Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 94.07 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 94.07 kg per square kilometre for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 94.07 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.89 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 74th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 9.09 kg per square kilometre | +149.3% |
| 1970 | 5.17 kg per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 1971 | 5.02 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 6.06 kg per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 5.62 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 5.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 6.43 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 5.2 kg per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 5.79 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 7.02 kg per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 7.45 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 7.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 8.38 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 8.98 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 10.34 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 10.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 10.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 11.22 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 11.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 12.11 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 12.71 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 13.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 13.52 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 14.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 17.96 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 21.57 kg per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 25.2 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 28.25 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 30.27 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 34.31 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 37.33 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 39.35 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 39.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 40.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.38 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 44.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 46.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 47.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 50.45 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 52.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 54.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 52.33 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 72.32 kg per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 80.88 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 79.69 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 82.67 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 86.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 89.92 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 94.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 94.07 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 238.75 kg per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 94.07 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 263.1 kg per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +149.3% | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | 9.09 kg per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -43.1% | 9.09 kg per square kilometre | 5.17 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.96 kg per square kilometre | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | 9.09 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.71 kg per square kilometre | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.04 kg per square kilometre | 5.2 kg per square kilometre | 10.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.84 kg per square kilometre | 10.78 kg per square kilometre | 21.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.72 kg per square kilometre | 25.2 kg per square kilometre | 42.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1 kg per square kilometre | 44.4 kg per square kilometre | 80.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.23 kg per square kilometre | 82.67 kg per square kilometre | 94.07 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 71 Romania 111.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 72 Mauritania 105.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 94.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Cuba 87.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 76 Sri Lanka 85.01 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Spain 82.56 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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia was 94.07 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.07 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 74th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.