Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0359 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0359 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0489 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 kg per person, in 2015.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0437 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0443 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0442 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0445 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0462 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.046 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0467 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0472 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0481 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0473 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.048 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0475 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0478 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0482 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0486 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0487 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0489 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0486 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0485 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0481 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0477 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0483 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0485 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0466 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0481 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.046 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0444 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0425 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0411 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0444 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0473 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0465 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0418 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0421 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.041 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0383 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0353 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0403 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0402 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.038 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.04 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0407 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0408 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0408 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0406 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0412 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0416 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0417 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0419 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0417 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0415 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0412 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0399 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0397 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0349 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0366 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0358 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.038 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0386 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0378 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0365 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0379 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0359 kg per person | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0457 kg per person | 0.0437 kg per person | 0.0481 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0482 kg per person | 0.0473 kg per person | 0.0489 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0461 kg per person | 0.0411 kg per person | 0.0485 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0417 kg per person | 0.0353 kg per person | 0.0473 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0407 kg per person | 0.038 kg per person | 0.0419 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0388 kg per person | 0.0349 kg per person | 0.0417 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0371 kg per person | 0.0359 kg per person | 0.0379 kg per person | 4 |
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- 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, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0359 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0489 kg per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — 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, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — 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, layers — 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.