Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 2.09 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2.09 kg per square kilometre for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 2.58 kg per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0721 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 163rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0721 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1135 kg per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1404 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1698 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2184 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2447 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 0.269 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2937 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3183 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3426 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3669 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3916 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4162 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4409 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4648 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4893 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5147 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5384 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5627 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5872 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.612 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6363 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6851 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7105 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7342 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7598 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7831 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8078 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8429 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8876 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9326 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9774 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2000 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 2015 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 2.09 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.87 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 2.09 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.91 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +57.4% | 0.0721 kg per square kilometre | 0.1135 kg per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -32.4% | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 1.75 kg per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +28.6% | 0.1698 kg per square kilometre | 0.2184 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2044 kg per square kilometre | 0.0721 kg per square kilometre | 0.3183 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4528 kg per square kilometre | 0.3426 kg per square kilometre | 0.5627 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6976 kg per square kilometre | 0.5872 kg per square kilometre | 0.8078 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.8429 kg per square kilometre | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia was 2.09 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0721 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 163rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.