Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 256.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 256.14 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 262.21 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.43 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Zambia 122nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.23 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 71.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 71.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 71.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 73.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 74.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 79.06 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 80.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 86.72 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 88.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 90.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 93.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 95.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 96.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 100.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 112.46 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 116.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 119.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 123.97 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 122.11 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 129.79 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 137.51 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 130.72 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 124.03 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 138.27 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 141.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 145.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 147.67 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 149.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 161.13 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 167.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 168.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 157.76 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 145.87 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 135.86 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 124.66 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 149.71 kg per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1998 | 152.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 161.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 147.13 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 151.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 142.42 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 134.82 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 132.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 145.06 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 157.26 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 139.21 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 131.74 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 170.55 kg per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 174 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 144.03 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 218 kg per square kilometre | +51.4% |
| 2013 | 223.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 226.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 218.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 210.42 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 206.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 207.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 219.53 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 213.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 228.69 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 262.21 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 256.14 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 256.14 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 577.73 kg per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 256.14 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +51.4% | 144.03 kg per square kilometre | 218 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.67 kg per square kilometre | 71.43 kg per square kilometre | 86.72 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 103.75 kg per square kilometre | 88.25 kg per square kilometre | 123.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.64 kg per square kilometre | 122.11 kg per square kilometre | 149.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.39 kg per square kilometre | 124.66 kg per square kilometre | 168.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 145.26 kg per square kilometre | 131.74 kg per square kilometre | 170.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 204.98 kg per square kilometre | 144.03 kg per square kilometre | 226.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 240.08 kg per square kilometre | 213.28 kg per square kilometre | 262.21 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 263.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 New Caledonia 263.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Turkmenistan 262.52 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Ukraine 245.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Australia 237.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Sweden 208.75 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia was 256.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 262.21 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.43 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 122nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.