Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Niger
Niger: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0373 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Niger is 0.0373 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0729 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0367 kg per person, in 1985.
Niger ranks 41st of 159 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0374 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0428 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0451 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0491 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0529 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.058 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0613 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0659 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0687 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0724 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0726 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0729 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0697 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0533 kg per person | -23.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0526 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0559 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0591 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0596 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0604 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0609 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0634 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.064 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0646 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.042 kg per person | -35.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0367 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 0.045 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0452 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0454 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0456 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0457 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0459 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.046 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0462 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0463 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0463 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0464 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0464 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0464 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0464 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0464 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0464 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0464 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0463 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0462 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0461 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.046 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0459 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0458 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0457 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0404 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0403 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0401 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.04 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0399 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0398 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0397 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0397 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0397 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0397 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0398 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0398 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0399 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0373 kg per person | -6.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0373 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0119 kg per person, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0373 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0087 kg per person, 4.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -35.0% | 0.0646 kg per person | 0.042 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0535 kg per person | 0.0374 kg per person | 0.0687 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0629 kg per person | 0.0526 kg per person | 0.0729 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0513 kg per person | 0.0367 kg per person | 0.0646 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0462 kg per person | 0.0457 kg per person | 0.0464 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0461 kg per person | 0.0457 kg per person | 0.0464 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0399 kg per person | 0.0397 kg per person | 0.0404 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0392 kg per person | 0.0373 kg per person | 0.0399 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Niger?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Niger was 0.0373 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0729 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0367 kg per person in 1985.
- How does Niger rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Niger ranks 41st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.