Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 2,523 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2,523 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 2,523 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,181 kg per square kilometre, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 3rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,181 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 1,190 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,197 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,253 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1,310 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 1,410 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,328 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1,424 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 1,615 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 1,551 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1,366 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 1,411 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1,519 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1,679 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 1,757 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1,845 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1,943 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 1,899 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,964 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,002 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2,064 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,102 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,164 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2,196 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2,191 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,327 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 2,481 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 2,359 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 2,406 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2,523 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2,523 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 723.37 kg per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2,523 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 538.02 kg per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,280 kg per square kilometre | 1,181 kg per square kilometre | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,550 kg per square kilometre | 1,328 kg per square kilometre | 1,845 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,085 kg per square kilometre | 1,899 kg per square kilometre | 2,327 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,442 kg per square kilometre | 2,359 kg per square kilometre | 2,523 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 Uganda 3,178 kg per square kilometre compare
- 2 Uruguay 2,635 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bangladesh 2,481 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Rwanda 2,437 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 2,368 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % 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 left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 2,523 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,523 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,181 kg per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.