All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 14.39 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia is 14.39 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 19.53 kg per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 11.83 kg per person, in 2008.
That places Zambia 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.2 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 17.57 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 16.98 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 16.45 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 16.39 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 16.29 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 16.78 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 16.61 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 18.24 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 17.39 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 17.37 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 17.56 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 17.71 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 17.51 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 17.92 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 19.36 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 19.53 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 19.19 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 19.26 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 18.46 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 18.61 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 19.18 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 17.61 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 16.09 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 17.38 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 17.28 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 17.35 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 17.21 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 17.16 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 17.91 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 18.16 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 17.91 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 16.75 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 15.36 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 14.21 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 13.11 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 14.93 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 15.17 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 15.79 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 14.62 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 14.81 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 13.84 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 13.19 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 12.87 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 13.41 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 13.77 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 12.46 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 11.83 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 13.73 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 13.63 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.89 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 15.98 kg per person | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 15.53 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 15.27 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.45 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 13.59 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 13.87 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 14.05 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 14.09 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.48 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 13.83 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 14.84 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 14.39 kg per person | -3.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 14.39 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.5 kg per person, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 14.39 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.07 kg per person, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +34.4% | 11.89 kg per person | 15.98 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.06 kg per person | 16.29 kg per person | 18.24 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.28 kg per person | 17.37 kg per person | 19.53 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.63 kg per person | 16.09 kg per person | 19.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.93 kg per person | 13.11 kg per person | 18.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.45 kg per person | 11.83 kg per person | 14.81 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.23 kg per person | 11.89 kg per person | 15.98 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.13 kg per person | 13.48 kg per person | 14.84 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia was 14.39 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.53 kg per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.83 kg per person in 2008.
- How does Zambia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.