South Africa vs Zambia: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita

South Africa
0.0585 kg per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.0676 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa rank
122nd
Zambia rank
120th

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0676 kg per person against 0.0585 kg per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0091 kg per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 122nd and Zambia ranks 120th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1892 kg per person 0.1192 kg per person 0.07 kg per person South Africa
1970s 0.1497 kg per person 0.118 kg per person 0.0317 kg per person South Africa
1980s 0.1048 kg per person 0.1148 kg per person 0.01 kg per person Zambia
1990s 0.0822 kg per person 0.0991 kg per person 0.0168 kg per person Zambia
2000s 0.0773 kg per person 0.075 kg per person 0.0022 kg per person South Africa
2010s 0.07 kg per person 0.0687 kg per person 0.0013 kg per person South Africa
2020s 0.0598 kg per person 0.0663 kg per person 0.0064 kg per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita, South Africa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0676 kg per person against 0.0585 kg per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita between South Africa and Zambia?
0.0091 kg per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
South Africa ranks 122nd and Zambia ranks 120th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cattle — 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.