Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 97.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 97.98 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Zambia peaked at 97.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zambia 106th 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 square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 3.85 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 3.84 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 4.27 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 9.6 kg per square kilometre | +130.9% |
| 1970 | 5.68 kg per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 1971 | 5.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 6.54 kg per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 6.1 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 5.95 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 6.94 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 6.71 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 7.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 6.21 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 7.91 kg per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1983 | 8.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 7.98 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 9.69 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 10.41 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 11.15 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 11.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 11.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 12.22 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 12.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 13.19 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 13.84 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 14.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 14.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 15.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 19.55 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 23.5 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 27.46 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 30.66 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 32.92 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 37.04 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 40.23 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 42.41 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 42.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 43.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 43.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.76 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 47.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 50.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 51.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 54.31 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 56.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 58.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 56.24 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 75.06 kg per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 83.86 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 82.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 86.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 89.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 94.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 97.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square 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 | +130.9% | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | 9.6 kg per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -40.8% | 9.6 kg per square kilometre | 5.68 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5 kg per square kilometre | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | 9.6 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.21 kg per square kilometre | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | 7.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.74 kg per square kilometre | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | 11.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.08 kg per square kilometre | 11.74 kg per square kilometre | 23.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.61 kg per square kilometre | 27.46 kg per square kilometre | 45.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.57 kg per square kilometre | 47.93 kg per square kilometre | 83.86 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.03 kg per square kilometre | 86.11 kg per square kilometre | 97.98 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 103 Mexico 122.58 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Zambia?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Zambia was 97.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Zambia ranks 106th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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.