Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Namibia
Namibia: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.244 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia stood at 0.244 kg per person.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia peaked at 0.7942 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1906 kg per person, in 2021.
That places Namibia 66th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7942 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7443 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7367 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7066 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6914 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7064 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6914 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.656 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6463 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6242 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6142 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5982 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5827 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6146 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4327 kg per person | -29.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4365 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4643 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.461 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4729 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4749 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4185 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3903 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3735 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3657 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3554 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3584 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.331 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.339 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3261 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.319 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3275 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3151 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2878 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2736 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2667 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2529 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2546 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2646 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.27 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2855 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2847 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2581 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2558 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2498 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3117 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2506 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2445 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.255 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2478 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2398 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2327 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2606 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.239 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2551 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2396 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2641 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2404 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2253 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2173 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1912 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1906 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2194 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.244 kg per person | +11.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.244 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0867 kg per person, 2.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.244 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0563 kg per person, 4.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -29.6% | 0.6146 kg per person | 0.4327 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7081 kg per person | 0.6463 kg per person | 0.7942 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5301 kg per person | 0.4327 kg per person | 0.6242 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3733 kg per person | 0.3261 kg per person | 0.4749 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2832 kg per person | 0.2529 kg per person | 0.3275 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2644 kg per person | 0.2445 kg per person | 0.3117 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2414 kg per person | 0.2173 kg per person | 0.2641 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2113 kg per person | 0.1906 kg per person | 0.244 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia was 0.244 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7942 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1906 kg per person in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Namibia ranks 66th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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)
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
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.