Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Cameroon
Cameroon: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 6.7 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Cameroon is 6.7 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Cameroon peaked at 7.18 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4032 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 76th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4032 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4171 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4866 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6688 kg per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6952 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8342 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9732 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1985 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 2.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 2.76 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 4.08 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2002 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 5.4 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 6.05 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 6.02 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 6.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.71 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 6.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 6.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.3 kg per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 2021 | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | +111.7% |
| 2022 | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 6.7 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6.7 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.31 kg per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6.7 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.21 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +111.7% | 3.3 kg per square kilometre | 6.98 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -47.3% | 6.25 kg per square kilometre | 3.3 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +39.2% | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | 4.22 kg per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +37.4% | 0.4866 kg per square kilometre | 0.6688 kg per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +35.8% | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 1.65 kg per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -25.9% | 4.08 kg per square kilometre | 3.03 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7448 kg per square kilometre | 0.4032 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.78 kg per square kilometre | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | 6.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 kg per square kilometre | 6.06 kg per square kilometre | 7.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.04 kg per square kilometre | 3.3 kg per square kilometre | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Cameroon?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Cameroon was 6.7 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.18 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4032 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Cameroon ranks 76th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.