Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Kenya
Kenya: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 4.31 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Kenya stood at 4.31 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Kenya peaked at 4.94 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.02 kg per person, in 2006.
That places Kenya 19th 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.53 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 4.29 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 4.24 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 4.24 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 4.07 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 3.93 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 3.8 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 3.54 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 3.08 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 2.88 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 2.73 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 2.57 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 2.39 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 2.2 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 2.18 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 2.16 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 2.71 kg per person | +25.4% |
| 1978 | 3.3 kg per person | +21.7% |
| 1979 | 3.37 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 3.33 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 3.16 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 3.16 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.25 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.88 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 3.03 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 2.88 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 2.45 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 3.28 kg per person | +33.9% |
| 1989 | 3.5 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 3.39 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 3.25 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 3.16 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.06 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.93 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 2.84 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.66 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 2.68 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.36 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 2.66 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 2.37 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 2.38 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.56 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 2.44 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.77 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 2.72 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.02 kg per person | -25.8% |
| 2007 | 4.79 kg per person | +137.4% |
| 2008 | 4.84 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.56 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.52 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.49 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.56 kg per person | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 3.75 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 3.98 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3.64 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 3.88 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 3.68 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.75 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.94 kg per person | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 4.8 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.38 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 3.91 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 4.31 kg per person | +10.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.31 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.84 kg per person, 2.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.31 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.95 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) 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 | +137.4% | 2.02 kg per person | 4.79 kg per person |
| 1988 | +33.9% | 2.45 kg per person | 3.28 kg per person |
| 2019 | +31.7% | 3.75 kg per person | 4.94 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.97 kg per person | 3.08 kg per person | 4.53 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.65 kg per person | 2.16 kg per person | 3.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.09 kg per person | 2.45 kg per person | 3.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9 kg per person | 2.36 kg per person | 3.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.15 kg per person | 2.02 kg per person | 4.84 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 kg per person | 3.56 kg per person | 4.94 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 kg per person | 3.91 kg per person | 4.8 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Kenya?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Kenya was 4.31 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.94 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Kenya ranks 19th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.