Goats: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Zambia
Zambia: Goats: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.6681 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.6681 kg per person for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia peaked at 0.6681 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1279 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 that volatilises … capita volatilises in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1305 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1433 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1388 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1295 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1279 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1299 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1401 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.132 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3187 kg per person | +141.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1761 kg per person | -44.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1664 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1592 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1896 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1709 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1622 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1594 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1784 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1675 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1716 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1319 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1424 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1672 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1719 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1655 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.182 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1892 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1975 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2058 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1985 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2037 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2069 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2034 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2128 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2182 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2198 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.221 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2251 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2788 kg per person | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 0.326 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3703 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4027 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4184 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4597 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4846 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4943 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4775 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4728 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4562 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4624 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4679 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4732 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.468 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4822 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4859 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.49 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4554 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6103 kg per person | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6624 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6335 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6385 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6477 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6567 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6681 kg per person | +1.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.6681 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4602 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.6681 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9956 kg per person, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 0.132 kg per person | 0.3187 kg per person |
| 1970 | -44.8% | 0.3187 kg per person | 0.1761 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1545 kg per person | 0.1279 kg per person | 0.3187 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1701 kg per person | 0.1592 kg per person | 0.1896 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1752 kg per person | 0.1319 kg per person | 0.2058 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2316 kg per person | 0.2034 kg per person | 0.326 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4499 kg per person | 0.3703 kg per person | 0.4943 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5229 kg per person | 0.4554 kg per person | 0.6624 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6528 kg per person | 0.6385 kg per person | 0.6681 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia was 0.6681 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6681 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1279 kg per person in 1965.
- How does Zambia rank for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Zambia ranks 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.