Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0676 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0676 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.1298 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0615 kg per person, in 2011.
That places Zambia 120th 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1298 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1251 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1216 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.118 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1165 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1147 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1158 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1143 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1169 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1157 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1157 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1154 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1149 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1127 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1141 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1224 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1233 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1221 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1233 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1179 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1217 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1248 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1148 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1056 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1143 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1133 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1135 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1119 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1106 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.116 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1174 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1167 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1108 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0969 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0941 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0849 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0838 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0836 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0864 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.084 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0843 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0811 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0761 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.072 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0745 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0745 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0678 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0638 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0724 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0712 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0615 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0772 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0761 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0749 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0689 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0646 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.063 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0642 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0656 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0621 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0644 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.071 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0676 kg per person | -4.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0676 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1301 kg per person, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0676 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0845 kg per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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% | 0.0615 kg per person | 0.0772 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1192 kg per person | 0.1143 kg per person | 0.1298 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.118 kg per person | 0.1127 kg per person | 0.1233 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1148 kg per person | 0.1056 kg per person | 0.1248 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0991 kg per person | 0.0836 kg per person | 0.1174 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.075 kg per person | 0.0638 kg per person | 0.0843 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0687 kg per person | 0.0615 kg per person | 0.0772 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0663 kg per person | 0.0621 kg per person | 0.071 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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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)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.0676 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1298 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0615 kg per person in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 120th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.