Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.049 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.049 kg per person.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0925 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0432 kg per person, in 2011.
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 falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0925 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.089 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0864 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0838 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0829 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0816 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0828 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0817 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.084 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0831 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0832 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.083 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0826 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.081 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.082 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0882 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0889 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0879 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0889 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.085 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0876 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0899 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0827 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0761 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0823 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0816 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0818 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0806 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0797 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0836 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0846 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0838 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0788 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0695 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0663 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0597 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0617 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0615 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0635 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0602 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0604 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0572 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0534 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0506 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0526 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0533 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0477 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0446 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0518 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.051 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0432 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0566 kg per person | +31.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0559 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0549 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0508 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0476 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0461 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0464 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0474 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0449 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0466 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0515 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.049 kg per person | -4.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.049 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0819 kg per person, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.049 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0605 kg per person, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 | +31.0% | 0.0432 kg per person | 0.0566 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.085 kg per person | 0.0816 kg per person | 0.0925 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0849 kg per person | 0.081 kg per person | 0.0889 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0827 kg per person | 0.0761 kg per person | 0.0899 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0713 kg per person | 0.0597 kg per person | 0.0846 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0532 kg per person | 0.0446 kg per person | 0.0604 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.05 kg per person | 0.0432 kg per person | 0.0566 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.048 kg per person | 0.0449 kg per person | 0.0515 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 119 Benin 0.0587 kg per person compare
- 120 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0531 kg per person compare
- 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0524 kg per person compare
- 123 Morocco 0.0434 kg per person compare
- 124 Oman 0.043 kg per person compare
- 125 South Africa 0.0425 kg per person 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.049 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0925 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0432 kg per person in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 122nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.