Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 1.6 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Zimbabwe stood at 1.6 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.6 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1571 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 79th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1571 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1705 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1847 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2092 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2347 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2699 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2986 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 0.356 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4476 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5124 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5547 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5746 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5941 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5987 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5897 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5357 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5481 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5782 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4184 kg per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2976 kg per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3729 kg per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2855 kg per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3227 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4276 kg per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4794 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5535 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6042 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6589 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6472 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6979 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6802 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6792 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6566 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6806 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7242 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7192 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7327 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7913 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8677 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9576 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8888 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8497 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8078 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8307 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8338 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8421 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8099 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8797 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.6 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.91 kg per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.6 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.79 kg per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2587 kg per square kilometre | 0.1571 kg per square kilometre | 0.4476 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5505 kg per square kilometre | 0.4184 kg per square kilometre | 0.5987 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4649 kg per square kilometre | 0.2855 kg per square kilometre | 0.6589 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7057 kg per square kilometre | 0.6566 kg per square kilometre | 0.7913 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8723 kg per square kilometre | 0.8078 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 0.8797 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 76 Cameroon 1.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 78 South Africa 1.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 80 Ukraine 1.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 81 Sri Lanka 1.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 82 Mauritania 1.4 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Zimbabwe?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Zimbabwe was 1.6 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1571 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 79th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.