Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Kenya
Kenya: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 3.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Kenya stood at 3.16 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Kenya peaked at 3.78 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6924 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Kenya ranks 126th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7194 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7464 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7644 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7913 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8183 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6924 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7158 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7374 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8903 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8759 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9586 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 1983 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1984 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1987 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 2.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 3.38 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 3.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 3.16 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.12 kg per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 3.16 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.76 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -48.8% | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | 1.56 kg per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +46.0% | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 2.27 kg per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +40.1% | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | 3.18 kg per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -31.7% | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | 2.58 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.764 kg per square kilometre | 0.6924 kg per square kilometre | 0.8903 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.8759 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3 kg per square kilometre | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Kenya?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Kenya was 3.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6924 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Kenya rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Kenya ranks 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.