Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.141 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Eswatini is 0.141 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Eswatini peaked at 0.528 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.141 kg per person, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 85th 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 … capita volatilises in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.528 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.519 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4908 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4838 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4368 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4079 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4019 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3954 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.403 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4116 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4017 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4054 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3977 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3932 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3891 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3892 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3819 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3751 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3697 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3601 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3508 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3369 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3286 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3127 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3103 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3003 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.288 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.276 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2706 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2662 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.259 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2541 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2015 kg per person | -20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2059 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.209 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1971 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1963 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1986 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1765 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1856 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1603 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1788 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1911 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1854 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1865 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1772 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.181 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1847 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1868 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1819 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1822 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.183 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.18 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1779 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1729 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1643 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1607 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1577 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1503 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1541 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1536 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1442 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.141 kg per person | -2.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.141 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0867 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.141 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0563 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4518 kg per person | 0.3954 kg per person | 0.528 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3915 kg per person | 0.3697 kg per person | 0.4116 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3134 kg per person | 0.2706 kg per person | 0.3601 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2164 kg per person | 0.1765 kg per person | 0.2662 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1817 kg per person | 0.1603 kg per person | 0.1911 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1711 kg per person | 0.1503 kg per person | 0.183 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1482 kg per person | 0.141 kg per person | 0.1541 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Eswatini?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Eswatini was 0.141 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.528 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.141 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Eswatini ranks 85th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.