Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 6.73 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Somalia stood at 6.73 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Somalia peaked at 29.43 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.73 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Somalia 26th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.11 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 25.65 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 26.14 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 26.59 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 26.63 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 27.36 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 27.69 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 28.32 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 28.57 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 29.43 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 28.04 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 28.23 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 27.49 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 25.06 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 26.51 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 24.38 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 26.13 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 26.57 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 22.6 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1980 | 20.75 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 21.59 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 21.07 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 21.61 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 21.95 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 21.08 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 21.04 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 21.83 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 23.64 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 24.12 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 21.95 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 19.3 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 18.41 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 20.58 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 22.12 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 22.16 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 21.37 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 20.63 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 19.79 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 19.06 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 18.68 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 18.31 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 17.93 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 17.32 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 16.86 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 16.51 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 14.27 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 12.45 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 12.08 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 11.76 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.86 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.8 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.43 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 11.05 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 10.43 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 9.66 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 8.82 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 8.42 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.2 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.99 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.58 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 7.08 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 6.73 kg per person | -5.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 6.73 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.91 kg per person, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 6.73 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51 kg per person, 4.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.9 kg per person | 25.11 kg per person | 28.57 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.44 kg per person | 22.6 kg per person | 29.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.87 kg per person | 20.75 kg per person | 24.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.54 kg per person | 18.41 kg per person | 22.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.62 kg per person | 11.76 kg per person | 18.68 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.34 kg per person | 8.2 kg per person | 11.86 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.35 kg per person | 6.73 kg per person | 7.99 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Somalia?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Somalia was 6.73 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.43 kg per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.73 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Somalia ranks 26th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.