Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.47 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 2.47 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.27 kg per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2259 kg per person, in 1962.
Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2268 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2259 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2313 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2437 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2604 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.282 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3019 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3208 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3388 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3526 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3644 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3728 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3799 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5622 kg per person | +48.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5607 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7901 kg per person | +40.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8188 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8767 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 1.03 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 1.11 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 1.58 kg per person | +41.6% |
| 1982 | 1.84 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 2.39 kg per person | +29.8% |
| 1984 | 2.4 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.94 kg per person | +22.4% |
| 1986 | 2.97 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.81 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 2.72 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 2.73 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.75 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.76 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.7 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2.51 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 2.44 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 2.4 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.49 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 3.27 kg per person | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 3.24 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.72 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 2.69 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.78 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.75 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.72 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.64 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.61 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.52 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.47 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.39 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.31 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.38 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.67 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 2.61 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.52 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.45 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.35 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.33 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.38 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.53 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 2.59 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.54 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.62 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.55 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.47 kg per person | -3.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.47 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.47 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.53 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +48.0% | 0.3799 kg per person | 0.5622 kg per person |
| 1981 | +41.6% | 1.11 kg per person | 1.58 kg per person |
| 1976 | +40.9% | 0.5607 kg per person | 0.7901 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2702 kg per person | 0.2259 kg per person | 0.3388 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6104 kg per person | 0.3526 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.35 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person | 2.97 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.73 kg per person | 2.4 kg per person | 3.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 kg per person | 2.31 kg per person | 2.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 kg per person | 2.33 kg per person | 2.67 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 kg per person | 2.47 kg per person | 2.62 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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- 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 2.47 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 kg per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2259 kg per person in 1962.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 21st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.