Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Kenya
Kenya: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 75.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
75.1 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
80th
of 167 countries
All-time high
93.39 kg per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
23.28 kg per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Kenya stood at 75.1 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Kenya peaked at 93.39 kg per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.28 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Kenya ranks 80th 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 management (manure treated, N content) … square in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.84 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 24.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 23.28 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 25.04 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 26.1 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 26.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 25.62 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 26.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 27.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 28.76 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 30.81 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 32.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 31.48 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 30.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 32.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 31.13 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 32.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 33.55 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 37.04 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 32.35 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 31.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 37.6 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1983 | 42.73 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 44.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 45.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 52.05 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 57.17 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 58.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 60.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 62.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 59.15 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 58.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 57.2 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 57.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 58.46 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 57.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 57.38 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 56.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 59.66 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 59.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 52.78 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 53.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 66.89 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 68.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 58.92 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 74.3 kg per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 93.39 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 72.97 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 80.57 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 70.91 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 76.33 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 79.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 78.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 78.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.79 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 75.37 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 73.58 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 70.39 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 82.66 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 76.46 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 72.77 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 75.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 75.1 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.55 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 75.1 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.37 kg per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.44 kg per square kilometre | 23.28 kg per square kilometre | 27.25 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.98 kg per square kilometre | 28.76 kg per square kilometre | 37.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.32 kg per square kilometre | 31.7 kg per square kilometre | 60.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.54 kg per square kilometre | 56.93 kg per square kilometre | 62.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1 kg per square kilometre | 52.78 kg per square kilometre | 93.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.92 kg per square kilometre | 70.39 kg per square kilometre | 87.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.75 kg per square kilometre | 72.77 kg per square kilometre | 82.66 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 77 Samoa 86.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 78 Saint Kitts and Nevis 86.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 79 Mongolia 85.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 81 Fiji 72.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 82 Israel 72.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 83 Mexico 69.6 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Kenya?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Kenya was 75.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 93.39 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.28 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Kenya ranks 80th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.