All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Zambia
Zambia: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 401.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 401.06 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Zambia peaked at 402.32 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.17 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Zambia 141st out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.67 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 79.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 79.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 79.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 81.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 83.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 88.87 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 90.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 102.99 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 101.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 103.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 107.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 112.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 114.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 120.29 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 133.96 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 139.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 141.09 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 145.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 144.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 149.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 159.45 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 151.13 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 142.4 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 158.49 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 162.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 167.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 171.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 175.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 187.63 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 195.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 197.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 188.71 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 177.17 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 167.98 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 158.76 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 185.49 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 193.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 206.93 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 197.05 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 205.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 198.24 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 194.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 196.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 211.4 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 224.7 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 210.54 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 207.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 249.15 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 256.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 230.94 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 320.53 kg per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2013 | 321.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 326.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 318.82 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 309.3 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 325.47 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 339.62 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 350.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 345.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 364.64 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 402.32 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 401.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 401.06 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,500 kg per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 401.06 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square 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 | +38.8% | 230.94 kg per square kilometre | 320.53 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85 kg per square kilometre | 79.17 kg per square kilometre | 102.99 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 121.95 kg per square kilometre | 101.07 kg per square kilometre | 145.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 158.2 kg per square kilometre | 142.4 kg per square kilometre | 175.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 185.82 kg per square kilometre | 158.76 kg per square kilometre | 206.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 209.51 kg per square kilometre | 194.84 kg per square kilometre | 249.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 309.97 kg per square kilometre | 230.94 kg per square kilometre | 350.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 378.41 kg per square kilometre | 345.6 kg per square kilometre | 402.32 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 138 Estonia 508.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Australia 446.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Egypt 410.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Mauritania 388.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 French Polynesia 386.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Chile 372.03 kg per square kilometre compare
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 square in Zambia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Zambia was 401.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 402.32 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.17 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Zambia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Zambia ranks 141st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure 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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.