Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Cameroon
Cameroon: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 3.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.62 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Cameroon peaked at 3.74 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2008 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 66th 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, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2008 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2077 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2423 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3332 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3462 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4154 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4847 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5193 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5885 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5885 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5885 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5885 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5921 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5954 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.599 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.606 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6231 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6577 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6924 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.727 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7616 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7962 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8654 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7616 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8654 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9521 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9347 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9693 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 2017 | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.74 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3.62 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.83 kg per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3.62 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.25 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +44.4% | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 3.46 kg per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +37.5% | 0.2423 kg per square kilometre | 0.3332 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3709 kg per square kilometre | 0.2008 kg per square kilometre | 0.5885 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6131 kg per square kilometre | 0.5885 kg per square kilometre | 0.6924 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8637 kg per square kilometre | 0.727 kg per square kilometre | 1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | 3.74 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Cameroon?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Cameroon was 3.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2008 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Cameroon ranks 66th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.