Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.2731 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Zambia is 0.2731 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.5225 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2468 kg per person, in 2011.
Zambia ranks 120th 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5225 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5035 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4891 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4747 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4689 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4614 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4663 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4604 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4713 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4664 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4666 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4655 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4631 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4544 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4599 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4937 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4974 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4923 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4975 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4756 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4908 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5032 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4631 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4259 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4609 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4568 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4578 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4515 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4461 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.468 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4736 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4703 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4458 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3904 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.378 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3407 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3396 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3385 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.35 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3386 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3397 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3256 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3053 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2888 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2992 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2721 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2559 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2915 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.287 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2468 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3126 kg per person | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3082 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3031 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2791 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2619 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.255 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2592 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2649 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2506 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2599 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2869 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2731 kg per person | -4.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.2731 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.515 kg per person, 53% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.2731 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3422 kg per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 | +26.7% | 0.2468 kg per person | 0.3126 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4798 kg per person | 0.4604 kg per person | 0.5225 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4757 kg per person | 0.4544 kg per person | 0.4975 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4632 kg per person | 0.4259 kg per person | 0.5032 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3995 kg per person | 0.3385 kg per person | 0.4736 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3017 kg per person | 0.2559 kg per person | 0.3397 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2778 kg per person | 0.2468 kg per person | 0.3126 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2676 kg per person | 0.2506 kg per person | 0.2869 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.2731 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5225 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2468 kg per person in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 120th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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.
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Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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.