Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Niger
Niger: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 1.28 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.28 kg per person for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Niger peaked at 2.5 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.26 kg per person, in 1985.
That places Niger 27th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Niger, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.28 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.47 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 1.55 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 1.68 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 1.81 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 1.99 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 2.1 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 2.26 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 2.35 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 2.48 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 2.49 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.5 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 2.39 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.83 kg per person | -23.5% |
| 1975 | 1.8 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.92 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 2.03 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 2.04 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.07 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.09 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.17 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 2.19 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.22 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.44 kg per person | -35.0% |
| 1985 | 1.26 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 1.54 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 1.55 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.56 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.56 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.57 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.57 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.58 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.58 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.59 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.59 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.59 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.59 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.59 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.59 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.59 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.59 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.59 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.59 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.59 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.58 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.58 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.57 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.57 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.57 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.38 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 1.38 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.38 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.37 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.37 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.37 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.36 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.36 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.36 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.36 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.36 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.37 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.37 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.28 kg per person | -6.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.28 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.559 kg per person, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.28 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.298 kg per person, 4.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 2.22 kg per person | 1.44 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 2.35 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.16 kg per person | 1.8 kg per person | 2.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 2.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 kg per person | 1.57 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 kg per person | 1.57 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Niger?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Niger was 1.28 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 kg per person in 1985.
- How does Niger rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Niger ranks 27th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 left on pasture that volatilises (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.