Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Eswatini
Eswatini: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure was 109,903 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Eswatini is 109,903 kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Eswatini peaked at 134,685 kg in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32,324 kg, in 1988.
That places Eswatini 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,254 kg | — |
| 1962 | 42,022 kg | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 43,638 kg | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 40,406 kg | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 46,332 kg | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 46,332 kg | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 46,332 kg | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 46,332 kg | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 46,332 kg | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 48,487 kg | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 53,874 kg | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 51,180 kg | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 59,800 kg | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 60,878 kg | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 61,416 kg | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 61,955 kg | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 61,955 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 62,494 kg | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 63,033 kg | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 63,571 kg | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 64,649 kg | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 65,726 kg | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 66,804 kg | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 66,804 kg | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 67,342 kg | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 67,881 kg | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 68,420 kg | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 32,324 kg | -52.8% |
| 1989 | 32,324 kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 32,324 kg | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 35,018 kg | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 35,018 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 35,018 kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35,018 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 35,018 kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35,018 kg | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 35,018 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 64,649 kg | +84.6% |
| 1999 | 75,424 kg | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 107,748 kg | +42.9% |
| 2001 | 113,135 kg | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 121,216 kg | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 126,604 kg | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 126,604 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 129,298 kg | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 113,135 kg | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 113,135 kg | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 113,135 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 113,135 kg | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 118,523 kg | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 118,523 kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 118,523 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 121,216 kg | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 122,833 kg | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 96,973 kg | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 96,434 kg | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 134,685 kg | +39.7% |
| 2018 | 96,973 kg | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 109,364 kg | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 113,674 kg | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 106,671 kg | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 109,903 kg | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 109,903 kg | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 109,903 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.85 million kg, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 109,903 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.98 million kg, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +84.6% | 35,018 kg | 64,649 kg |
| 1988 | -52.8% | 68,420 kg | 32,324 kg |
| 2000 | +42.9% | 75,424 kg | 107,748 kg |
| 2017 | +39.7% | 96,434 kg | 134,685 kg |
| 2018 | -28.0% | 134,685 kg | 96,973 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,775 kg | 40,406 kg | 46,332 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 58,507 kg | 48,487 kg | 63,033 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,585 kg | 32,324 kg | 68,420 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,752 kg | 32,324 kg | 75,424 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 117,714 kg | 107,748 kg | 129,298 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,405 kg | 96,434 kg | 134,685 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,038 kg | 106,671 kg | 113,674 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 163 French Polynesia 130,914 kg compare
- 164 Gambia 123,371 kg compare
- 165 Iceland 116,052 kg compare
- 167 Comoros 108,825 kg compare
- 168 Luxembourg 100,062 kg compare
- 169 New Caledonia 82,966 kg compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Eswatini?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Eswatini was 109,903 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 134,685 kg in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,324 kg in 1988.
- How does Eswatini rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure?
- Eswatini ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).