Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Namibia
Namibia: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 67.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Namibia is 67.45 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Namibia peaked at 99.92 kg per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 45.92 kg per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Namibia 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.21 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 73.52 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 78.98 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 79.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 80.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 80.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 79.07 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 79.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 79.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 79.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 79.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 79.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 79.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 78.15 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 90.87 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 75.98 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 91.83 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1978 | 90.39 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 92.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 99.92 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 75.84 kg per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1982 | 61.73 kg per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 56.13 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 62.47 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 63.45 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 67.89 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 69.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 72.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 79.43 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 82.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 84.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 73.48 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 67.3 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 67.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 64.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 64.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.46 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 61.47 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 62.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 69.23 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 64.67 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 78.6 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 80.95 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 74.43 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 75.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 76.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.63 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 75.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 75.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 80.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 74.12 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 62.64 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 59.18 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 62.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 61.24 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 61.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 57.92 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 56.69 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 48.27 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 45.92 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 69.21 kg per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 2023 | 67.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +50.7% | 45.92 kg per square kilometre | 69.21 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.76 kg per square kilometre | 69.21 kg per square kilometre | 80.66 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.76 kg per square kilometre | 75.98 kg per square kilometre | 92.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.92 kg per square kilometre | 56.13 kg per square kilometre | 99.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.63 kg per square kilometre | 61.47 kg per square kilometre | 84.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.5 kg per square kilometre | 64.67 kg per square kilometre | 80.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.52 kg per square kilometre | 56.69 kg per square kilometre | 80.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.71 kg per square kilometre | 45.92 kg per square kilometre | 69.21 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 119 Libya 74.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 French Polynesia 73.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Madagascar 71.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Angola 64.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Myanmar 62.76 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Denmark 57.39 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Namibia?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Namibia was 67.45 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.92 kg per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.92 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Namibia ranks 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.