Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 47.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 47.18 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 47.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.33 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 110th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.33 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.56 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 6.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 6.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 7.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 7.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 9.21 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 9.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 9.92 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 10.68 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 11.44 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 12.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 12.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 12.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 13.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 13.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 13.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 12.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 13.64 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 15.36 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 17.99 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 13.86 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1985 | 18 kg per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1986 | 16.04 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 16.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 17.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 18.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 18.92 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 18.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 19.29 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 15.87 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 17.42 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 20.76 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 21.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 22.65 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 22.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 20.84 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 20.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 20.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 20.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 21.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 20.5 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 20.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 22.15 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 24.09 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 25.9 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 25.36 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 24.55 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 24.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 27.26 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 30.46 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 32.07 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 31.4 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 32.96 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 35.35 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 37.11 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 41.58 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 41.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 43.26 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 42.86 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 47.18 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 47.18 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.87 kg per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 47.18 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.91 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.24 kg per square kilometre | 6.33 kg per square kilometre | 9.21 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.82 kg per square kilometre | 9.06 kg per square kilometre | 13.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.99 kg per square kilometre | 12.97 kg per square kilometre | 18.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.86 kg per square kilometre | 15.87 kg per square kilometre | 22.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.33 kg per square kilometre | 20.5 kg per square kilometre | 25.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.77 kg per square kilometre | 24.55 kg per square kilometre | 41.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.81 kg per square kilometre | 41.96 kg per square kilometre | 47.18 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 107 Latvia 49.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 Burundi 47.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 French Polynesia 47.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Eswatini 42.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 112 Luxembourg 42.71 kg per square kilometre compare
- 113 Cameroon 41.35 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Kenya was 47.18 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 47.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.33 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 110th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.