Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre was 1.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.37 kg per square kilometre for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 1.4 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4022 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Zambia 145th out of 167 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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4048 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4022 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.403 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4034 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4119 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4186 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4383 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4469 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4743 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4831 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4969 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5102 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5223 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5277 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5502 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6103 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6339 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6465 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6732 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6631 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7054 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.747 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.71 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6734 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7509 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7667 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.791 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8019 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8133 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8753 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.908 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9215 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8877 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8015 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.784 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7232 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7673 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7843 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.832 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8113 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8382 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8192 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7888 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7716 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8297 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8697 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8064 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7809 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9406 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9589 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.839 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.37 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.76 kg per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.37 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.79 kg per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 | +35.3% | 0.839 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4226 kg per square kilometre | 0.4022 kg per square kilometre | 0.4743 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5654 kg per square kilometre | 0.4831 kg per square kilometre | 0.6732 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7423 kg per square kilometre | 0.6631 kg per square kilometre | 0.8133 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8285 kg per square kilometre | 0.7232 kg per square kilometre | 0.9215 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8257 kg per square kilometre | 0.7716 kg per square kilometre | 0.9406 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 0.839 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 142 Central African Republic 1.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Yemen 1.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Mauritius 1.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Qatar 1.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Namibia 0.9587 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Angola 0.9278 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia was 1.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4022 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 145th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.