Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0556 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia is 0.0556 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.1574 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0493 kg per person, in 1963.
That places Zambia 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0506 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0497 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0493 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0501 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0513 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0583 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0608 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.071 kg per person | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0756 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0805 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0841 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0918 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0979 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1152 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1405 kg per person | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1574 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1421 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1319 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1285 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1383 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1026 kg per person | -25.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1009 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0887 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.075 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0785 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0791 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0769 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0595 kg per person | -22.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0607 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0618 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0667 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0714 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.077 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0716 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0734 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0784 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0831 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0874 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0883 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0889 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0902 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.088 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0857 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.084 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0821 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0802 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.077 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0747 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0759 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0806 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0851 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0858 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0831 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0678 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0661 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0646 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0646 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0621 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0601 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0591 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0581 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0571 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0556 kg per person | -2.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0556 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0755 kg per person, 74% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0556 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0273 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0574 kg per person | 0.0493 kg per person | 0.0756 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.117 kg per person | 0.0805 kg per person | 0.1574 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.086 kg per person | 0.0595 kg per person | 0.1383 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0759 kg per person | 0.0618 kg per person | 0.0883 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0827 kg per person | 0.0747 kg per person | 0.0902 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.072 kg per person | 0.0601 kg per person | 0.0858 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0575 kg per person | 0.0556 kg per person | 0.0591 kg per person | 4 |
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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 chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.0556 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1574 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0493 kg per person in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 126th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. 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 Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.