Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0211 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0211 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 that leaches (n content) in Zambia peaked at 0.0211 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 kg per person, in 1980.
Zambia ranks 76th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 that leaches (N content) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0051 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0046 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0045 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0048 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0045 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0102 kg per person | +124.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 kg per person | -42.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0056 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0054 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0056 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0056 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0064 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0065 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0068 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.007 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0092 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0107 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0132 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0137 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.015 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0158 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0161 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0156 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0154 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0151 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0153 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0154 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0157 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0158 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0159 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0148 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0192 kg per person | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0208 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0198 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0201 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0204 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0208 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0211 kg per person | +1.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0211 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0384 kg per person, 55% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0211 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0392 kg per person, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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% | 0.0045 kg per person | 0.0102 kg per person |
| 1970 | -42.6% | 0.0102 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 kg per person | 0.0045 kg per person | 0.0102 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0062 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0043 kg per person | 0.0067 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0076 kg per person | 0.0067 kg per person | 0.0107 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0147 kg per person | 0.0122 kg per person | 0.0161 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 kg per person | 0.0148 kg per person | 0.0208 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0206 kg per person | 0.0201 kg per person | 0.0211 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Zambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Zambia was 0.0211 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0211 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 kg per person in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Zambia ranks 76th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.