Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Namibia
Namibia: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 0.5457 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.5457 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Namibia peaked at 0.7198 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0203 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 165th 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, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0203 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0327 kg per square kilometre | +61.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0412 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0491 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0635 kg per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0766 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0838 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0923 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1001 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1073 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1145 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.123 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1394 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1453 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1531 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1636 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1688 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.176 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1839 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1924 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1996 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2048 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2146 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2251 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2303 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2415 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2454 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2539 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2938 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2964 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2997 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3023 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3056 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3082 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3115 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3148 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.318 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3213 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3246 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4581 kg per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5235 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5366 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5889 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6217 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6347 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6544 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6675 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6707 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6871 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6871 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7002 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7067 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7198 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5176 kg per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6478 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6413 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5385 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5372 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5503 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5471 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5464 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5457 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.5457 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.58 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.5457 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.25 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square 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 | +61.3% | 0.0203 kg per square kilometre | 0.0327 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +41.1% | 0.3246 kg per square kilometre | 0.4581 kg per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -28.1% | 0.7198 kg per square kilometre | 0.5176 kg per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +29.3% | 0.0491 kg per square kilometre | 0.0635 kg per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +26.0% | 0.0327 kg per square kilometre | 0.0412 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +25.2% | 0.5176 kg per square kilometre | 0.6478 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0622 kg per square kilometre | 0.0203 kg per square kilometre | 0.1001 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1422 kg per square kilometre | 0.1073 kg per square kilometre | 0.176 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2192 kg per square kilometre | 0.1839 kg per square kilometre | 0.2539 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3072 kg per square kilometre | 0.2938 kg per square kilometre | 0.3213 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5681 kg per square kilometre | 0.3246 kg per square kilometre | 0.6707 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6383 kg per square kilometre | 0.5176 kg per square kilometre | 0.7198 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5474 kg per square kilometre | 0.5457 kg per square kilometre | 0.5503 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 162 Congo 0.8424 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Somalia 0.7154 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Botswana 0.654 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Central African Republic 0.5128 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Chad 0.5027 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Mongolia 0.4366 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Namibia
- 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, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Namibia?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Namibia was 0.5457 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7198 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0203 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Namibia ranks 165th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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, layers — 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, layers — 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — 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, layers — 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.