Horses — Manure management in Madagascar
Madagascar: Horses — Manure management was 412.39 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Manure management in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure management in Madagascar is 412.39 kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure management in Madagascar peaked at 1,665 kg in 1969 and was at its lowest, 245.36 kg, in 1985.
That places Madagascar 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Manure management in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,534 kg | — |
| 1962 | 1,323 kg | -13.7% |
| 1963 | 1,488 kg | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 1,430 kg | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 1,463 kg | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 1,534 kg | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 1,570 kg | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1,590 kg | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1,665 kg | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 1,367 kg | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 1,371 kg | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1,272 kg | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 1,119 kg | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 1,039 kg | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 959.04 kg | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 799.2 kg | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 708.1 kg | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 1,052 kg | +48.5% |
| 1979 | 1,071 kg | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 1,119 kg | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 840.76 kg | -24.9% |
| 1982 | 662.54 kg | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 559.44 kg | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 456.35 kg | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 245.36 kg | -46.2% |
| 1986 | 506.69 kg | +106.5% |
| 1987 | 319.68 kg | -36.9% |
| 1988 | 335.67 kg | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 319.68 kg | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 335.67 kg | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 319.68 kg | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 299.7 kg | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 283.72 kg | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 267.73 kg | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 303.7 kg | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 319.68 kg | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 335.67 kg | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 351.65 kg | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 367.63 kg | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 383.62 kg | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 375.63 kg | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 375.63 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 375.63 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 375.63 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 375.63 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 375.63 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 383.62 kg | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 383.62 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 387.61 kg | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 387.61 kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 391.61 kg | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 391.61 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 387.61 kg | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 391.61 kg | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 394.81 kg | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 397.2 kg | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 402 kg | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 406 kg | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 409.19 kg | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 410.79 kg | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 410.79 kg | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 411.59 kg | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 412.39 kg | +0.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 412.39 kg is below the median for low income countries, which is 24,052 kg, 2% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 412.39 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,512 kg, 3% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure management in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +106.5% | 245.36 kg | 506.69 kg |
| 1978 | +48.5% | 708.1 kg | 1,052 kg |
| 1985 | -46.2% | 456.35 kg | 245.36 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,511 kg | 1,323 kg | 1,665 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,076 kg | 708.1 kg | 1,371 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 536.51 kg | 245.36 kg | 1,119 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 318.48 kg | 267.73 kg | 367.63 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 379.22 kg | 375.63 kg | 387.61 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 395.93 kg | 387.61 kg | 409.19 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 411.39 kg | 410.79 kg | 412.39 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 559.04 kg compare
- 125 Barbados 493.51 kg compare
- 126 Saint Lucia 443.56 kg compare
- 128 Réunion 343.66 kg compare
- 129 Sao Tome and Principe 251.75 kg compare
- 130 French Guiana 201.8 kg compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure management in Madagascar?
- Horses — manure management in Madagascar was 412.39 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — manure management recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,665 kg in 1969.
- What is the lowest horses — manure management recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 245.36 kg in 1985.
- How does Madagascar rank for horses — manure management?
- Madagascar ranks 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure management rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Manure management (manure treated, 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).