Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 3.46 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 3.46 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Eswatini peaked at 12.62 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.46 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Eswatini 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.62 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 12.51 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 11.94 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 11.93 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 10.88 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 10.19 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 10.19 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 10.14 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 10.33 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 10.62 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 10.4 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 10.43 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 10.35 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 10.16 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 10.09 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 10 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 9.69 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 9.53 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 9.45 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 9.11 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 8.8 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 8.28 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 8.09 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 7.5 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 7.62 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 7.38 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 6.98 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 6.66 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 6.72 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 6.78 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 6.71 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 6.58 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.16 kg per person | -21.5% |
| 1994 | 5.32 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.45 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 5.42 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.36 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 5.05 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 4.87 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 4.67 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.99 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 4.13 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 4.67 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 4.7 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.71 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.43 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 4.45 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.43 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.42 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.61 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.62 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.66 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.59 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.51 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.29 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.86 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.71 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.82 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.55 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 3.46 kg per person | -2.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 3.46 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8235 kg per person, 4.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 3.46 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.68 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.19 kg per person | 10.14 kg per person | 12.62 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.07 kg per person | 9.45 kg per person | 10.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.71 kg per person | 6.66 kg per person | 9.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.67 kg per person | 4.87 kg per person | 6.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 kg per person | 3.99 kg per person | 4.71 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.21 kg per person | 3.6 kg per person | 4.66 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 kg per person | 3.46 kg per person | 3.82 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % 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 volatilises (n content), per in Eswatini?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Eswatini was 3.46 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 12.62 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Eswatini ranks 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.