Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) was 1.81 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.81 million kg for cattle — manure management in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.97 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 367,085 kg, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 367,085 kg | — |
| 1962 | 374,111 kg | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 380,628 kg | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 387,654 kg | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 394,171 kg | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 401,197 kg | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 405,048 kg | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 442,177 kg | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 481,628 kg | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 508,608 kg | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 535,078 kg | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 578,862 kg | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 697,293 kg | +20.5% |
| 1974 | 788,088 kg | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 854,572 kg | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 962,628 kg | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 962,456 kg | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.06 million kg | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 1.12 million kg | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 1.14 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.00 million kg | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 845,713 kg | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 783,083 kg | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 769,651 kg | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 824,834 kg | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 873,515 kg | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 525,551 kg | -39.8% |
| 1988 | 528,494 kg | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 526,933 kg | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 525,638 kg | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 538,447 kg | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 607,276 kg | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 620,902 kg | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 659,713 kg | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 688,891 kg | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 706,264 kg | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 758,047 kg | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 808,048 kg | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 779,131 kg | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 810,467 kg | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 852,275 kg | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 893,135 kg | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 924,069 kg | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 956,128 kg | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 985,726 kg | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million kg | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million kg | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.22 million kg | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million kg | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 million kg | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.39 million kg | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1.39 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million kg | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.17 million kg | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million kg | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 1.62 million kg | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 1.97 million kg | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 1.96 million kg | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.95 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.81 million kg | -7.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.81 million kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.80 million kg, 9% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.81 million kg is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.23 million kg, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) 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% | 873,515 kg | 525,551 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 403,744 kg | 367,085 kg | 481,628 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 806,162 kg | 508,608 kg | 1.12 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 781,731 kg | 525,551 kg | 1.14 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 669,236 kg | 525,638 kg | 808,048 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million kg | 810,467 kg | 1.22 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million kg | 1.14 million kg | 1.62 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 million kg | 1.81 million kg | 1.97 million kg | 4 |
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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 in Saudi Arabia?
- Cattle — manure management in Saudi Arabia was 1.81 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure management recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 million kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 367,085 kg in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cattle — manure management?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).