Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 0.8403 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.8403 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.9186 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1708 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 161st of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1708 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.174 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1771 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1803 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1834 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1866 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1884 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2057 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.224 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2366 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2489 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2693 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3244 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3666 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3975 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4478 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4477 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4921 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5192 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5299 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4653 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3934 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3643 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.358 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3837 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4063 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2445 kg per square kilometre | -39.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2458 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2451 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2445 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2505 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2825 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2888 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3069 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3205 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3285 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3526 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3759 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3624 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.377 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3965 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4155 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4299 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4448 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4585 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4824 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5498 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5547 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.567 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5324 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5737 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6458 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.648 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5305 kg per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5355 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5409 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5462 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6408 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7547 kg per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9186 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9098 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.906 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8403 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.8403 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 242.95 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.8403 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.36 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -39.8% | 0.4063 kg per square kilometre | 0.2445 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1878 kg per square kilometre | 0.1708 kg per square kilometre | 0.224 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.375 kg per square kilometre | 0.2366 kg per square kilometre | 0.5192 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3636 kg per square kilometre | 0.2445 kg per square kilometre | 0.5299 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3113 kg per square kilometre | 0.2445 kg per square kilometre | 0.3759 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4676 kg per square kilometre | 0.377 kg per square kilometre | 0.567 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5949 kg per square kilometre | 0.5305 kg per square kilometre | 0.7547 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8937 kg per square kilometre | 0.8403 kg per square kilometre | 0.9186 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 158 Mozambique 2.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Botswana 1.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 1.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Congo 0.8155 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Liberia 0.7371 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Libya 0.4663 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % 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 management (manure treated, n content), per square in Saudi Arabia?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Saudi Arabia was 0.8403 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9186 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1708 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 161st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.