Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 13.1 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 13.1 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Uganda peaked at 18.68 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10.22 kg per person, in 1987.
Uganda ranks 31st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.68 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 16.97 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 16.88 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 16.38 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 16.04 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 15.56 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 15.65 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 15.4 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 16.1 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 16.84 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 16.15 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 16.68 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 16.86 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 16.96 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 16.86 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 16.81 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 16.14 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 17.02 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 16.56 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 14.76 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 14.38 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 14.27 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 14.07 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 14.04 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.67 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 13.81 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 10.22 kg per person | -26.0% |
| 1988 | 10.8 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 10.84 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 11.67 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 11.77 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 11.57 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 11.53 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 10.6 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 10.57 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 10.42 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 10.41 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.47 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.45 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 10.36 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.34 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.56 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 10.86 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 10.69 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.71 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.69 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.7 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.75 kg per person | +47.2% |
| 2009 | 15.75 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.75 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.71 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 15.66 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.42 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.66 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 15.68 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.46 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 14.79 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 14.68 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.4 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 14.05 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 13.75 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 13.39 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 13.1 kg per person | -2.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 13.1 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.71 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 13.1 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.38 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +47.2% | 10.7 kg per person | 15.75 kg per person |
| 1987 | -26.0% | 13.81 kg per person | 10.22 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.41 kg per person | 15.4 kg per person | 18.68 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.69 kg per person | 16.14 kg per person | 17.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.08 kg per person | 10.22 kg per person | 14.76 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.95 kg per person | 10.41 kg per person | 11.77 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.64 kg per person | 10.34 kg per person | 15.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.32 kg per person | 14.4 kg per person | 15.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.57 kg per person | 13.1 kg per person | 14.05 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 28 Costa Rica 14.78 kg per person compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 14.36 kg per person compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 13.87 kg per person compare
- 32 Panama 13.04 kg per person compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 12.67 kg per person compare
- 34 Georgia 12.18 kg per person compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Uganda?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Uganda was 13.1 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.68 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.22 kg per person in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.