Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 757.02 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Ethiopia is 757.02 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Ethiopia peaked at 757.02 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 354.45 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 … left square kilometre leaches in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 354.45 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 357.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 359.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 375.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 392.88 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 425.86 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 423.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 398.37 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 427.2 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 484.53 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 465.37 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 409.67 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 423.26 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 455.81 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 503.78 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 527.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 553.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 582.79 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 569.65 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 589.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 600.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 619.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 630.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 649.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 658.7 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 657.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 698.09 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 744.23 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 707.78 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 721.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 757.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 757.02 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 217.01 kg per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 757.02 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161.41 kg per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 384.06 kg per square kilometre | 354.45 kg per square kilometre | 425.86 kg per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 464.87 kg per square kilometre | 398.37 kg per square kilometre | 553.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 625.54 kg per square kilometre | 569.65 kg per square kilometre | 698.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 732.68 kg per square kilometre | 707.78 kg per square kilometre | 757.02 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 Uganda 953.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 2 Uruguay 790.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bangladesh 744.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Rwanda 731.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 710.38 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Ethiopia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Ethiopia was 757.02 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 757.02 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 354.45 kg per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Ethiopia ranks 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.