Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per was 1.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 1.55 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2821 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2821 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2924 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2998 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3116 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3246 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3379 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3531 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3682 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3889 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.406 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4249 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.436 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4524 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4534 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4724 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4894 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5102 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5226 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5365 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5416 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5529 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5681 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5787 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5884 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6244 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6521 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.659 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.683 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7027 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.784 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7955 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8055 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7401 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.754 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7805 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8021 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8146 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8528 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8677 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8657 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9401 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9832 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9982 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3287 kg per square kilometre | 0.2821 kg per square kilometre | 0.3889 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4704 kg per square kilometre | 0.406 kg per square kilometre | 0.5365 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6151 kg per square kilometre | 0.5416 kg per square kilometre | 0.7027 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7997 kg per square kilometre | 0.7401 kg per square kilometre | 0.8677 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 0.8657 kg per square kilometre | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Barbados 870.63 kg per square kilometre compare
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 506.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 3 Malta 377.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Singapore 351.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 323.02 kg per square kilometre 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 poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Sub-Saharan Africa was 1.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2821 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.