Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 34.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia is 34.56 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 39.18 kg per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.19 kg per square kilometre, in 1982.
Namibia ranks 101st of 162 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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.3 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 26.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 27.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 27.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 27.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 26.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 26.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 26.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 26.42 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 26.24 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 26.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 25.87 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 25.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 23.69 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 25.51 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 25.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 27.56 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 26.73 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 29.49 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 34.94 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 25.71 kg per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1982 | 21.19 kg per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1983 | 22.26 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 24.62 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 25.98 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 28.07 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 28.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 28.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 32.34 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 33.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 36.29 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 31.89 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 28.79 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 29.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 29.45 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 32.55 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 33.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 31.16 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 30.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 33.7 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 32.23 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 38.45 kg per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 38.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 36.39 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 37.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 37.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 35.1 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 36.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 36.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.27 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 39.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 35.22 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 30.85 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 29.49 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 34.05 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 35.87 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 33.32 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 32.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 32.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 29.29 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 23.25 kg per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 37.19 kg per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2023 | 34.56 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 34.56 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 238.75 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 34.56 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 263.1 kg per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +59.9% | 23.25 kg per square kilometre | 37.19 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.88 kg per square kilometre | 26.3 kg per square kilometre | 27.38 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.25 kg per square kilometre | 23.69 kg per square kilometre | 29.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.24 kg per square kilometre | 21.19 kg per square kilometre | 34.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.79 kg per square kilometre | 28.79 kg per square kilometre | 36.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.16 kg per square kilometre | 32.23 kg per square kilometre | 38.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.14 kg per square kilometre | 29.49 kg per square kilometre | 39.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.07 kg per square kilometre | 23.25 kg per square kilometre | 37.19 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 98 Montenegro 39.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Switzerland 36.99 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Luxembourg 35.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 102 Algeria 32.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 103 Serbia 31.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Botswana 30.78 kg per square kilometre compare
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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Namibia was 34.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.18 kg per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.19 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Namibia rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 101st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.