Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Namibia
Namibia: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 20.03 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 20.03 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Namibia peaked at 29.68 kg per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 13.64 kg per square kilometre, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 121st of 165 countries on this measure, 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.55 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 21.83 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 23.46 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 23.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 23.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 23.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 23.48 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 23.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 23.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 23.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 23.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 23.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 23.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 23.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 26.99 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 22.57 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 27.27 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1978 | 26.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 27.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 29.68 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 22.53 kg per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1982 | 18.33 kg per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 16.67 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 18.55 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 18.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 20.16 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 20.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 21.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 23.59 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 24.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 24.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 21.82 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 19.99 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 20.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 19.14 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 19.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20.33 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 18.26 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 18.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 20.56 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 19.21 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 23.34 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 24.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 22.11 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 22.55 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 22.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.87 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 22.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 22.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.44 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 23.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 22.01 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 18.6 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 17.57 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 18.62 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 18.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 18.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 16.84 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 14.34 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 13.64 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 20.56 kg per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 2023 | 20.03 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 20.03 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 158.88 kg per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 20.03 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 139.08 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 | +50.7% | 13.64 kg per square kilometre | 20.56 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.1 kg per square kilometre | 20.55 kg per square kilometre | 23.96 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.88 kg per square kilometre | 22.57 kg per square kilometre | 27.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.06 kg per square kilometre | 16.67 kg per square kilometre | 29.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.68 kg per square kilometre | 18.26 kg per square kilometre | 24.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.13 kg per square kilometre | 19.21 kg per square kilometre | 24.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.46 kg per square kilometre | 16.84 kg per square kilometre | 23.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.14 kg per square kilometre | 13.64 kg per square kilometre | 20.56 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 118 Kazakhstan 21.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 119 Madagascar 21.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Slovakia 21.03 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Germany 19.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Angola 19.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Myanmar 17.53 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Namibia?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Namibia was 20.03 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.68 kg per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.64 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Namibia ranks 121st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.