Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 3.34 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia is 3.34 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 3.34 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6396 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6526 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7165 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6942 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6477 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6396 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6495 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7007 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.66 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 1.59 kg per person | +141.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8804 kg per person | -44.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8321 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7959 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9479 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8543 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8108 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7969 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8921 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8377 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.858 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6593 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7118 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8361 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8595 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8276 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.91 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9462 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9876 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.03 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9925 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.02 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.03 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.02 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.06 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.09 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.1 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.11 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.13 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.39 kg per person | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 1.63 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 1.85 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 2.01 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 2.09 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.3 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 2.42 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 2.47 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.39 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.36 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.28 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.31 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.34 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.37 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.34 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.41 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.43 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.45 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.28 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 3.05 kg per person | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 3.31 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 3.17 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.19 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.24 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.28 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.34 kg per person | +1.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3.34 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.3 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3.34 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.98 kg per person, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.66 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person |
| 1970 | -44.8% | 1.59 kg per person | 0.8804 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7727 kg per person | 0.6396 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8506 kg per person | 0.7959 kg per person | 0.9479 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.876 kg per person | 0.6593 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 1.63 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 kg per person | 1.85 kg per person | 2.47 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 kg per person | 2.28 kg per person | 3.31 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 kg per person | 3.19 kg per person | 3.34 kg per person | 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 goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia was 3.34 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6396 kg per person in 1965.
- How does Zambia rank for goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture 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.
About this data
Goats — Manure left on pasture (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.