Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Somalia
Somalia: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 90.67 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 90.67 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Somalia peaked at 111.78 kg per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 62.47 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 85th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.47 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 63.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 64.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 65.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 66.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 67.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 69.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 72.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 75.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 76.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 73.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 74.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 73.09 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 68.08 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 74.97 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 72.49 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 80.9 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 90.75 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 89.69 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 87.27 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 89.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 91.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 84.12 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 86.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 89.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 91.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 95.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 99.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 96.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 80.1 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 70.09 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 66.08 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 84.1 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 100.12 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 104.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 108.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 111.78 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 105.44 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 101.91 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 101.71 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 104.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 105.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 105.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 106.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 108.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 105.68 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 96.09 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 95.65 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 95.26 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 97.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 95.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 91.1 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 90.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 90.67 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 217.01 kg per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 90.67 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161.41 kg per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +27.3% | 66.08 kg per square kilometre | 84.1 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.56 kg per square kilometre | 62.47 kg per square kilometre | 75.85 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.32 kg per square kilometre | 68.08 kg per square kilometre | 90.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.15 kg per square kilometre | 84.12 kg per square kilometre | 99.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.19 kg per square kilometre | 66.08 kg per square kilometre | 111.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.59 kg per square kilometre | 95.26 kg per square kilometre | 108.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.56 kg per square kilometre | 95.17 kg per square kilometre | 97.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.72 kg per square kilometre | 90.67 kg per square kilometre | 95.94 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 82 Tajikistan 98.19 kg per square kilometre compare
- 83 Myanmar 96.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 84 Central African Republic 91.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 86 Morocco 88.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 87 Cambodia 88.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Portugal 84.46 kg per square kilometre compare
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 square in Somalia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Somalia was 90.67 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 111.78 kg per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.47 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Somalia ranks 85th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.