Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 2.87 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zimbabwe stood at 2.87 kg per person.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zimbabwe peaked at 8.36 kg per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.7 kg per person, in 2019.
Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.38 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 7.27 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 7.24 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.61 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 6.48 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 6.03 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 6.73 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 6.76 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 7.68 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1970 | 8.03 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 8.36 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 8.19 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 8.02 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 7.89 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 8.17 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 8.17 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8.34 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 7.51 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 6.86 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 6.14 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 5.77 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 5.92 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 5.59 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 5.31 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 5.17 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 5.25 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 5.2 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 4.96 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 4.84 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 5.16 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 4.2 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 4.59 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 3.16 kg per person | -31.2% |
| 1994 | 3.25 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 3.35 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.98 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 3.88 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.05 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 4.2 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 4.24 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 4.28 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.81 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 3.6 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 3.45 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 3.41 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.22 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.22 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.16 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.52 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 3.6 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.57 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.55 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.81 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 3.09 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.94 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.89 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 2.73 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.83 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.81 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.87 kg per person | +2.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 2.87 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8235 kg per person, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 2.87 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.68 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.91 kg per person | 6.03 kg per person | 7.68 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.95 kg per person | 6.86 kg per person | 8.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.41 kg per person | 4.84 kg per person | 6.14 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 kg per person | 3.16 kg per person | 5.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.57 kg per person | 3.16 kg per person | 4.28 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 kg per person | 2.7 kg per person | 3.6 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 kg per person | 2.73 kg per person | 2.87 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 26 Botswana 3.1 kg per person compare
- 27 New Caledonia 3.02 kg per person compare
- 28 Costa Rica 2.96 kg per person compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 2.77 kg per person compare
- 31 Uganda 2.62 kg per person compare
- 32 Panama 2.61 kg per person compare
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zimbabwe?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zimbabwe was 2.87 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 kg per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Zimbabwe ranks 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.