Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Niger
Niger: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.1735 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Niger stood at 0.1735 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Niger peaked at 0.2442 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0994 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Niger 77th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2335 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2337 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2296 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2383 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2385 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2442 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2432 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2424 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2188 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2074 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1998 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1897 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1477 kg per person | -22.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1586 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1668 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1735 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1772 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1755 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1785 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1841 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.194 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.201 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.207 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1376 kg per person | -33.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1094 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0994 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1037 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1114 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1147 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1158 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1197 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1204 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1275 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1284 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.132 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1357 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1375 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1412 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1411 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1477 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1537 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1557 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1574 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1625 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1586 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.146 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1469 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1501 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1533 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1437 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1468 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1498 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1604 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.163 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1596 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1631 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1668 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1708 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1751 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1796 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1849 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.175 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1735 kg per person | -0.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.1735 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1019 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.1735 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0563 kg per person, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -33.5% | 0.207 kg per person | 0.1376 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2358 kg per person | 0.2188 kg per person | 0.2442 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1775 kg per person | 0.1477 kg per person | 0.2074 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1462 kg per person | 0.0994 kg per person | 0.207 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.13 kg per person | 0.1158 kg per person | 0.1412 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1532 kg per person | 0.146 kg per person | 0.1625 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1599 kg per person | 0.1437 kg per person | 0.1751 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1782 kg per person | 0.1735 kg per person | 0.1849 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 74 New Caledonia 0.18 kg per person compare
- 75 Central African Republic 0.1791 kg per person compare
- 76 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1771 kg per person compare
- 78 Afghanistan 0.169 kg per person compare
- 79 Mexico 0.1665 kg per person compare
- 80 Thailand 0.1646 kg per person compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % 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 volatilises (n content), per in Niger?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Niger was 0.1735 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2442 kg per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0994 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Niger rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Niger ranks 77th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.