Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 3.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia is 3.91 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 4.19 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4042 kg per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Zambia 143rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6112 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5951 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5791 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5791 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4986 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4745 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.526 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5131 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5147 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5147 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.563 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.563 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4825 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4825 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4504 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4042 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5168 kg per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1978 | 0.49 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5247 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.443 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4267 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8931 kg per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8042 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.583 kg per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6604 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.708 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7599 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8146 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8908 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9651 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9973 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.38 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 3.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 3.44 kg per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 4.19 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 3.91 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3.91 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 181.15 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3.91 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 166.53 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +109.3% | 0.4267 kg per square kilometre | 0.8931 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5435 kg per square kilometre | 0.4745 kg per square kilometre | 0.6112 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4992 kg per square kilometre | 0.4042 kg per square kilometre | 0.563 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6984 kg per square kilometre | 0.4267 kg per square kilometre | 0.8931 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 0.9651 kg per square kilometre | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | 3.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | 3.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | 3.44 kg per square kilometre | 4.19 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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- 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 square kilometre in Zambia?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia was 3.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4042 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 143rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.