Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.029 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Kenya stood at 0.029 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0372 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0151 kg per person, in 1975.
Kenya ranks 48th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0372 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.032 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0312 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0311 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0299 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0291 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0283 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0276 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0256 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0237 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0226 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0212 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0191 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0169 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0151 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0151 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0168 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0184 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0192 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0216 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 0.025 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0253 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0255 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0239 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0252 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0206 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0182 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0247 kg per person | +35.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0296 kg per person | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0273 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0268 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0249 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0234 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0217 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0213 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0193 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0187 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0198 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0179 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0166 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0197 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0167 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0205 kg per person | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0194 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0153 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 kg per person | +93.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0302 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0293 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0292 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0288 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0254 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0255 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0259 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0246 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0272 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0263 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0268 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0368 kg per person | +37.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0335 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0322 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0272 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.029 kg per person | +6.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.029 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0122 kg per person, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.029 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0087 kg per person, 3.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita 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 | +93.5% | 0.0153 kg per person | 0.0296 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0302 kg per person | 0.0256 kg per person | 0.0372 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0188 kg per person | 0.0151 kg per person | 0.0237 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.024 kg per person | 0.0182 kg per person | 0.0296 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.022 kg per person | 0.0168 kg per person | 0.0273 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0215 kg per person | 0.0153 kg per person | 0.0302 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0276 kg per person | 0.0246 kg per person | 0.0368 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0305 kg per person | 0.0272 kg per person | 0.0335 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Kenya?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Kenya was 0.029 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0372 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 kg per person in 1975.
- How does Kenya rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils 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.