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 0.587 kg per square kilometre 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 square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Zambia is 0.587 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Zambia peaked at 0.587 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0208 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zambia 97th 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 that leaches (N content) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0208 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0231 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 0.023 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0222 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0221 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0229 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0255 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre | +131.5% |
| 1970 | 0.034 kg per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0334 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0329 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0391 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0365 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0356 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0358 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0415 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0402 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0424 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0337 kg per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0372 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0473 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0494 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0478 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0541 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.058 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0623 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0667 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0666 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0702 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0731 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0737 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0789 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0828 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0856 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0883 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0922 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.117 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1406 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1642 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1834 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1969 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2216 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2407 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2538 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2542 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2607 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2607 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2738 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2868 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2994 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3059 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.325 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3371 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.35 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3366 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4497 kg per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5025 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4935 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5159 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5387 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5637 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.587 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.587 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.91 kg per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.587 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.79 kg per square kilometre, 21% 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 | +131.5% | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -40.9% | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre | 0.034 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0269 kg per square kilometre | 0.0208 kg per square kilometre | 0.0575 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0371 kg per square kilometre | 0.0329 kg per square kilometre | 0.0424 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0523 kg per square kilometre | 0.0337 kg per square kilometre | 0.0667 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0902 kg per square kilometre | 0.0702 kg per square kilometre | 0.1406 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.231 kg per square kilometre | 0.1642 kg per square kilometre | 0.2738 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3686 kg per square kilometre | 0.2868 kg per square kilometre | 0.5025 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5513 kg per square kilometre | 0.5159 kg per square kilometre | 0.587 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 94 Latvia 0.7657 kg per square kilometre compare
- 95 Barbados 0.5908 kg per square kilometre compare
- 96 Belarus 0.5883 kg per square kilometre compare
- 98 Dominica 0.5824 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Liberia 0.5329 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Bhutan 0.5092 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 that leaches (n content) in Zambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Zambia was 0.587 kg per square kilometre 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 0.587 kg per square kilometre 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 0.0208 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Zambia ranks 97th 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 80.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.