Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 2,437 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,437 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
5th
of 167 countries
All-time high
2,715 kg per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
684.86 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Rwanda stood at 2,437 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 2,715 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 684.86 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Rwanda 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 684.86 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 718.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 811.24 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 837.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 845.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 994.61 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 1,100 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 1,014 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 1,095 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 1,158 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 1,211 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 1,198 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1,198 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,143 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 1,027 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1,061 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 1,037 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 1,058 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1,020 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1,047 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1,078 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1,047 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 1,091 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 1,045 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 982.82 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 975.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1,003 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 984.69 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 1,014 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 943.88 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 870.42 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 793.14 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 798.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 875.85 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 979.35 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 1,126 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 1,281 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 1,249 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 1,388 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,672 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 1,698 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1,702 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,903 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 1,945 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2,025 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 2,064 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2,258 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 1,933 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 1,921 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,916 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,968 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2,284 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 2,058 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 1,977 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2,190 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 2,377 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 2,715 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 2,533 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 2,408 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 2,437 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 2,437 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 723.37 kg per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 2,437 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 538.02 kg per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 900.06 kg per square kilometre | 684.86 kg per square kilometre | 1,100 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,119 kg per square kilometre | 1,027 kg per square kilometre | 1,211 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,035 kg per square kilometre | 975.36 kg per square kilometre | 1,091 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 966.67 kg per square kilometre | 793.14 kg per square kilometre | 1,281 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,704 kg per square kilometre | 1,249 kg per square kilometre | 2,064 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,088 kg per square kilometre | 1,916 kg per square kilometre | 2,377 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,523 kg per square kilometre | 2,408 kg per square kilometre | 2,715 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 2 Uruguay 2,635 kg per square kilometre compare
- 3 Ethiopia 2,523 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bangladesh 2,481 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 2,368 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Haiti 2,141 kg per square kilometre compare
- 8 New Zealand 2,095 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Rwanda was 2,437 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,715 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 684.86 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 5th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.