Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0008 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0008 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0019 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 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 … capita volatilises in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0016 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 kg per person | -35.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 kg per person | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0014 kg per person | 0.0009 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.0017 kg per person | 0.0019 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person | 0.0014 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0014 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0009 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0009 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Mongolia 0.5544 kg per person compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 0.0757 kg per person compare
- 3 Iceland 0.0369 kg per person compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 0.0305 kg per person compare
- 5 Romania 0.0129 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0008 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 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.