Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Namibia
Namibia: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0221 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia stood at 0.0221 kg per person.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia peaked at 0.0369 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Namibia 141st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0058 kg per person | +54.2% |
| 1963 | 0.007 kg per person | +21.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0082 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0103 kg per person | +25.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0113 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0121 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0128 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0135 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0141 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0147 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0157 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0161 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0165 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0169 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0173 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0178 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0183 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0187 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0193 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0197 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0199 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0201 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0203 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0203 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0204 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0203 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0196 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0193 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0196 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.02 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0203 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0206 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0208 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0211 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0214 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0225 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0274 kg per person | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.029 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0306 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0319 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0351 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0349 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0361 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0364 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0367 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0362 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0357 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0365 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0369 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0364 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0358 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0236 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0257 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0278 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0282 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.025 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0242 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0245 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0234 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0227 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0221 kg per person | -2.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0221 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0365 kg per person, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0221 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0181 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita 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 | +54.2% | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person |
| 2014 | -34.1% | 0.0358 kg per person | 0.0236 kg per person |
| 1965 | +25.5% | 0.0082 kg per person | 0.0103 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 kg per person | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0135 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0163 kg per person | 0.0141 kg per person | 0.0183 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0199 kg per person | 0.0187 kg per person | 0.0204 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0213 kg per person | 0.0193 kg per person | 0.0274 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0343 kg per person | 0.029 kg per person | 0.0367 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.03 kg per person | 0.0236 kg per person | 0.0369 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0232 kg per person | 0.0221 kg per person | 0.0245 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia was 0.0221 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0369 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Namibia ranks 141st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.