Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Zambia
Zambia: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 8.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Zambia is 8.15 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Zambia peaked at 9.06 kg per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.17 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 130th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1969 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1976 | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 5.33 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 5.1 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 5.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 5.68 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 4.35 kg per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1982 | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 4.01 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 3.77 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 3.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 3.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 3.77 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 4.13 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 4.35 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 5 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 5.44 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 5.87 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 6.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 6.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 6.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 6.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.25 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 7.97 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 9.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 9.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.62 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 7.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.15 kg per square kilometre | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | 5.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.72 kg per square kilometre | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | 6.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.76 kg per square kilometre | 6.3 kg per square kilometre | 7.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.16 kg per square kilometre | 7.62 kg per square kilometre | 9.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 kg per square kilometre | 7.97 kg per square kilometre | 8.15 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 127 Afghanistan 8.49 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 131 Saudi Arabia 7.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Norway 7.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Liberia 6.91 kg per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Zambia?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Zambia was 8.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 kg per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Zambia ranks 130th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.