Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0041 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.0041 kg per person for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0094 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.004 kg per person, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0094 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0091 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0089 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0088 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0091 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0089 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0087 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0084 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0083 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0081 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0079 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0076 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0072 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.007 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0069 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0067 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0066 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0068 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0071 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0067 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0068 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0068 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0066 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.007 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0069 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 kg per person | -35.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.004 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.004 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.004 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.004 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 kg per person | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -35.0% | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.0044 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0088 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person | 0.0094 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.0065 kg per person | 0.0081 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0067 kg per person | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0071 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 kg per person | 0.0041 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0044 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0044 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 kg per person | 0.0041 kg per person | 0.0041 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Mongolia 2.77 kg per person compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 0.3785 kg per person compare
- 3 Iceland 0.1843 kg per person compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 0.1527 kg per person compare
- 5 Romania 0.0646 kg per person compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0041 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0094 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.