Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0597 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.0597 kg per person for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0597 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0341 kg per person, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0341 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0345 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0345 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0353 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0349 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0361 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0369 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0377 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0391 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0413 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0423 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0426 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0433 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0409 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0416 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0425 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0437 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0433 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0431 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0423 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0417 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0411 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0401 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.041 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0418 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0451 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0455 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0479 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0494 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0537 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0496 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.049 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0481 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0471 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0489 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0516 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0536 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0504 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0495 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0488 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.052 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0531 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.052 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0506 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0484 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.048 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0496 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0519 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0545 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0569 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0526 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0543 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0508 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0512 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0557 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0561 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0579 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0575 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0566 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0565 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0588 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0591 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0597 kg per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0359 kg per person | 0.0341 kg per person | 0.0391 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0424 kg per person | 0.0409 kg per person | 0.0437 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0436 kg per person | 0.0401 kg per person | 0.0494 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0502 kg per person | 0.0471 kg per person | 0.0537 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0509 kg per person | 0.048 kg per person | 0.0545 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.055 kg per person | 0.0508 kg per person | 0.0579 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0585 kg per person | 0.0565 kg per person | 0.0597 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Guyana 8.04 kg per person compare
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 6.01 kg per person compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 4.13 kg per person compare
- 4 Belarus 3.93 kg per person compare
- 5 Barbados 2.95 kg per person compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0597 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0597 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0341 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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.