Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 456,342 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches in Saudi Arabia is 456,342 kg, measured in 2023.
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 that leaches in Saudi Arabia peaked at 495,770 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81,352 kg, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 128th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81,352 kg | — |
| 1962 | 82,853 kg | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 84,322 kg | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 85,823 kg | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 87,292 kg | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 88,793 kg | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 89,417 kg | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 99,335 kg | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 109,785 kg | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 116,793 kg | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 123,770 kg | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 134,976 kg | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 166,941 kg | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 187,458 kg | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 203,175 kg | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 230,651 kg | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 228,344 kg | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 253,602 kg | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 268,190 kg | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 283,267 kg | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 248,672 kg | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 212,436 kg | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 197,265 kg | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 192,022 kg | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 205,717 kg | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 215,749 kg | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 136,821 kg | -36.6% |
| 1988 | 137,032 kg | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 135,967 kg | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 135,422 kg | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 138,953 kg | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 157,158 kg | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 160,782 kg | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 170,294 kg | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 177,549 kg | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 181,998 kg | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 194,904 kg | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 206,928 kg | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 197,930 kg | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 205,198 kg | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 216,165 kg | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 227,237 kg | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 234,341 kg | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 241,670 kg | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 248,859 kg | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 261,101 kg | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 297,817 kg | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 296,718 kg | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 301,935 kg | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 280,692 kg | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 303,738 kg | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 345,528 kg | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 329,629 kg | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 259,469 kg | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 262,020 kg | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 264,632 kg | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 267,256 kg | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 339,906 kg | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 402,977 kg | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 495,770 kg | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 494,619 kg | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 492,580 kg | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 456,342 kg | -7.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 456,342 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.32 million kg, 11% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 456,342 kg is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 310,601 kg, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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% | 215,749 kg | 136,821 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89,886 kg | 81,352 kg | 109,785 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 191,390 kg | 116,793 kg | 268,190 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 196,495 kg | 135,967 kg | 283,267 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 172,192 kg | 135,422 kg | 206,928 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 253,104 kg | 205,198 kg | 301,935 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 305,585 kg | 259,469 kg | 402,977 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 484,828 kg | 456,342 kg | 495,770 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 that leaches in Saudi Arabia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches in Saudi Arabia was 456,342 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 495,770 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,352 kg in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).