Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Western Africa

Western Africa: Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) was 58.72 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
58.72 million kg
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
11th
of 33 groups
All-time high
58.72 million kg
in 2023
All-time low
5.35 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Goats — Manure applied to soils in Western Africa, 1961–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goats — manure applied to soils in Western Africa is 58.72 million kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — manure applied to soils in Western Africa peaked at 58.72 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.35 million kg, in 1961.

Western Africa ranks 11th of 33 groups 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.

Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Western Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 5.35 million kg —
1962 5.58 million kg +4.3%
1963 6.02 million kg +7.9%
1964 6.31 million kg +4.7%
1965 6.72 million kg +6.6%
1966 6.83 million kg +1.6%
1967 7.07 million kg +3.5%
1968 7.36 million kg +4.2%
1969 7.77 million kg +5.5%
1970 8.18 million kg +5.3%
1971 8.23 million kg +0.6%
1972 8.36 million kg +1.6%
1973 7.45 million kg -10.9%
1974 8.01 million kg +7.5%
1975 8.80 million kg +10.0%
1976 9.49 million kg +7.8%
1977 10.12 million kg +6.7%
1978 10.82 million kg +6.9%
1979 11.36 million kg +4.9%
1980 11.88 million kg +4.6%
1981 12.14 million kg +2.2%
1982 12.83 million kg +5.7%
1983 13.34 million kg +3.9%
1984 12.61 million kg -5.5%
1985 12.68 million kg +0.6%
1986 13.75 million kg +8.5%
1987 14.52 million kg +5.6%
1988 15.31 million kg +5.4%
1989 16.28 million kg +6.3%
1990 16.56 million kg +1.7%
1991 16.96 million kg +2.4%
1992 17.11 million kg +0.9%
1993 17.61 million kg +2.9%
1994 18.61 million kg +5.7%
1995 19.52 million kg +4.9%
1996 20.82 million kg +6.7%
1997 22.00 million kg +5.7%
1998 23.42 million kg +6.4%
1999 24.90 million kg +6.3%
2000 26.31 million kg +5.7%
2001 27.77 million kg +5.6%
2002 28.43 million kg +2.4%
2003 29.50 million kg +3.7%
2004 30.56 million kg +3.6%
2005 31.40 million kg +2.8%
2006 32.17 million kg +2.4%
2007 33.35 million kg +3.7%
2008 34.19 million kg +2.5%
2009 35.42 million kg +3.6%
2010 36.55 million kg +3.2%
2011 40.59 million kg +11.0%
2012 42.08 million kg +3.7%
2013 43.50 million kg +3.4%
2014 44.86 million kg +3.1%
2015 46.01 million kg +2.6%
2016 48.39 million kg +5.2%
2017 50.27 million kg +3.9%
2018 51.96 million kg +3.4%
2019 53.68 million kg +3.3%
2020 54.92 million kg +2.3%
2021 56.07 million kg +2.1%
2022 57.83 million kg +3.1%
2023 58.72 million kg +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.55 million kg 5.35 million kg 7.77 million kg 9
1970s 9.08 million kg 7.45 million kg 11.36 million kg 10
1980s 13.53 million kg 11.88 million kg 16.28 million kg 10
1990s 19.75 million kg 16.56 million kg 24.90 million kg 10
2000s 30.91 million kg 26.31 million kg 35.42 million kg 10
2010s 45.79 million kg 36.55 million kg 53.68 million kg 10
2020s 56.88 million kg 54.92 million kg 58.72 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.24 million kg compare
  2. 8 Ethiopia 16.07 million kg compare
  3. 9 Chad 14.79 million kg compare
  4. 10 Indonesia 14.74 million kg compare
  5. 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 590,283 kg compare
  6. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 342,062 kg compare
  7. 11 Nepal 10.91 million kg compare
  8. 12 Kenya 10.50 million kg compare
  9. 12 Republic of Moldova 191,433 kg compare
  10. 13 Mali 9.66 million kg compare
  11. 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 179,443 kg compare
  12. 14 Timor-Leste 127,808 kg compare
  13. 14 USSR 9.63 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — manure applied to soils in Western Africa?
Goats — manure applied to soils in Western Africa was 58.72 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 58.72 million kg in 2023.
What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 5.35 million kg in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for goats — manure applied to soils?
Western Africa ranks 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is goats — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,353 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).