Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Kenya
Kenya: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.0572 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Kenya is 0.0572 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure 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 that volatilises (n) in Kenya peaked at 0.0656 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0268 kg per person, in 2006.
That places Kenya 38th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 that volatilises (N) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0601 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0569 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0563 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0564 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.054 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0521 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0505 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0469 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0408 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0381 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0362 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0341 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0317 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0292 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.029 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0288 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0361 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1978 | 0.044 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0449 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0443 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0419 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.042 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0431 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0382 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0402 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0382 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0325 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0436 kg per person | +33.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0463 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0449 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.043 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.042 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0407 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0389 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0377 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0353 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0357 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0313 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0353 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0315 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0316 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0339 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0325 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0368 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0362 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0268 kg per person | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0638 kg per person | +138.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0644 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0607 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0601 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0597 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0472 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0499 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0529 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0484 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0515 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0489 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0498 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0656 kg per person | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0637 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0582 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0519 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0572 kg per person | +10.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0572 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0256 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0572 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) 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% | 0.0268 kg per person | 0.0638 kg per person |
| 1988 | +33.9% | 0.0325 kg per person | 0.0436 kg per person |
| 2019 | +31.7% | 0.0498 kg per person | 0.0656 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0527 kg per person | 0.0408 kg per person | 0.0601 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0352 kg per person | 0.0288 kg per person | 0.0449 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.041 kg per person | 0.0325 kg per person | 0.0463 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0385 kg per person | 0.0313 kg per person | 0.0449 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0418 kg per person | 0.0268 kg per person | 0.0644 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0534 kg per person | 0.0472 kg per person | 0.0656 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0578 kg per person | 0.0519 kg per person | 0.0637 kg per person | 4 |
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- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Kenya?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Kenya was 0.0572 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0656 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0268 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Kenya ranks 38th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.