How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.

Is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 88.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

88.56 kg per square kilometre

Change on year

up 3.2%

Rank

1st

of 2 groups

All-time high

88.56 kg per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

16.91 kg per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 88.56 kg per square kilometre for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 88.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.91 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per square kilometre	Change
1961	16.91 kg per square kilometre	—
1962	17.25 kg per square kilometre	+2.1%
1963	17.67 kg per square kilometre	+2.4%
1964	17.92 kg per square kilometre	+1.4%
1965	18.42 kg per square kilometre	+2.8%
1966	18.78 kg per square kilometre	+2.0%
1967	19.3 kg per square kilometre	+2.8%
1968	19.61 kg per square kilometre	+1.6%
1969	20.01 kg per square kilometre	+2.1%
1970	20.43 kg per square kilometre	+2.1%
1971	20.63 kg per square kilometre	+1.0%
1972	20.87 kg per square kilometre	+1.2%
1973	20.15 kg per square kilometre	-3.5%
1974	20.35 kg per square kilometre	+1.0%
1975	21.26 kg per square kilometre	+4.4%
1976	22.13 kg per square kilometre	+4.1%
1977	23.29 kg per square kilometre	+5.2%
1978	24.73 kg per square kilometre	+6.2%
1979	25.23 kg per square kilometre	+2.0%
1980	25.79 kg per square kilometre	+2.2%
1981	26.11 kg per square kilometre	+1.2%
1982	26.95 kg per square kilometre	+3.2%
1983	27.68 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
1984	27.02 kg per square kilometre	-2.4%
1985	28 kg per square kilometre	+3.6%
1986	29.39 kg per square kilometre	+5.0%
1987	30.52 kg per square kilometre	+3.9%
1988	32.37 kg per square kilometre	+6.1%
1989	33.58 kg per square kilometre	+3.7%
1990	33.79 kg per square kilometre	+0.6%
1991	33.72 kg per square kilometre	-0.2%
1992	33.36 kg per square kilometre	-1.1%
1993	30.65 kg per square kilometre	-8.1%
1994	32 kg per square kilometre	+4.4%
1995	33.14 kg per square kilometre	+3.6%
1996	34.44 kg per square kilometre	+3.9%
1997	35.98 kg per square kilometre	+4.5%
1998	37.31 kg per square kilometre	+3.7%
1999	38.7 kg per square kilometre	+3.7%
2000	40.06 kg per square kilometre	+3.5%
2001	42.01 kg per square kilometre	+4.9%
2002	43.2 kg per square kilometre	+2.8%
2003	44.6 kg per square kilometre	+3.2%
2004	46.64 kg per square kilometre	+4.6%
2005	48.36 kg per square kilometre	+3.7%
2006	48.67 kg per square kilometre	+0.6%
2007	54.12 kg per square kilometre	+11.2%
2008	56.62 kg per square kilometre	+4.6%
2009	57.83 kg per square kilometre	+2.1%
2010	59.84 kg per square kilometre	+3.5%
2011	64.01 kg per square kilometre	+7.0%
2012	60.36 kg per square kilometre	-5.7%
2013	63.27 kg per square kilometre	+4.8%
2014	64.96 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
2015	66.19 kg per square kilometre	+1.9%
2016	68.85 kg per square kilometre	+4.0%
2017	71.73 kg per square kilometre	+4.2%
2018	75.35 kg per square kilometre	+5.0%
2019	81.17 kg per square kilometre	+7.7%
2020	83.25 kg per square kilometre	+2.6%
2021	82.71 kg per square kilometre	-0.7%
2022	85.81 kg per square kilometre	+3.8%
2023	88.56 kg per square kilometre	+3.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	18.43 kg per square kilometre	16.91 kg per square kilometre	20.01 kg per square kilometre	9
1970s	21.91 kg per square kilometre	20.15 kg per square kilometre	25.23 kg per square kilometre	10
1980s	28.74 kg per square kilometre	25.79 kg per square kilometre	33.58 kg per square kilometre	10
1990s	34.31 kg per square kilometre	30.65 kg per square kilometre	38.7 kg per square kilometre	10
2000s	48.21 kg per square kilometre	40.06 kg per square kilometre	57.83 kg per square kilometre	10
2010s	67.57 kg per square kilometre	59.84 kg per square kilometre	81.17 kg per square kilometre	10
2020s	85.08 kg per square kilometre	82.71 kg per square kilometre	88.56 kg per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

1 Bangladesh 886.3 kg per square kilometre compare
2 Burundi 656.42 kg per square kilometre compare
3 Malawi 593.13 kg per square kilometre compare
4 Togo 479.29 kg per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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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)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Sub-Saharan Africa was 88.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 88.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 16.91 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Goats — 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.

Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Goats — 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)

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Indicator: Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre
Unit: kg per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 164 places, 9,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 08 October 2026

Goats — 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.