Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Zambia
Zambia: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) was 981,941 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 981,941 kg for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Zambia peaked at 1.09 million kg in 2012 and was at its lowest, 140,514 kg, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 35th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 140,514 kg | — |
| 1962 | 142,260 kg | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 145,751 kg | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 152,733 kg | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 161,460 kg | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 189,389 kg | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 204,226 kg | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 246,118 kg | +20.5% |
| 1969 | 270,555 kg | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 296,738 kg | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 318,557 kg | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 357,831 kg | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 392,741 kg | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 475,654 kg | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 597,840 kg | +25.7% |
| 1976 | 690,352 kg | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 642,350 kg | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 614,422 kg | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 617,040 kg | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 684,243 kg | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 523,655 kg | -23.5% |
| 1982 | 531,510 kg | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 482,636 kg | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 420,670 kg | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 453,835 kg | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 471,290 kg | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 471,290 kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 375,286 kg | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 392,741 kg | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 410,197 kg | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 453,835 kg | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 497,473 kg | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 549,838 kg | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 523,655 kg | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 549,838 kg | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 602,204 kg | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 654,569 kg | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 706,935 kg | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 733,117 kg | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 759,300 kg | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 794,210 kg | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 798,574 kg | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 802,938 kg | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 811,666 kg | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 820,393 kg | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 829,121 kg | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 824,757 kg | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 829,121 kg | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 872,759 kg | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 960,035 kg | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million kg | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million kg | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 918,230 kg | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 924,077 kg | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 932,019 kg | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 960,035 kg | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 952,267 kg | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 948,951 kg | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 959,686 kg | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 970,595 kg | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 981,679 kg | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 981,941 kg | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 981,941 kg is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 320,666 kg, 3.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 981,941 kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 320,302 kg, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 183,667 kg | 140,514 kg | 270,555 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 500,352 kg | 296,738 kg | 690,352 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 480,716 kg | 375,286 kg | 684,243 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 568,166 kg | 410,197 kg | 733,117 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 814,284 kg | 759,300 kg | 872,759 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 982,482 kg | 918,230 kg | 1.09 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 973,475 kg | 959,686 kg | 981,941 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 32 Peru 1.28 million kg compare
- 33 Cabo Verde 29,848 kg compare
- 33 Cameroon 1.14 million kg compare
- 34 Azerbaijan 1.08 million kg compare
- 36 South Sudan 968,191 kg compare
- 37 Myanmar 947,642 kg compare
- 38 Ethiopia 920,848 kg compare
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 volatilises in Zambia?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Zambia was 981,941 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million kg in 2012.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,514 kg in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Zambia ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).