Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Zambia
Zambia: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square was 1.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.55 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
140th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1.72 kg per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.2217 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Zambia is 1.55 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Zambia peaked at 1.72 kg per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2217 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zambia 140th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2217 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2244 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2299 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.241 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2547 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2988 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3222 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3883 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4269 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4682 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5026 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5645 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6196 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7504 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9432 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1976 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9694 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9735 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8262 kg per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8386 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7614 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6637 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.716 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7435 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7435 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5921 kg per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6196 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6472 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.716 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7849 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8675 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8262 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8675 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9501 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.55 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.12 kg per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.55 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.76 kg per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2898 kg per square kilometre | 0.2217 kg per square kilometre | 0.4269 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7894 kg per square kilometre | 0.4682 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7584 kg per square kilometre | 0.5921 kg per square kilometre | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8964 kg per square kilometre | 0.6472 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 137 Papua New Guinea 1.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 South Sudan 1.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Zimbabwe 1.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Iraq 1.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Liberia 1.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Eswatini 1.21 kg per square kilometre 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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Zambia?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Zambia was 1.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 kg per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2217 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Zambia ranks 140th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.