Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Horses — Amount excreted in manure was 48.29 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 48.29 million kg for horses — amount excreted in manure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure in Northern Africa peaked at 48.73 million kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.63 million kg, in 1986.
That places Northern Africa 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.35 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 29.94 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 29.27 million kg | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 29.58 million kg | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 28.63 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 27.28 million kg | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 27.27 million kg | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 25.95 million kg | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 27.82 million kg | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 28.37 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 27.20 million kg | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 24.56 million kg | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 24.49 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 24.20 million kg | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 24.26 million kg | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 22.94 million kg | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 22.74 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 22.95 million kg | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 23.74 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 22.00 million kg | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 21.13 million kg | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 18.34 million kg | -13.2% |
| 1983 | 18.16 million kg | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 14.82 million kg | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 15.45 million kg | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 14.63 million kg | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 15.43 million kg | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 15.67 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 15.02 million kg | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 34.76 million kg | +131.4% |
| 1991 | 35.98 million kg | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 35.71 million kg | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 35.06 million kg | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 35.04 million kg | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 35.44 million kg | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 35.32 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.99 million kg | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 35.02 million kg | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 35.57 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 35.68 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 38.08 million kg | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 38.30 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 40.27 million kg | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 40.01 million kg | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 43.32 million kg | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 44.94 million kg | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 44.77 million kg | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 45.61 million kg | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 45.74 million kg | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 46.03 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 45.68 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 45.90 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 45.83 million kg | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.90 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 46.75 million kg | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 47.58 million kg | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 48.14 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 48.44 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 48.73 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.72 million kg | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.12 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 48.15 million kg | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.29 million kg | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.45 million kg | 25.95 million kg | 30.35 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.54 million kg | 22.74 million kg | 28.37 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.07 million kg | 14.63 million kg | 22.00 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.29 million kg | 34.76 million kg | 35.98 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.67 million kg | 35.68 million kg | 45.74 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.90 million kg | 45.68 million kg | 48.73 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.32 million kg | 48.12 million kg | 48.72 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — amount excreted in manure in Northern Africa?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure in Northern Africa was 48.29 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 48.73 million kg in 2019.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.63 million kg in 1986.
- How does Northern Africa rank for horses — amount excreted in manure?
- Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).