Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre was 0.3122 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Zambia is 0.3122 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 35.0% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.3122 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 t per square kilometre, in 1962.
Zambia ranks 92nd of 173 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0071 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0061 t per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0062 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0081 t per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0081 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0081 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0087 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0161 t per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0123 t per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0265 t per square kilometre | +115.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0441 t per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0336 t per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0323 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0483 t per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0453 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0535 t per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0621 t per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0417 t per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0513 t per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0713 t per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0775 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0728 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0582 t per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0508 t per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0718 t per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0724 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0832 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0754 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0697 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.051 t per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0539 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0771 t per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0779 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0511 t per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0457 t per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.037 t per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0439 t per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | -59.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0143 t per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0175 t per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0543 t per square kilometre | +210.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0576 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0809 t per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0695 t per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0662 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.075 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0716 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0863 t per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1044 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1567 t per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1336 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1893 t per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1856 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2226 t per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 0.253 t per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2834 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1991 t per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2255 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2579 t per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2403 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2313 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3122 t per square kilometre | +35.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.3122 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2577 t per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.3122 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0709 t per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +210.3% | 0.0175 t per square kilometre | 0.0543 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.009 t per square kilometre | 0.0061 t per square kilometre | 0.0161 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0439 t per square kilometre | 0.0265 t per square kilometre | 0.0621 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0703 t per square kilometre | 0.0508 t per square kilometre | 0.0832 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.047 t per square kilometre | 0.0143 t per square kilometre | 0.0779 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.059 t per square kilometre | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | 0.0863 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1953 t per square kilometre | 0.1044 t per square kilometre | 0.2834 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2604 t per square kilometre | 0.2313 t per square kilometre | 0.3122 t per square kilometre | 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.3122 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3122 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 t per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 92nd out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 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.