South Africa vs Zambia: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises

South Africa
0.039 kg per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.0451 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa rank
122nd
Zambia rank
120th

Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises over time

  • South Africa
  • Zambia
0.050.0750.10.1250.15196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0451 kg per person against 0.039 kg per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0061 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 0.1262 kg per person 0.0795 kg per person 0.0467 kg per person South Africa
1970s 0.0998 kg per person 0.0786 kg per person 0.0211 kg per person South Africa
1980s 0.0699 kg per person 0.0766 kg per person 0.0067 kg per person Zambia
1990s 0.0548 kg per person 0.066 kg per person 0.0112 kg per person Zambia
2000s 0.0515 kg per person 0.05 kg per person 0.0015 kg per person South Africa
2010s 0.0467 kg per person 0.0458 kg per person 0.0009 kg per person South Africa
2020s 0.0399 kg per person 0.0442 kg per person 0.0043 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 volatilises (n content), per, South Africa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0451 kg per person against 0.039 kg per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per between South Africa and Zambia?
0.0061 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 volatilises (n content), per?
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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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.