Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 3.48 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Congo stood at 3.48 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 3.48 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6096 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Congo ranks 161st of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.731 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7072 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6835 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6571 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6333 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6096 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6096 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6677 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6861 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7045 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8076 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8446 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8498 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8466 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9337 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1984 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1986 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1987 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 2 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.48 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 3.48 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.87 kg per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 3.48 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.91 kg per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +45.4% | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 2.12 kg per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +33.4% | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | 3.12 kg per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -27.6% | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | 2.26 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.665 kg per square kilometre | 0.6096 kg per square kilometre | 0.731 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9787 kg per square kilometre | 0.7045 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 kg per square kilometre | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 158 Eritrea 4.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Central African Republic 4.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 4.03 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Somalia 2.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Namibia 2.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Mauritania 1.98 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Congo?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Congo was 3.48 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6096 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Congo rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 161st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.