Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zambia
Zambia: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 13.39 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 13.39 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zambia peaked at 14.37 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.19 kg/ha, in 1970.
That places Zambia 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.64 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.56 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 2.32 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 2.49 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 2.62 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 2.81 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 2.8 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 2.59 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 2.57 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 2.19 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1971 | 2.81 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 1972 | 3.22 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 2.75 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 3.05 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 3.91 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 1976 | 4.12 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 4.36 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 4.13 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 4.22 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 4.4 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 4.87 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 4.34 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 4.55 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 4.56 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.01 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 5.03 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 4.22 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1988 | 5.98 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 1989 | 4.54 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 1990 | 3.68 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 4.18 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 2.48 kg/ha | -40.7% |
| 1993 | 5.74 kg/ha | +131.7% |
| 1994 | 4.19 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1995 | 4.14 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 5.52 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 1997 | 4.47 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 3.97 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 4.19 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 5.07 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 4.37 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 5.21 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 5.68 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 5.83 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.47 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 7.26 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 7.53 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.49 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.9 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 9.29 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 11.03 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 10.27 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 10.93 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 11.76 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 12.81 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 12.15 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 13.29 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 12.82 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 13.86 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 14 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.37 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 13.38 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 13.39 kg/ha | +0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 13.39 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.03 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 13.39 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.16 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +131.7% | 2.48 kg/ha | 5.74 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6 kg/ha | 2.32 kg/ha | 2.81 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.47 kg/ha | 2.19 kg/ha | 4.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.75 kg/ha | 4.22 kg/ha | 5.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.26 kg/ha | 2.48 kg/ha | 5.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.28 kg/ha | 4.37 kg/ha | 7.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.82 kg/ha | 9.29 kg/ha | 13.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.79 kg/ha | 13.38 kg/ha | 14.37 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zambia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zambia was 13.39 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.37 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Zambia ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).