All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches in Zambia
Zambia: All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches was 0.3801 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Zambia stood at 0.3801 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 that leaches (n content), per in Zambia peaked at 0.5836 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.232 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 that leaches … capita leaches in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2648 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.252 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.232 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2362 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2387 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2549 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2636 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2596 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2718 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2666 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2621 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3031 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3181 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3275 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.349 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3691 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3918 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3866 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3624 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3691 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3551 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3613 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3041 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2635 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2787 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2805 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2821 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2836 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3302 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3313 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3333 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.329 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.329 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3127 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3029 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3035 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3005 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3034 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3064 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2956 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2739 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2626 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2607 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2642 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2885 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.322 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3659 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3694 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3636 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3767 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5836 kg per person | +54.9% |
| 2013 | 0.454 kg per person | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4405 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4011 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3969 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3985 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.442 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4415 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3925 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3878 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3838 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3801 kg per person | -1.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.3801 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4661 kg per person, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.3801 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4136 kg per person, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches 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% | 0.3767 kg per person | 0.5836 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2526 kg per person | 0.232 kg per person | 0.2718 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3336 kg per person | 0.2621 kg per person | 0.3918 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3108 kg per person | 0.2635 kg per person | 0.3691 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3152 kg per person | 0.3005 kg per person | 0.3333 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3003 kg per person | 0.2607 kg per person | 0.3694 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4298 kg per person | 0.3636 kg per person | 0.5836 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3861 kg per person | 0.3801 kg per person | 0.3925 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 that leaches (n content), per in Zambia?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Zambia was 0.3801 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5836 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.232 kg per person in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Zambia ranks 132nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.