Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Kenya
Kenya: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 11.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Kenya is 11.46 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Kenya peaked at 11.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.54 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kenya ranks 68th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1985 | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1986 | 3.9 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 4.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 4.38 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 4.6 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 4.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 4.23 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 5.04 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 5.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.06 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 5.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.98 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 5.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 5.38 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 6.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 6.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.62 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 7.4 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 7.79 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 7.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.01 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 8.59 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 10.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 10.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.46 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 11.46 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.55 kg per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 11.46 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.75 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | 4.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 kg per square kilometre | 4.98 kg per square kilometre | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.72 kg per square kilometre | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | 10.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | 10.2 kg per square kilometre | 11.46 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Kenya?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Kenya was 11.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 11.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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 — 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.