Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 5.66 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 5.66 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 5.74 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.88 kg per person, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.92 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 4.9 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 4.89 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 4.83 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 4.85 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 4.82 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 4.82 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 4.77 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 4.74 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 4.71 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 4.63 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 4.56 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 4.28 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 4.21 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 4.27 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 4.32 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 4.43 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 4.56 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 4.52 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 4.49 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 4.41 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 4.41 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 4.4 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 4.17 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 4.2 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 4.28 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 4.32 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 4.46 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 4.49 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 4.4 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 4.27 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 4.11 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 3.88 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 3.94 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 3.98 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 4.02 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.09 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 4.13 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 4.17 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 4.21 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.3 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.3 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.32 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.43 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.47 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.38 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.73 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 4.82 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.79 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.82 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.02 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.14 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 5.24 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.24 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.2 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.26 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.34 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.47 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 5.74 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 5.74 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.56 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.62 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 5.66 kg per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.84 kg per person | 4.74 kg per person | 4.92 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.45 kg per person | 4.21 kg per person | 4.71 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.36 kg per person | 4.17 kg per person | 4.49 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 kg per person | 3.88 kg per person | 4.4 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 kg per person | 4.21 kg per person | 4.82 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.25 kg per person | 4.82 kg per person | 5.74 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.64 kg per person | 5.56 kg per person | 5.74 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Mongolia 106.09 kg per person compare
- 2 Chad 38.29 kg per person compare
- 3 Mauritania 21.68 kg per person compare
- 4 South Sudan 21.1 kg per person compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 5.66 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 kg per person in 1993.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.