Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Zambia
Zambia: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 27.94 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Zambia is 27.94 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Zambia peaked at 27.94 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8571 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8571 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9709 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9709 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.935 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.953 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.9991 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | +149.3% |
| 1970 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 1971 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 2.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 3.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 5.33 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 6.41 kg per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 7.49 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 8.39 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 8.99 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 10.19 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 11.09 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 11.69 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 11.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.59 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 13.19 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 13.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 14.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 15.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 16.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 15.54 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 21.48 kg per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 24.02 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 23.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 24.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 25.62 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 26.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 27.94 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 27.94 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 69.55 kg per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 27.94 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.14 kg per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 2.7 kg per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -43.1% | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | 1.54 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 0.8571 kg per square kilometre | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.11 kg per square kilometre | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | 6.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.61 kg per square kilometre | 7.49 kg per square kilometre | 12.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.25 kg per square kilometre | 13.19 kg per square kilometre | 24.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2 kg per square kilometre | 24.55 kg per square kilometre | 27.94 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 71 Mauritania 31.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 72 Romania 30.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 28.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Cuba 25.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 76 Sri Lanka 24.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Spain 23.78 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Zambia?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Zambia was 27.94 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.94 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8571 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Zambia ranks 74th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.