Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 3.1 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Somalia is 3.1 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Somalia peaked at 13.28 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.1 kg per person, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 38th 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.28 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 13.14 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 13 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 12.86 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 12.71 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 12.57 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 12.65 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 12.89 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 13.07 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 12.77 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 11.95 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 11.8 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 11.33 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 10.29 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 11.05 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 10.42 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 11.32 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 11.82 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 10.33 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 9.22 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 9.39 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 9.57 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 8.51 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 8.4 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 8.43 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 8.23 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 8.29 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 8.65 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 8.48 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 7.09 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 6.45 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 6.38 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 7.9 kg per person | +23.7% |
| 1994 | 8.94 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 8.97 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 8.98 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.96 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 8.11 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 7.53 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 7.22 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 7.13 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.95 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.69 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 6.51 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.4 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.04 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 5.32 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 5.14 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 5 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 4.89 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.92 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.74 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 4.6 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.43 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.23 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 4 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.88 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.74 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.61 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 3.38 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 3.21 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 3.1 kg per person | -3.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 3.1 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.51 kg per person, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 3.1 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.51 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.91 kg per person | 12.57 kg per person | 13.28 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.31 kg per person | 10.29 kg per person | 12.77 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.72 kg per person | 8.23 kg per person | 9.57 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.93 kg per person | 6.38 kg per person | 8.98 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.24 kg per person | 5 kg per person | 7.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.43 kg per person | 3.74 kg per person | 4.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 kg per person | 3.1 kg per person | 3.61 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Somalia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Somalia was 3.1 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.28 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 38th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.