Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Namibia
Namibia: Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.19 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
87th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.3774 kg per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
0.1097 kg per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Namibia stood at 0.19 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Namibia peaked at 0.3774 kg per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1097 kg per square kilometre, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 87th 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 … applied square kilometre leaches in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2478 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2696 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.298 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 0.302 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3061 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3101 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.302 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3036 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3053 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.307 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3087 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3103 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.312 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3145 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3774 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2894 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3712 kg per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3676 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3628 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3753 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2895 kg per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2341 kg per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1956 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2186 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2164 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2299 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2358 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2555 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2719 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2792 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2764 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2402 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2224 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2021 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1844 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2038 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.175 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1824 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2052 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1873 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2319 kg per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2479 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2234 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2231 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2225 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2265 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2265 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2349 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.239 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2246 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1836 kg per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1715 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1655 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1465 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1608 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1467 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1097 kg per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1849 kg per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 0.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.19 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9557 kg per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.19 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9617 kg per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2938 kg per square kilometre | 0.2478 kg per square kilometre | 0.3101 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3321 kg per square kilometre | 0.2894 kg per square kilometre | 0.3774 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2523 kg per square kilometre | 0.1956 kg per square kilometre | 0.3753 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2186 kg per square kilometre | 0.175 kg per square kilometre | 0.2792 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2214 kg per square kilometre | 0.1873 kg per square kilometre | 0.2479 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1812 kg per square kilometre | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | 0.239 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1539 kg per square kilometre | 0.1097 kg per square kilometre | 0.19 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 84 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2453 kg per square kilometre compare
- 85 Finland 0.233 kg per square kilometre compare
- 86 Liberia 0.2063 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Bhutan 0.1505 kg per square kilometre compare
- 89 Egypt 0.1382 kg per square kilometre compare
- 90 Mauritius 0.1366 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Namibia?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Namibia was 0.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3774 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1097 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Namibia ranks 87th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils 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.