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 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 19.7%
World rank
19th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.0457 kg per US$ of GDP
in 1961
All-time low
0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Kenya, 1961–2023

00.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Kenya is 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Kenya peaked at 0.0457 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

That places Kenya 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per unit of GDP in Kenya, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per US$ of GDP Change
1961 0.0457 kg per US$ of GDP —
1962 0.041 kg per US$ of GDP -10.3%
1963 0.0395 kg per US$ of GDP -3.7%
1964 0.0381 kg per US$ of GDP -3.4%
1965 0.0381 kg per US$ of GDP -0.2%
1966 0.0328 kg per US$ of GDP -13.9%
1967 0.0312 kg per US$ of GDP -4.8%
1968 0.0275 kg per US$ of GDP -11.9%
1969 0.0231 kg per US$ of GDP -15.9%
1970 0.0204 kg per US$ of GDP -11.8%
1971 0.0181 kg per US$ of GDP -11.3%
1972 0.0149 kg per US$ of GDP -17.7%
1973 0.0121 kg per US$ of GDP -19.0%
1974 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP -19.7%
1975 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP -6.7%
1976 0.0087 kg per US$ of GDP -3.8%
1977 0.0087 kg per US$ of GDP +0.2%
1978 0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP +6.7%
1979 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP -10.0%
1980 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP -12.2%
1981 0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP +4.2%
1982 0.0085 kg per US$ of GDP +10.5%
1983 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP +14.7%
1984 0.0086 kg per US$ of GDP -11.3%
1985 0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP +10.3%
1986 0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP -16.7%
1987 0.0063 kg per US$ of GDP -19.9%
1988 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP +32.4%
1989 0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP +11.3%
1990 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP -3.2%
1991 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP +4.1%
1992 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP -0.2%
1993 0.0134 kg per US$ of GDP +42.4%
1994 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP -20.7%
1995 0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP -21.3%
1996 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP -27.6%
1997 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP -4.8%
1998 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP -15.9%
1999 0.0061 kg per US$ of GDP +27.0%
2000 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP -6.7%
2001 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP +1.1%
2002 0.0063 kg per US$ of GDP +9.6%
2003 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP -13.1%
2004 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP +8.4%
2005 0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP -13.0%
2006 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP -44.5%
2007 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP +97.7%
2008 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP -7.3%
2009 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP -17.7%
2010 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2011 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2012 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP -32.4%
2013 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2014 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2015 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP -8.8%
2016 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP +2.0%
2017 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP -11.5%
2018 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2019 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP +23.4%
2020 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP -1.2%
2021 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP -14.6%
2022 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP -12.9%
2023 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP +19.7%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP, 3.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (43 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +97.7% 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0352 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0231 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0457 kg per US$ of GDP 9
1970s 0.0119 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0204 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0063 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0134 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0063 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 16 Yemen 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 17 Ethiopia 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 18 Guinea-Bissau 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 20 Uganda 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 21 Senegal 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 22 Tajikistan 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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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 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0457 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Kenya rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
Kenya ranks 19th out of 164 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 down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 8,898 data points, 1961–2023
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.