Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.9431 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.9431 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.9431 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1185 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1185 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1227 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1259 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.132 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1338 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1424 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1491 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1564 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1666 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1807 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1901 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.197 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2055 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1998 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2091 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2195 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2322 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2367 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2429 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2454 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2496 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2533 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2549 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2679 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2813 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3129 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3243 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3514 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3726 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4168 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3951 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4016 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3841 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3862 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.412 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4465 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4754 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4591 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4636 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.469 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5134 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5382 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5417 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5378 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5286 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5393 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5728 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6155 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6652 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7141 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6783 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6441 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6194 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6413 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7166 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7417 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7846 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8008 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8082 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8279 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8845 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9112 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9431 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1386 kg per square kilometre | 0.1185 kg per square kilometre | 0.1666 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2113 kg per square kilometre | 0.1807 kg per square kilometre | 0.2429 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2914 kg per square kilometre | 0.2454 kg per square kilometre | 0.3726 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4241 kg per square kilometre | 0.3841 kg per square kilometre | 0.4754 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5521 kg per square kilometre | 0.469 kg per square kilometre | 0.6652 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7149 kg per square kilometre | 0.6194 kg per square kilometre | 0.8082 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8917 kg per square kilometre | 0.8279 kg per square kilometre | 0.9431 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Barbados 580.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 480.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 291.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Lebanon 199.36 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malta 180.47 kg per square kilometre 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 that leaches (n) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.9431 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9431 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1185 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.