All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Zambia
Zambia: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 2.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Zambia is 2.85 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Zambia peaked at 3.02 kg per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4789 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Zambia ranks 148th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4993 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4917 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4789 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4904 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5038 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.529 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5587 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5611 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5935 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6022 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6111 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6763 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7083 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.721 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7559 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8241 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.902 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9274 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9241 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9337 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.992 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9503 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8796 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9711 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.998 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | +62.9% |
| 2013 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 2.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 2.85 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.38 kg per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 2.85 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.16 kg per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Losses from manure treated (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 | +62.9% | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | 3.02 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5229 kg per square kilometre | 0.4789 kg per square kilometre | 0.5935 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7652 kg per square kilometre | 0.6022 kg per square kilometre | 0.9274 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 0.8796 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | 2.85 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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- 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Zambia?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Zambia was 2.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 kg per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4789 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Zambia ranks 148th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.