 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1081 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1125 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1174 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1177 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1219 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1192 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1193 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1329 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1303 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1293 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1276 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1278 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1243 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1191 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1188 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1182 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1171 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1154 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1159 kg per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1679 kg per person | 0.166 kg per person | 0.1717 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.152 kg per person | 0.1448 kg per person | 0.166 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1321 kg per person | 0.1251 kg per person | 0.141 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1159 kg per person | 0.1118 kg per person | 0.1253 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1122 kg per person | 0.1066 kg per person | 0.1219 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1249 kg per person | 0.1188 kg per person | 0.1329 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1167 kg per person | 0.1154 kg per person | 0.1182 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Ireland 12.05 kg per person compare
- 2 Mongolia 7.29 kg per person compare
- 3 Belarus 4.64 kg per person compare
- 4 New Zealand 3.18 kg per person compare
- 5 Luxembourg 2.86 kg per person 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), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.1159 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1717 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1066 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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), 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.