Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2862 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.2862 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.3278 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.134 kg per person, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 38th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3004 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2845 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2814 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2818 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2701 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2607 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2525 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2345 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2042 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1905 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1808 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1703 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1587 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1459 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1448 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1438 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1806 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2201 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2247 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2217 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2097 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2098 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2157 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1909 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2011 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1912 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1627 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.218 kg per person | +33.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2317 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2245 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2151 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2098 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2033 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1946 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1883 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1767 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1783 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1566 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1766 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1576 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1579 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1696 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1623 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.184 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1809 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.134 kg per person | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 0.319 kg per person | +138.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3222 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3035 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3004 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2985 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2362 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2493 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2643 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.242 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2575 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2444 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.249 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3278 kg per person | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3187 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2909 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2595 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2862 kg per person | +10.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.2862 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.128 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.2862 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1308 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | +138.0% | 0.134 kg per person | 0.319 kg per person |
| 1988 | +33.9% | 0.1627 kg per person | 0.218 kg per person |
| 2019 | +31.7% | 0.249 kg per person | 0.3278 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2634 kg per person | 0.2042 kg per person | 0.3004 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.176 kg per person | 0.1438 kg per person | 0.2247 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2052 kg per person | 0.1627 kg per person | 0.2317 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1924 kg per person | 0.1566 kg per person | 0.2245 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2091 kg per person | 0.134 kg per person | 0.3222 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2669 kg per person | 0.2362 kg per person | 0.3278 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2888 kg per person | 0.2595 kg per person | 0.3187 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Kenya?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Kenya was 0.2862 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3278 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.134 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 38th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils (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.