Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Somalia
Somalia: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 54.27 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Somalia stood at 54.27 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Somalia peaked at 97.3 kg per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 47.35 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55.87 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 56.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 57.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 59.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 61.55 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 63.92 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 66.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 68.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 69.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 70.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 68.65 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 69.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 71.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 66.29 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 72.4 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 71.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 75.76 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 81.44 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 79.54 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 80.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 85.23 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 89.96 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 85.23 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 86.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 89.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 90.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 93.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 97.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 96.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 87.59 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 66.29 kg per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 47.35 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 52.08 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 56.82 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 59.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 60.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 61.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 59.18 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 56.82 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 58.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 60.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 60.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 61.55 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 65.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 69.13 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 60.13 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 54.12 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 54.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 53.98 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 55.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 55.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 55.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 54.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 54.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 54.27 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 66.32 kg per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 54.27 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.09 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises 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% | 66.29 kg per square kilometre | 47.35 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.13 kg per square kilometre | 55.87 kg per square kilometre | 69.13 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.58 kg per square kilometre | 66.29 kg per square kilometre | 81.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.51 kg per square kilometre | 80.49 kg per square kilometre | 97.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.75 kg per square kilometre | 47.35 kg per square kilometre | 87.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.71 kg per square kilometre | 53.98 kg per square kilometre | 69.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.99 kg per square kilometre | 54.45 kg per square kilometre | 55.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5 kg per square kilometre | 54.27 kg per square kilometre | 54.67 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Somalia?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Somalia was 54.27 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3 kg per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.35 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Somalia ranks 44th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.