Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 48.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia stood at 48.78 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia peaked at 49.94 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.56 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.
Zambia ranks 91st of 167 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 left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.72 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 13.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 13.56 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 13.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 14.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 15.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 16.49 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 16.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 17.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 17.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 18.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 18.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 19.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 21.4 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 22.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 22.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 23.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 23.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 24.69 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 26.16 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 24.87 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 23.6 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 26.31 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 26.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 27.71 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 28.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 28.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 30.66 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 31.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 31.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 29.96 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 27.74 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 25.76 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 23.63 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 28.57 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1998 | 29.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 30.76 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 27.97 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 28.82 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 27.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 25.54 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 25.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 27.52 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 29.89 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 26.39 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 24.94 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 32.42 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 33.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 27.3 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 41.57 kg per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2013 | 42.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 43.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 41.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 40.15 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 39.44 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 39.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 41.79 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 40.6 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 43.54 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 49.94 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 48.78 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 48.78 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.68 kg per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 48.78 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107.6 kg per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre 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 | +52.3% | 27.3 kg per square kilometre | 41.57 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.38 kg per square kilometre | 13.56 kg per square kilometre | 16.49 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.74 kg per square kilometre | 16.78 kg per square kilometre | 23.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 26 kg per square kilometre | 23.23 kg per square kilometre | 28.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.99 kg per square kilometre | 23.63 kg per square kilometre | 31.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.57 kg per square kilometre | 24.94 kg per square kilometre | 32.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.05 kg per square kilometre | 27.3 kg per square kilometre | 43.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.71 kg per square kilometre | 40.6 kg per square kilometre | 49.94 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 88 Portugal 56.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 53.29 kg per square kilometre compare
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 51.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 92 New Caledonia 47.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 94 Iraq 46.91 kg per square kilometre compare
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 that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia was 48.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.94 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.56 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Zambia ranks 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.