Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Namibia
Namibia: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 0.1326 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.1326 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Namibia peaked at 0.1749 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 148th 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: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | +61.3% |
| 1963 | 0.01 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0119 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0186 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0204 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0224 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0243 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0261 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0278 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0299 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0318 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0339 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0353 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0372 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0398 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.041 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0428 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0447 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0467 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0485 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0498 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0522 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0547 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.056 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0587 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0596 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0617 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0714 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.072 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0728 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0735 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0743 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0749 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0757 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0765 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0773 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0781 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0789 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1113 kg per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1272 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1304 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1431 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1511 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1542 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.159 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1622 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.163 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.167 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.167 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1701 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1717 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1749 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1258 kg per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1574 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1558 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1305 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1337 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1329 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1328 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1326 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1326 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.83 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1326 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.25 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | 0.008 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +41.1% | 0.0789 kg per square kilometre | 0.1113 kg per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -28.1% | 0.1749 kg per square kilometre | 0.1258 kg per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +29.3% | 0.0119 kg per square kilometre | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +26.0% | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | 0.01 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +25.2% | 0.1258 kg per square kilometre | 0.1574 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0151 kg per square kilometre | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | 0.0243 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0346 kg per square kilometre | 0.0261 kg per square kilometre | 0.0428 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0533 kg per square kilometre | 0.0447 kg per square kilometre | 0.0617 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0746 kg per square kilometre | 0.0714 kg per square kilometre | 0.0781 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.138 kg per square kilometre | 0.0789 kg per square kilometre | 0.163 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1551 kg per square kilometre | 0.1258 kg per square kilometre | 0.1749 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.133 kg per square kilometre | 0.1326 kg per square kilometre | 0.1337 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 145 Somalia 0.1738 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Botswana 0.1589 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Belarus 0.1493 kg per square kilometre compare
- 149 Samoa 0.1291 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Guyana 0.126 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Central African Republic 0.1246 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Namibia?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Namibia was 0.1326 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1749 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Namibia ranks 148th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 — 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.