Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Zambia
Zambia: Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises was 2.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 2.37 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Zambia peaked at 2.37 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1961 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 85th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1961 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2024 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.211 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2102 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2425 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1966 | 0.278 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3008 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3614 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3985 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4386 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4685 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5276 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5775 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6991 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8794 kg per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1976 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9454 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9049 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9074 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7704 kg per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7499 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6819 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5696 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6142 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6378 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6378 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8032 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8268 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8662 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9607 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2668 kg per square kilometre | 0.1961 kg per square kilometre | 0.3985 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7366 kg per square kilometre | 0.4386 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.73 kg per square kilometre | 0.5696 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 0.8662 kg per square kilometre | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Zambia?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Zambia was 2.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1961 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Zambia ranks 85th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — 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
Chickens, broilers — 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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — 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
Chickens, broilers — 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.