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 1.03 kg per square kilometre 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 square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 1.03 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure 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 volatilises (n content) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.03 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1881 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 volatilises (N content) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1881 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1949 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1999 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2078 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2164 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2253 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2354 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2455 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2593 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2707 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2833 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2906 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3016 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3023 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.315 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3263 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3402 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3484 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3577 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3611 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3686 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3787 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3858 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3923 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4163 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4347 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4393 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4553 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4685 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5227 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5303 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.537 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4934 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5027 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5204 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5347 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.543 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5685 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5785 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5771 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6268 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6555 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6654 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6686 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6694 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6894 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7225 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7614 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8063 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8472 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.832 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7758 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7574 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7812 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.799 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8389 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8685 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9093 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9292 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.945 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9801 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2192 kg per square kilometre | 0.1881 kg per square kilometre | 0.2593 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3136 kg per square kilometre | 0.2707 kg per square kilometre | 0.3577 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4101 kg per square kilometre | 0.3611 kg per square kilometre | 0.4685 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5331 kg per square kilometre | 0.4934 kg per square kilometre | 0.5785 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6842 kg per square kilometre | 0.5771 kg per square kilometre | 0.8063 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8339 kg per square kilometre | 0.7574 kg per square kilometre | 0.9292 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9946 kg per square kilometre | 0.945 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Barbados 580.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 337.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 3 Malta 251.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Singapore 234.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 215.35 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 volatilises (n content) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 1.03 kg per square kilometre 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 1.03 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1881 kg per square kilometre 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 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 volatilises (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 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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.