Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Kenya
Kenya: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 2.69 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.69 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Kenya peaked at 2.69 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3606 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 128th 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: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3606 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3741 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3831 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3966 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4102 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4086 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4217 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4347 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5251 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5162 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5652 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6086 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6521 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6956 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7208 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7262 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.744 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.761 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7494 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7392 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7776 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8753 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7902 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1985 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9145 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9525 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9851 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9046 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9931 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.69 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.96 kg per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.69 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.82 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4128 kg per square kilometre | 0.3606 kg per square kilometre | 0.5251 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6739 kg per square kilometre | 0.5162 kg per square kilometre | 0.761 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9114 kg per square kilometre | 0.7392 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 0.9046 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 125 South Africa 3.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 3.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Burundi 2.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 2.54 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Eswatini 2.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Cameroon 2.36 kg per square kilometre compare
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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Kenya?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Kenya was 2.69 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3606 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Kenya ranks 128th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils 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.