Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Namibia
Namibia: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.3973 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Namibia stood at 0.3973 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Namibia peaked at 0.5849 kg per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2704 kg per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Namibia 106th 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4056 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4306 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4623 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4659 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4701 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4719 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4627 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4632 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4638 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4644 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.465 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4656 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4651 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4567 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5305 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4446 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5365 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1978 | 0.528 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5398 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5849 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4438 kg per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3613 kg per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3292 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3663 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3723 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3984 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4085 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4266 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.466 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4825 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4941 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4315 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3951 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3989 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3788 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3797 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4028 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.362 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3671 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4074 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3808 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4625 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 0.476 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.438 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4468 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4485 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4331 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4451 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4451 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4644 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4741 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.436 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3687 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3484 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3698 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3617 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3607 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3418 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3347 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2854 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2704 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4081 kg per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3973 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3973 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.91 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3973 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.79 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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 | +50.9% | 0.2704 kg per square kilometre | 0.4081 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4551 kg per square kilometre | 0.4056 kg per square kilometre | 0.4719 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4896 kg per square kilometre | 0.4446 kg per square kilometre | 0.5398 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4157 kg per square kilometre | 0.3292 kg per square kilometre | 0.5849 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4093 kg per square kilometre | 0.362 kg per square kilometre | 0.4941 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4383 kg per square kilometre | 0.3808 kg per square kilometre | 0.476 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.386 kg per square kilometre | 0.3347 kg per square kilometre | 0.4741 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3403 kg per square kilometre | 0.2704 kg per square kilometre | 0.4081 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 103 Sweden 0.4822 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Libya 0.4346 kg per square kilometre compare
- 105 Madagascar 0.426 kg per square kilometre compare
- 107 Angola 0.3818 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 Cuba 0.2619 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 Thailand 0.2588 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Namibia?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Namibia was 0.3973 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5849 kg per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2704 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Namibia ranks 106th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.