Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Namibia
Namibia: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.396 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia is 0.396 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia peaked at 0.635 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.296 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Namibia 112th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3219 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3172 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.296 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2979 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3027 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3171 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3268 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3364 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.346 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.346 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3556 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3652 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3748 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3844 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.394 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4036 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4132 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4229 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4325 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4325 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4325 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4421 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4517 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4613 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4709 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4709 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4709 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4805 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4558 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5003 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4901 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5241 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5515 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5651 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5563 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5477 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5487 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5125 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.635 kg per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5947 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5046 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4569 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4805 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6028 kg per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4558 kg per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4441 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4345 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4325 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4421 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4469 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4517 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4483 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.387 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5309 kg per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4531 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3911 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4016 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4111 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4115 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4095 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4054 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4007 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.396 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.396 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8496 kg per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.396 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5763 kg per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre 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 | +37.2% | 0.387 kg per square kilometre | 0.5309 kg per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +25.5% | 0.4805 kg per square kilometre | 0.6028 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.318 kg per square kilometre | 0.296 kg per square kilometre | 0.346 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3892 kg per square kilometre | 0.346 kg per square kilometre | 0.4325 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4569 kg per square kilometre | 0.4325 kg per square kilometre | 0.4805 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5431 kg per square kilometre | 0.4901 kg per square kilometre | 0.635 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4848 kg per square kilometre | 0.4325 kg per square kilometre | 0.6028 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4333 kg per square kilometre | 0.387 kg per square kilometre | 0.5309 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4029 kg per square kilometre | 0.396 kg per square kilometre | 0.4095 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 109 Mauritania 0.5195 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 Japan 0.4577 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Turkmenistan 0.4516 kg per square kilometre compare
- 113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.394 kg per square kilometre compare
- 114 Canada 0.3455 kg per square kilometre compare
- 115 Greece 0.3145 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Namibia was 0.396 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.635 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.296 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Namibia rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Namibia ranks 112th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — 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
Horses — 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.
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — 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
Horses — 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.