Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Namibia
Namibia: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 0.0884 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Namibia stood at 0.0884 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of 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 volatilises (n) in Namibia peaked at 0.1166 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 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 … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0053 kg per square kilometre | +61.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1964 | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0124 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0136 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0149 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0162 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0174 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0186 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0199 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0212 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0226 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0235 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0265 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0274 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0285 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0298 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0312 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0323 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0332 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0348 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0365 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0373 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0391 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0398 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0411 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0476 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.048 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0486 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.049 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0495 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0499 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0505 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.051 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0515 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0521 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0526 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0742 kg per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0848 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0869 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0954 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1007 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1028 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.106 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1081 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1087 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1113 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1113 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1145 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1166 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0839 kg per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1049 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1039 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0872 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.087 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0892 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0886 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0885 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0884 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises 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% | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | 0.0053 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +41.1% | 0.0526 kg per square kilometre | 0.0742 kg per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -28.1% | 0.1166 kg per square kilometre | 0.0839 kg per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +29.3% | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +26.0% | 0.0053 kg per square kilometre | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +25.2% | 0.0839 kg per square kilometre | 0.1049 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0101 kg per square kilometre | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | 0.0162 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.023 kg per square kilometre | 0.0174 kg per square kilometre | 0.0285 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0355 kg per square kilometre | 0.0298 kg per square kilometre | 0.0411 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0498 kg per square kilometre | 0.0476 kg per square kilometre | 0.0521 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.092 kg per square kilometre | 0.0526 kg per square kilometre | 0.1087 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1034 kg per square kilometre | 0.0839 kg per square kilometre | 0.1166 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0887 kg per square kilometre | 0.0884 kg per square kilometre | 0.0892 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 145 Somalia 0.1159 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Botswana 0.106 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Belarus 0.0995 kg per square kilometre compare
- 149 Samoa 0.086 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Guyana 0.084 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Central African Republic 0.0831 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 volatilises (n) in Namibia?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Namibia was 0.0884 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1166 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Namibia ranks 148th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.