Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Kenya
Kenya: Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises was 4.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Kenya is 4.95 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 106.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Kenya peaked at 4.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2061 kg per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Kenya 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4114 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4268 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4371 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4526 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.468 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5708 kg per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5883 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6068 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7334 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7202 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7889 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8496 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9103 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9709 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9905 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8907 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9216 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.936 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8969 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8434 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8866 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5554 kg per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2061 kg per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 1984 | 0.227 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3086 kg per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1986 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +310.0% |
| 1987 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1994 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.61 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 4.95 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +310.0% | 0.3086 kg per square kilometre | 1.27 kg per square kilometre |
| 1983 | -62.9% | 0.5554 kg per square kilometre | 0.2061 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5217 kg per square kilometre | 0.4114 kg per square kilometre | 0.7334 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8876 kg per square kilometre | 0.7202 kg per square kilometre | 0.9905 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8674 kg per square kilometre | 0.2061 kg per square kilometre | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 3.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 kg per square kilometre | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | 4.95 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Kenya?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Kenya was 4.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2061 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Kenya rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Kenya ranks 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.0%. 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, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 left on pasture that volatilises (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.