Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 3.37 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia is 3.37 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 3.37 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.646 kg per person, in 1965.
That places Zambia 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6592 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7237 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7012 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6542 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.646 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.656 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7078 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6667 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 1.61 kg per person | +141.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8893 kg per person | -44.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8405 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.804 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9575 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8629 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.819 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.805 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9011 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8462 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8667 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.666 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 1981 | 0.719 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8445 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8681 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.836 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9192 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9557 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9976 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.04 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.03 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.04 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.03 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.07 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.1 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.11 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.12 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.14 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.41 kg per person | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 1.65 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 1.87 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 2.03 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 2.11 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.32 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 2.45 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.41 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.39 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.34 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.36 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.39 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.36 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.44 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.45 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.47 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.3 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 3.08 kg per person | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 3.35 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 3.2 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.22 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.27 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.32 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.37 kg per person | +1.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3.37 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3.37 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.03 kg per person, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +141.4% | 0.6667 kg per person | 1.61 kg per person |
| 1970 | -44.8% | 1.61 kg per person | 0.8893 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7805 kg per person | 0.646 kg per person | 1.61 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8592 kg per person | 0.804 kg per person | 0.9575 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8848 kg per person | 0.666 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 1.65 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 kg per person | 1.87 kg per person | 2.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 kg per person | 2.3 kg per person | 3.35 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3 kg per person | 3.22 kg per person | 3.37 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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- 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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia was 3.37 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.646 kg per person in 1965.
- How does Zambia rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.