Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 3.51 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia stood at 3.51 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 3.51 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7227 kg per person, in 1980.
That places Zambia 75th out of 165 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.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7989 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8554 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8254 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7746 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7464 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7486 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8071 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7605 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 1.7 kg per person | +123.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9778 kg per person | -42.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9347 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8955 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 1.03 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 0.937 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8861 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8634 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9736 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9128 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9359 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7227 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 0.772 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.952 kg per person | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9618 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9018 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9916 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 1.03 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.08 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.12 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.09 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.12 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.14 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.12 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.17 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.2 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.21 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.22 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.24 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.53 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 1.79 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 2.04 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 2.21 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 2.3 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 2.51 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 2.64 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.69 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.58 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.49 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.52 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.55 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.58 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.55 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.62 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.63 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.65 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.47 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2 kg per person | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 3.47 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 3.31 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 3.36 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.41 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.47 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.51 kg per person | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +123.6% | 0.7605 kg per person | 1.7 kg per person |
| 1970 | -42.5% | 1.7 kg per person | 0.9778 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8909 kg per person | 0.7464 kg per person | 1.7 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9351 kg per person | 0.8634 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.962 kg per person | 0.7227 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 1.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 kg per person | 2.04 kg per person | 2.69 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8 kg per person | 2.47 kg per person | 3.47 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 kg per person | 3.36 kg per person | 3.51 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Zambia was 3.51 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7227 kg per person in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 75th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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.
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Sheep and Goats — 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.