Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 315.95 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Rwanda is 315.95 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Rwanda peaked at 655.84 kg per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 87.74 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Rwanda ranks 23rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 124.82 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 124.25 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 112.22 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1964 | 105.15 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 99.21 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 87.74 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 110.17 kg per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1968 | 98.58 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 100.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 113.83 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 119.38 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 120.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 148.46 kg per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1974 | 130.97 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 150.64 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 158.91 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 169.97 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 178.4 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 188.93 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 202.44 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 218.63 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 224.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 219.9 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 217.3 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 235.25 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 229.53 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 236.71 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 241.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 251.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 250.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 262.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 269.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 276.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 283.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 120.84 kg per square kilometre | -57.4% |
| 1996 | 147.85 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1997 | 132.9 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 141.29 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 167.18 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 173.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 176.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 209.39 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 223.49 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 295.93 kg per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 363.27 kg per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 405.01 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 487.42 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 558.46 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 581.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 592.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 655.84 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 598.93 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 603.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 548.12 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 591.89 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 562.32 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 623.71 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 580 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 486.76 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 375.81 kg per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 363.56 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 321.03 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 315.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 315.95 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 170.41 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 315.95 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 139.08 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -57.4% | 283.36 kg per square kilometre | 120.84 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.01 kg per square kilometre | 87.74 kg per square kilometre | 124.82 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 147.99 kg per square kilometre | 113.83 kg per square kilometre | 188.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 227.72 kg per square kilometre | 202.44 kg per square kilometre | 251.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 205.25 kg per square kilometre | 120.84 kg per square kilometre | 283.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 347.47 kg per square kilometre | 173.25 kg per square kilometre | 581.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 584.32 kg per square kilometre | 486.76 kg per square kilometre | 655.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 344.09 kg per square kilometre | 315.95 kg per square kilometre | 375.81 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 20 Haiti 338.39 kg per square kilometre compare
- 21 Ethiopia 337.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 324.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 24 Chad 311.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Azerbaijan 311.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Senegal 301.34 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Rwanda?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Rwanda was 315.95 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 655.84 kg per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.74 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Rwanda rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Rwanda ranks 23rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.