Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Zambia
Zambia: Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 279,730 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 279,730 kg for goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Zambia peaked at 279,730 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,581 kg, in 1961.
That places Zambia 46th out of 183 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,581 kg | — |
| 1962 | 9,721 kg | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 9,721 kg | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9,361 kg | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 9,541 kg | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 10,003 kg | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 11,145 kg | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 10,842 kg | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 27,026 kg | +149.3% |
| 1970 | 15,373 kg | -43.1% |
| 1971 | 14,935 kg | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 14,694 kg | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 18,012 kg | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 16,716 kg | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 16,347 kg | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 16,562 kg | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 19,112 kg | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 18,499 kg | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 19,524 kg | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 15,458 kg | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 17,208 kg | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 20,872 kg | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 22,159 kg | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 22,004 kg | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 24,932 kg | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 26,709 kg | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 28,695 kg | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 30,735 kg | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 30,434 kg | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 32,043 kg | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 33,363 kg | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 33,603 kg | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 36,004 kg | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 37,804 kg | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 39,004 kg | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 40,204 kg | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 42,004 kg | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 53,405 kg | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 64,146 kg | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 74,948 kg | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 84,008 kg | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 90,009 kg | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 102,010 kg | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 111,011 kg | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 117,012 kg | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 117,012 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 120,012 kg | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 120,012 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 126,013 kg | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 132,013 kg | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 138,014 kg | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 141,014 kg | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 150,015 kg | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 156,016 kg | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 162,336 kg | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 155,615 kg | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 215,043 kg | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 240,516 kg | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 236,955 kg | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 245,832 kg | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 256,510 kg | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 267,378 kg | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 279,730 kg | +4.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 279,730 kg is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 243,636 kg, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 279,730 kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 266,394 kg, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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% | 10,842 kg | 27,026 kg |
| 1970 | -43.1% | 27,026 kg | 15,373 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,771 kg | 8,581 kg | 27,026 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,977 kg | 14,694 kg | 19,524 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,921 kg | 15,458 kg | 30,735 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,158 kg | 32,043 kg | 64,146 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 106,205 kg | 74,948 kg | 126,013 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,754 kg | 132,013 kg | 240,516 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 262,362 kg | 245,832 kg | 279,730 kg | 4 |
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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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Zambia?
- Goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises in Zambia was 279,730 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 279,730 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,581 kg in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises?
- Zambia ranks 46th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — Manure applied to soils 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).