Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0451 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia stood at 0.0451 kg per person.
The figure 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 volatilises (n content), per in Zambia peaked at 0.0866 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.041 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 … capita volatilises in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0866 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0834 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0811 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0787 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0777 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0765 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0772 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0762 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0779 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0771 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0772 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.077 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0766 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0751 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0761 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0816 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0822 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0814 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0822 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0786 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0811 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0832 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0765 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0704 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0762 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0755 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0757 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0746 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0737 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0773 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0783 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0778 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0739 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0646 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0628 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0566 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0558 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0557 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0576 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.056 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0562 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.054 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0507 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.048 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0496 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0497 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0452 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0426 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0482 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0475 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.041 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0515 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0507 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0499 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0459 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0431 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.042 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0428 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0437 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0414 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0429 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0473 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0451 kg per person | -4.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0451 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0867 kg per person, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0451 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0563 kg per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.041 kg per person | 0.0515 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0795 kg per person | 0.0762 kg per person | 0.0866 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0786 kg per person | 0.0751 kg per person | 0.0822 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0766 kg per person | 0.0704 kg per person | 0.0832 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.066 kg per person | 0.0557 kg per person | 0.0783 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.05 kg per person | 0.0426 kg per person | 0.0562 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0458 kg per person | 0.041 kg per person | 0.0515 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0442 kg per person | 0.0414 kg per person | 0.0473 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 volatilises (n content), per in Zambia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia was 0.0451 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0866 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.041 kg per person in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Zambia ranks 120th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.