Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0702 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0702 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0702 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 kg per person, in 1980.
That places Zambia 76th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0159 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.017 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0164 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0154 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0149 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0149 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0161 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0151 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.034 kg per person | +124.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0195 kg per person | -42.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0186 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0178 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0206 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0187 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0177 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0172 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0194 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0182 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0187 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0144 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0154 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.019 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0192 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.018 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0198 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0206 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0215 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0224 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0217 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0224 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0227 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0223 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0233 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0239 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0241 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0243 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0247 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0306 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0358 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0406 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.044 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0458 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.05 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0526 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0537 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0519 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0514 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0496 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0503 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0509 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0514 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0508 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0523 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0526 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0529 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0493 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0639 kg per person | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0693 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.066 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0671 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0681 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0693 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0702 kg per person | +1.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0702 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.128 kg per person, 55% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0702 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1308 kg per person, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 | +124.2% | 0.0151 kg per person | 0.034 kg per person |
| 1970 | -42.6% | 0.034 kg per person | 0.0195 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0177 kg per person | 0.0149 kg per person | 0.034 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0186 kg per person | 0.0172 kg per person | 0.0206 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0192 kg per person | 0.0144 kg per person | 0.0224 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0254 kg per person | 0.0223 kg per person | 0.0358 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.049 kg per person | 0.0406 kg per person | 0.0537 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0559 kg per person | 0.0493 kg per person | 0.0693 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0687 kg per person | 0.0671 kg per person | 0.0702 kg per person | 4 |
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More environment data for 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 and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.0702 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0702 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 kg per person in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 76th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils 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
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.