Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.009 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.009 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.032 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 kg per person, in 2016.
That places Saudi Arabia 151st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0215 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0211 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0207 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0203 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0199 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0195 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0189 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0202 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0214 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0219 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0222 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.023 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0271 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0289 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0297 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.032 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0299 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0314 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0313 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0312 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0258 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0208 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0181 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0168 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0167 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.01 kg per person | -40.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0095 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0089 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0085 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.009 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0088 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0089 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.009 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0092 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0085 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0083 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0081 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0083 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0088 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.008 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 kg per person | +30.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0102 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.009 kg per person | -11.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.009 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6051 kg per person, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.009 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0223 kg per person, 41% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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 | -40.1% | 0.0167 kg per person | 0.01 kg per person |
| 2018 | +30.5% | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0075 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0204 kg per person | 0.0189 kg per person | 0.0215 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0277 kg per person | 0.0219 kg per person | 0.032 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0174 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 0.0312 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0088 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person | 0.0092 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0084 kg per person | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.0057 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 kg per person | 0.009 kg per person | 0.0107 kg per person | 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 volatilises (n content), per in Saudi Arabia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Saudi Arabia was 0.009 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.032 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 kg per person in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 151st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.