Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 8.75 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 8.75 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 15.74 kg per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 7.03 kg per person, in 2011.
Zambia ranks 46th 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 left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.67 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 15.05 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 14.57 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 14.09 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 14.02 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 13.81 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 14.19 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 13.99 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 14.61 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 14.43 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 14.45 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 14.46 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 14.37 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 14.09 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 14.25 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 15.46 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 15.58 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 15.41 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 15.57 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 14.88 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 15.34 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 15.74 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 14.49 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 13.33 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 14.42 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 14.28 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 14.32 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 14.13 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 13.94 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 14.64 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 14.8 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 14.54 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 13.3 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 12.02 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 10.9 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 9.75 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 11.5 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 11.4 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.74 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 10.38 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 10.38 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.43 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 8.64 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 8.25 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 8.73 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 9.16 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 7.81 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 7.12 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 8.93 kg per person | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 8.8 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.03 kg per person | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 10.36 kg per person | +47.4% |
| 2013 | 10.3 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.12 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 9.46 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 8.82 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 8.4 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 8.18 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 8.39 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.92 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 8.26 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 9.21 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 8.75 kg per person | -5.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 8.75 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.12 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 8.75 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.38 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 | +47.4% | 7.03 kg per person | 10.36 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.44 kg per person | 13.81 kg per person | 15.67 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.81 kg per person | 14.09 kg per person | 15.58 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.49 kg per person | 13.33 kg per person | 15.74 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.46 kg per person | 9.75 kg per person | 14.8 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.88 kg per person | 7.12 kg per person | 10.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.99 kg per person | 7.03 kg per person | 10.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.53 kg per person | 7.92 kg per person | 9.21 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia was 8.75 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.74 kg per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.03 kg per person in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 46th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.