Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.0196 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.0196 kg per person for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0203 kg per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 kg per person, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0162 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0164 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0164 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0167 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0169 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0172 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0175 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0177 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0182 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0185 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0189 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0189 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0191 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0186 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0188 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0189 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0192 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0191 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.019 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0187 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0185 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0184 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0182 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.018 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0185 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0188 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0185 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0186 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0186 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0202 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.02 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0197 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0185 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0184 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0185 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0186 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0184 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0187 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0185 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.018 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.019 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0194 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0192 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0189 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0184 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0188 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0198 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0203 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0194 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0196 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0186 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0187 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0186 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0191 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0192 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0196 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0195 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0196 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0199 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0196 kg per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.017 kg per person | 0.0162 kg per person | 0.0182 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0189 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.0192 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.018 kg per person | 0.0188 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0189 kg per person | 0.0184 kg per person | 0.0202 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0189 kg per person | 0.018 kg per person | 0.0198 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0193 kg per person | 0.0186 kg per person | 0.0203 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0196 kg per person | 0.0193 kg per person | 0.0199 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Guyana 1.64 kg per person compare
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 1.27 kg per person compare
- 3 Belarus 1.09 kg per person compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 0.916 kg per person compare
- 5 Barbados 0.884 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 poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0196 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0203 kg per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Poultry Birds — 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.