Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Zambia
Zambia: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 1.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Zambia stood at 1.98 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Zambia peaked at 2.2 kg per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2835 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zambia 82nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2835 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2871 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2941 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3082 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3258 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3821 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4121 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4966 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5459 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5988 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6428 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.722 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7925 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9598 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1976 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1982 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9739 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8488 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9157 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.951 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.951 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7572 kg per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7925 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8277 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9157 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.98 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.83 kg per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.98 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.25 kg per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3706 kg per square kilometre | 0.2835 kg per square kilometre | 0.5459 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 0.5988 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.97 kg per square kilometre | 0.7572 kg per square kilometre | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | 0.8277 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Zambia?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Zambia was 1.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 kg per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2835 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Zambia ranks 82nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.