Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.1403 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia is 0.1403 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.1939 kg per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.053 kg per person, in 1981.
Zambia ranks 139th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1396 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1317 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1242 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1203 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1004 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0925 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0993 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0938 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0912 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0885 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0942 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0916 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0763 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0741 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0671 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0584 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0725 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0666 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0693 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0567 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.053 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1075 kg per person | +102.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0937 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0659 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0724 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0753 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0786 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0819 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0873 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0921 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0929 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0921 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0957 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0976 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1007 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1023 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1036 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1248 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1473 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1671 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1737 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1853 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1851 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1898 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1939 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1922 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1903 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1837 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1861 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1884 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1863 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1844 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1864 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1805 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.176 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1719 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1167 kg per person | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1231 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1067 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1341 kg per person | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1389 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1546 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1403 kg per person | -9.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1403 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.51 kg per person, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1403 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51 kg per person, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +102.7% | 0.053 kg per person | 0.1075 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1104 kg per person | 0.0912 kg per person | 0.1396 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0759 kg per person | 0.0584 kg per person | 0.0942 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0772 kg per person | 0.053 kg per person | 0.1075 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1049 kg per person | 0.0921 kg per person | 0.1473 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1847 kg per person | 0.1671 kg per person | 0.1939 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1621 kg per person | 0.1067 kg per person | 0.1884 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.142 kg per person | 0.1341 kg per person | 0.1546 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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- 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.1403 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1939 kg per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.053 kg per person in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 139th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — 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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — 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.