Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Namibia
Namibia: Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0022 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0022 kg per person for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia peaked at 0.0089 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Namibia 39th out of 143 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.
Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0089 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0086 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0078 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0077 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0076 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0078 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0078 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0078 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0078 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0076 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0076 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0076 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0075 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0074 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0074 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0074 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0075 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0073 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0071 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0059 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0061 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.006 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.006 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0058 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 kg per person | +20.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.004 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 kg per person | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 kg per person | +33.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 kg per person | -3.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0022 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 kg per person, 8.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0022 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kg per person, 10.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +33.7% | 0.0029 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person |
| 2005 | -25.3% | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0039 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.008 kg per person | 0.0076 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.0076 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.007 kg per person | 0.0059 kg per person | 0.0073 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 kg per person | 0.0049 kg per person | 0.0061 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0054 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.0025 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia was 0.0022 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Namibia ranks 39th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.