Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Niger
Niger: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.3491 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Niger stood at 0.3491 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Niger peaked at 0.7442 kg per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.3277 kg per person, in 1985.
Niger ranks 32nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5355 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5625 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5742 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5868 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6207 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6346 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6437 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6576 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6929 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7432 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7442 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7426 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5645 kg per person | -24.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5475 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5701 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6096 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6497 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6493 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6501 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6496 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6494 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.647 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6491 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4221 kg per person | -35.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3277 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3682 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3708 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3734 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3759 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3784 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3808 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3831 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3853 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3873 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3889 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3904 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.392 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3934 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3945 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3956 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3965 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3973 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.398 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3985 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3989 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3992 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3995 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3996 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3997 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3653 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3654 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3653 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3652 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3654 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3656 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3659 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3666 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3677 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3691 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3708 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3726 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3745 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3491 kg per person | -6.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.3491 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1894 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.3491 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1308 kg per person, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -35.0% | 0.6491 kg per person | 0.4221 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6121 kg per person | 0.5355 kg per person | 0.6929 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6471 kg per person | 0.5475 kg per person | 0.7442 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4833 kg per person | 0.3277 kg per person | 0.6496 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3874 kg per person | 0.3784 kg per person | 0.3945 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3983 kg per person | 0.3956 kg per person | 0.3997 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3662 kg per person | 0.3652 kg per person | 0.3691 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3667 kg per person | 0.3491 kg per person | 0.3745 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % 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 and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Niger?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Niger was 0.3491 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7442 kg per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3277 kg per person in 1985.
- How does Niger rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Niger ranks 32nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.