Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 2.42 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 2.42 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2.49 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6479 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6479 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6719 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6878 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7102 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7558 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7726 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8041 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8346 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8747 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8839 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9208 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.936 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9674 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7511 kg per square kilometre | 0.6479 kg per square kilometre | 0.8747 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 0.8839 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.42 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6479 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.