Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Uganda
Uganda: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 1.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Uganda is 1.25 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Uganda peaked at 1.45 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4603 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Uganda 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4603 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4795 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4979 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5056 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5195 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4611 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4734 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4857 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4979 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5102 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5225 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5348 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5533 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.584 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6676 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7262 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8069 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7684 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8053 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8115 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8238 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8914 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9529 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9529 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9836 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6609 kg per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6609 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6685 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6685 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6762 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6916 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6762 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6993 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7223 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9452 kg per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2010 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.25 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3672 kg per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.25 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5272 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -45.6% | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.6609 kg per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +37.4% | 0.9452 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 kg per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +30.9% | 0.7223 kg per square kilometre | 0.9452 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4868 kg per square kilometre | 0.4603 kg per square kilometre | 0.5195 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6479 kg per square kilometre | 0.5102 kg per square kilometre | 0.8069 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9688 kg per square kilometre | 0.8115 kg per square kilometre | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 0.6609 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7707 kg per square kilometre | 0.6609 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 119 Afghanistan 1.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Morocco 1.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 New Caledonia 1.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Bahamas 1.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Angola 0.9974 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Guinea 0.9754 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Uganda?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Uganda was 1.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4603 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Uganda ranks 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — 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, layers — 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, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — 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, layers — 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.