Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2253 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.2253 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.4328 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.205 kg per person, in 2011.
Zambia ranks 120th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4328 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4172 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4053 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3935 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3885 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3823 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.386 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3811 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3897 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3856 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3858 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3848 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3829 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3757 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3803 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4079 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.411 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4068 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4111 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.393 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4056 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4159 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3827 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.352 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3809 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3775 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3783 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3731 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3687 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3867 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3914 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3889 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3694 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3229 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3138 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2829 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2792 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2785 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.288 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2801 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2811 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2702 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2537 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2399 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2482 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2483 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2259 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2128 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2412 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2375 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.205 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2574 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2537 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2495 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2295 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2154 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2101 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2141 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2187 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2069 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2145 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2367 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2253 kg per person | -4.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.2253 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4337 kg per person, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.2253 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 kg per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — 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 | +25.6% | 0.205 kg per person | 0.2574 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3974 kg per person | 0.3811 kg per person | 0.4328 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3932 kg per person | 0.3757 kg per person | 0.4111 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3828 kg per person | 0.352 kg per person | 0.4159 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3302 kg per person | 0.2785 kg per person | 0.3914 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2501 kg per person | 0.2128 kg per person | 0.2811 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2291 kg per person | 0.205 kg per person | 0.2574 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2209 kg per person | 0.2069 kg per person | 0.2367 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.2253 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4328 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.205 kg per person in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 120th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.