Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure was 103.04 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
103.04 million kg
Change on year
up 25.6%
Rank
3rd
of 13 regions
All-time high
103.04 million kg
in 2023
All-time low
5.49 million kg
in 1987
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure in Middle Africa, 1961–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 103.04 million kg for mules and asses — amount excreted in manure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 800.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mules and asses — amount excreted in manure in Middle Africa peaked at 103.04 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.49 million kg, in 1987.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 9.68 million kg
1962 8.61 million kg -11.0%
1963 8.50 million kg -1.3%
1964 8.53 million kg +0.3%
1965 8.53 million kg +0.0%
1966 8.55 million kg +0.2%
1967 8.59 million kg +0.5%
1968 8.60 million kg +0.0%
1969 8.60 million kg +0.0%
1970 10.09 million kg +17.4%
1971 9.62 million kg -4.7%
1972 9.29 million kg -3.4%
1973 8.97 million kg -3.5%
1974 8.41 million kg -6.3%
1975 7.95 million kg -5.4%
1976 6.90 million kg -13.2%
1977 6.77 million kg -1.9%
1978 6.25 million kg -7.6%
1979 6.39 million kg +2.3%
1980 6.52 million kg +2.0%
1981 6.73 million kg +3.3%
1982 6.85 million kg +1.7%
1983 7.21 million kg +5.3%
1984 5.83 million kg -19.2%
1985 5.78 million kg -0.9%
1986 5.80 million kg +0.5%
1987 5.49 million kg -5.5%
1988 5.94 million kg +8.2%
1989 6.51 million kg +9.6%
1990 6.62 million kg +1.8%
1991 6.10 million kg -7.9%
1992 6.20 million kg +1.7%
1993 6.31 million kg +1.7%
1994 6.42 million kg +1.8%
1995 6.53 million kg +1.8%
1996 6.56 million kg +0.4%
1997 8.37 million kg +27.7%
1998 8.61 million kg +2.8%
1999 8.55 million kg -0.7%
2000 8.72 million kg +2.0%
2001 8.88 million kg +1.8%
2002 9.07 million kg +2.2%
2003 9.25 million kg +1.9%
2004 9.44 million kg +2.1%
2005 9.44 million kg +0.0%
2006 9.44 million kg +0.0%
2007 10.36 million kg +9.7%
2008 10.58 million kg +2.2%
2009 10.81 million kg +2.2%
2010 11.01 million kg +1.9%
2011 11.19 million kg +1.6%
2012 11.36 million kg +1.6%
2013 11.45 million kg +0.8%
2014 11.90 million kg +3.9%
2015 62.18 million kg +422.6%
2016 66.22 million kg +6.5%
2017 70.53 million kg +6.5%
2018 75.12 million kg +6.5%
2019 80.02 million kg +6.5%
2020 85.23 million kg +6.5%
2021 90.79 million kg +6.5%
2022 82.06 million kg -9.6%
2023 103.04 million kg +25.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.69 million kg 8.50 million kg 9.68 million kg 9
1970s 8.06 million kg 6.25 million kg 10.09 million kg 10
1980s 6.26 million kg 5.49 million kg 7.21 million kg 10
1990s 7.03 million kg 6.10 million kg 8.61 million kg 10
2000s 9.60 million kg 8.72 million kg 10.81 million kg 10
2010s 41.10 million kg 11.01 million kg 80.02 million kg 10
2020s 90.28 million kg 82.06 million kg 103.04 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Ethiopia 241.41 million kg compare
  2. 2 Sudan 167.34 million kg compare
  3. 3 OECD 147.91 million kg compare
  4. 4 Mexico 144.00 million kg compare
  5. 5 Pakistan 131.84 million kg compare
  6. 6 Ethiopia PDR 127.25 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mules and asses — amount excreted in manure in Middle Africa?
Mules and asses — amount excreted in manure in Middle Africa was 103.04 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mules and asses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 103.04 million kg in 2023.
What is the lowest mules and asses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 5.49 million kg in 1987.
How does Middle Africa rank for mules and asses — amount excreted in manure?
Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 13 regions with data for 2023.
Is mules and asses — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 800.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
170 places, 9,721 data points, 1961–2023
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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).