All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 1.27 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia is 1.27 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 1.95 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7735 kg per person, in 1963.
That places Zambia 132nd 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8827 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8401 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7735 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7874 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7958 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8498 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8785 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8653 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.906 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8888 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8736 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.01 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 1.06 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 1.09 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.16 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.23 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 1.31 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 1.29 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.21 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 1.23 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.18 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 1.2 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.01 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8782 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.929 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.935 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9403 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9455 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.1 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 1.1 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.11 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.1 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.1 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.04 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.01 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9855 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.913 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8752 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.869 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8807 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9618 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 1.07 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.22 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 1.23 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.21 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.26 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.95 kg per person | +54.9% |
| 2013 | 1.51 kg per person | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 1.47 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.34 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.32 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.33 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.47 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.47 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.31 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 1.29 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.28 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.27 kg per person | -1.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.27 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.55 kg per person, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.27 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.38 kg per person, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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 | +54.9% | 1.26 kg per person | 1.95 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8421 kg per person | 0.7735 kg per person | 0.906 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 kg per person | 0.8736 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.8782 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 kg per person | 1 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 kg per person | 0.869 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person | 1.95 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 1.31 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia was 1.27 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7735 kg per person in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 132nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils (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.