Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Zambia
Zambia: Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 0.1322 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Zambia stood at 0.1322 kg per person.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Zambia peaked at 0.2812 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0864 kg per person, in 1964.
Zambia ranks 53rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.088 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0872 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0873 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0864 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0926 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1039 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1087 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1266 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1969 | 0.135 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1441 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1501 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1641 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1748 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2055 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2508 kg per person | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2812 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2537 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2355 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2293 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.247 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1832 kg per person | -25.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1762 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1551 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1283 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1343 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1353 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1315 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1316 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1327 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1354 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1463 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1561 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1677 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1566 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1605 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1716 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1818 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1912 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1931 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1944 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1954 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1951 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.192 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1862 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1829 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1673 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1614 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1626 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1645 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1693 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1698 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1674 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1678 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.159 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1553 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1521 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1495 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1465 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1437 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1427 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1365 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1345 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1322 kg per person | -1.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1322 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0912 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1322 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.082 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1017 kg per person | 0.0864 kg per person | 0.135 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2089 kg per person | 0.1441 kg per person | 0.2812 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1555 kg per person | 0.1283 kg per person | 0.247 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.166 kg per person | 0.1354 kg per person | 0.1931 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1802 kg per person | 0.1614 kg per person | 0.1954 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.158 kg per person | 0.1437 kg per person | 0.1698 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1365 kg per person | 0.1322 kg per person | 0.1427 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 50 United Arab Emirates 0.1392 kg per person compare
- 51 Colombia 0.1384 kg per person compare
- 52 Nicaragua 0.1368 kg per person compare
- 54 Madagascar 0.131 kg per person compare
- 55 Turkmenistan 0.124 kg per person compare
- 56 Cameroon 0.1116 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Zambia?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Zambia was 0.1322 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2812 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0864 kg per person in 1964.
- How does Zambia rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Zambia ranks 53rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) 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 — 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
Poultry Birds — 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — 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
Poultry Birds — 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.