Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0119 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Zambia is 0.0119 t per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0241 t per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 t per person, in 2000.
That places Zambia 49th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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) — Import quantity, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 t per person | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 t per person | +26.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.003 t per person | +78.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0031 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0031 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0061 t per person | +94.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0059 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 t per person | -29.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0058 t per person | +42.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0075 t per person | +35.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0068 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0065 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0062 t per person | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.008 t per person | +28.8% |
| 1981 | 0.006 t per person | -24.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0094 t per person | +56.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0074 t per person | -21.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 t per person | -52.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 t per person | +25.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 t per person | +36.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0081 t per person | +33.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 t per person | -28.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 t per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 t per person | +28.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 t per person | -34.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 t per person | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 t per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 t per person | -25.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 t per person | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 t per person | -63.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 t per person | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 t per person | +106.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 t per person | +153.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 t per person | +62.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 t per person | -38.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 t per person | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 t per person | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 t per person | +135.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 t per person | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0127 t per person | +84.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 t per person | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 t per person | +46.1% |
| 2014 | 0.013 t per person | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0167 t per person | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 t per person | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0241 t per person | +76.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0135 t per person | -43.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0134 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0141 t per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 t per person | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0119 t per person | +34.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0119 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0028 t per person, 4.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0119 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 t per person, 9.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0057 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0075 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0069 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0094 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0068 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0092 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 t per person | 0.0068 t per person | 0.0241 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 t per person | 0.0088 t per person | 0.0141 t 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Zambia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Zambia was 0.0119 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0241 t per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 t per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 49th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.