Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 274.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Somalia stood at 274.1 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 491.41 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 239.13 kg per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Somalia 44th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 282.17 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 286.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 291.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 298.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 310.87 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 322.82 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 334.78 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 346.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 349.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 353.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 346.74 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 351.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 358.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 334.78 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 365.68 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 358.69 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 382.61 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 411.3 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 401.74 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 406.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 430.43 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 454.35 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 430.43 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 437.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 454.35 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 459.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 471.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 491.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 485.43 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 442.39 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 334.78 kg per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 239.13 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 263.04 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 286.95 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 298.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 306.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 310.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 298.91 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 286.95 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 294.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 303.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 304.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 310.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 330 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 349.13 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 303.69 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 273.32 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 273.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 272.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 275 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 275 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 275 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 276.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 277.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 278.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 279.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 280.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 280.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 279.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 276.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 275.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 275 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 274.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 274.1 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 333.54 kg per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 274.1 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 263.1 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -28.6% | 334.78 kg per square kilometre | 239.13 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 313.79 kg per square kilometre | 282.17 kg per square kilometre | 349.13 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 366.56 kg per square kilometre | 334.78 kg per square kilometre | 411.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 452.09 kg per square kilometre | 406.52 kg per square kilometre | 491.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 306.8 kg per square kilometre | 239.13 kg per square kilometre | 442.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 301.54 kg per square kilometre | 272.61 kg per square kilometre | 349.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 277.74 kg per square kilometre | 275 kg per square kilometre | 280.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 275.28 kg per square kilometre | 274.1 kg per square kilometre | 276.11 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Somalia was 274.1 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 491.41 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 239.13 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 44th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.