Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.8163 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia is 0.8163 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 1.74 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.5333 kg per person, in 1964.
That places Zambia 101st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.543 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.538 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.539 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5333 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5714 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6413 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6709 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7816 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8336 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8896 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9266 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1.01 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 1.08 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 1.27 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 1.55 kg per person | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 1.74 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 1.57 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 1.45 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 1.42 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.52 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 1.13 kg per person | -25.8% |
| 1982 | 1.09 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9573 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7918 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8288 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8353 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8116 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8121 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8194 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8357 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9033 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9633 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 1.04 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9668 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9909 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.06 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.12 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.18 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1.19 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.21 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.18 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.15 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.13 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.03 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9962 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.02 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.05 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.05 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9813 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9584 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9391 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9229 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9041 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8867 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8811 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8427 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8302 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8163 kg per person | -1.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.8163 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6706 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.8163 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.506 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.628 kg per person | 0.5333 kg per person | 0.8336 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 kg per person | 0.8896 kg per person | 1.74 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.96 kg per person | 0.7918 kg per person | 1.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 kg per person | 0.8357 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 kg per person | 0.9962 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9755 kg per person | 0.8867 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8426 kg per person | 0.8163 kg per person | 0.8811 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 98 Nepal 0.906 kg per person compare
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8399 kg per person compare
- 100 Montenegro 0.8193 kg per person compare
- 102 New Caledonia 0.811 kg per person compare
- 103 Madagascar 0.8087 kg per person compare
- 104 Czechia 0.8069 kg per person 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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.8163 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5333 kg per person in 1964.
- How does Zambia rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (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.