Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises was 934,022 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Zambia is 934,022 kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Zambia peaked at 954,212 kg in 2022 and was at its lowest, 280,167 kg, in 1962.
Zambia ranks 111th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 281,695 kg | — |
| 1962 | 280,167 kg | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 280,950 kg | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 281,479 kg | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 286,845 kg | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 291,466 kg | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 303,853 kg | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 309,895 kg | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 327,139 kg | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 333,307 kg | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 342,805 kg | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 351,647 kg | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 360,110 kg | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 363,909 kg | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 379,522 kg | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 419,650 kg | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 435,914 kg | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 444,700 kg | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 463,072 kg | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 456,132 kg | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 485,373 kg | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 513,889 kg | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 488,440 kg | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 463,213 kg | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 516,533 kg | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 527,494 kg | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 544,147 kg | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 551,568 kg | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 559,636 kg | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 602,196 kg | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 624,795 kg | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 635,937 kg | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 618,672 kg | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 553,810 kg | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 551,362 kg | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 509,513 kg | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 515,866 kg | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 528,179 kg | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 561,002 kg | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 561,284 kg | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 580,447 kg | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 575,432 kg | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 557,345 kg | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 543,975 kg | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 581,696 kg | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 602,278 kg | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 567,795 kg | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 554,241 kg | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 650,790 kg | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 663,236 kg | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 591,922 kg | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 767,890 kg | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 781,200 kg | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 793,179 kg | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 752,766 kg | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 728,725 kg | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 732,895 kg | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 769,729 kg | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 809,847 kg | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 788,791 kg | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 841,179 kg | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 954,212 kg | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 934,022 kg | -2.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 934,022 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 million kg, 88% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 934,022 kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 782,732 kg, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that 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 | +29.7% | 591,922 kg | 767,890 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 293,721 kg | 280,167 kg | 327,139 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 389,464 kg | 333,307 kg | 463,072 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 510,642 kg | 456,132 kg | 559,636 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 570,133 kg | 509,513 kg | 635,937 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 577,528 kg | 543,975 kg | 650,790 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 739,139 kg | 591,922 kg | 809,847 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 879,551 kg | 788,791 kg | 954,212 kg | 4 |
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- 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Zambia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Zambia was 934,022 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 954,212 kg in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 280,167 kg in 1962.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Zambia ranks 111th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).