Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Rwanda
Rwanda: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 9.44 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 9.44 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Rwanda peaked at 14.77 kg per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8844 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Rwanda 61st 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9968 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8844 kg per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 1967 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +63.6% |
| 1968 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1969 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 1970 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1971 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 3.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 4.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 4.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1996 | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 3.92 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 4.78 kg per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 5.78 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 4 kg per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 4.34 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 5.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 7.9 kg per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 5.32 kg per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2007 | 5.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 6.49 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 8.99 kg per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 9.62 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 11.71 kg per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 12.37 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 13.12 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 13.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 13.19 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 14.22 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 14.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 14.77 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 13.54 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 11.98 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 10.98 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 7.84 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 9.44 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 9.44 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.29 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 9.44 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.21 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +63.6% | 0.8844 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +55.7% | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.61 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 0.8844 kg per square kilometre | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | 3.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | 5.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.91 kg per square kilometre | 4 kg per square kilometre | 8.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.03 kg per square kilometre | 9.62 kg per square kilometre | 14.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.06 kg per square kilometre | 7.84 kg per square kilometre | 11.98 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Rwanda?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Rwanda was 9.44 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.77 kg per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8844 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Rwanda rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Rwanda ranks 61st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.