Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Kenya
Kenya: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 1,381 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1,381 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Kenya peaked at 1,471 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 170.03 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.
Kenya ranks 12th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 214.22 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 210.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 216.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 225.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 224.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 225.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 227.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 220.03 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 199.45 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 193.38 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 190.27 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 185.54 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 178.97 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 170.03 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 174.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 178.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 231.68 kg per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1978 | 291.85 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1979 | 308.62 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 315.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 310.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 322.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 343.36 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 315.53 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 344.75 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 338.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 299.04 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 414.94 kg per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1989 | 457.66 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 458.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 454.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 456.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 455.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 448.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 446.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 430.53 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 446.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 402.98 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 468.11 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 430.5 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 444.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 493.51 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 486.24 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 569.32 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 576.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 440.92 kg per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | +144.7% |
| 2008 | 1,123 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1,091 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,112 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,135 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 923.26 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 998.18 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1,083 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 1,011 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1,096 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 1,060 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,098 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 1,452 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,352 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 1,228 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 1,381 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +144.7% | 440.92 kg per square kilometre | 1,079 kg per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +38.8% | 299.04 kg per square kilometre | 414.94 kg per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +33.9% | 1,098 kg per square kilometre | 1,471 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 218.23 kg per square kilometre | 199.45 kg per square kilometre | 227.57 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 210.32 kg per square kilometre | 170.03 kg per square kilometre | 308.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 346.29 kg per square kilometre | 299.04 kg per square kilometre | 457.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 446.71 kg per square kilometre | 402.98 kg per square kilometre | 468.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 673.48 kg per square kilometre | 430.5 kg per square kilometre | 1,123 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,099 kg per square kilometre | 923.26 kg per square kilometre | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,353 kg per square kilometre | 1,228 kg per square kilometre | 1,452 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Kenya?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Kenya was 1,381 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,471 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 170.03 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Kenya rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.