Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 3.48 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3.48 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 3.48 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7155 kg per person, in 1980.
That places Zambia 74th 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 left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7909 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8469 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8171 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7668 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.739 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7411 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7991 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7529 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 1.68 kg per person | +123.6% |
| 1970 | 0.968 kg per person | -42.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9253 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8866 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 1.02 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9276 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8772 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8547 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9638 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9037 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9266 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7155 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7643 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9424 kg per person | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9522 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8928 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9817 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 1.02 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.07 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.11 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.08 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.11 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.13 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.16 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.19 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.2 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.21 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.23 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.52 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 1.78 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 2.02 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 2.19 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 2.28 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 2.48 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 2.61 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.66 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.58 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.55 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.46 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.5 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.53 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.55 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.52 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.6 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.61 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.62 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.45 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 3.17 kg per person | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 3.43 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 3.27 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 3.33 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.38 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.44 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.48 kg per person | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (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 | +123.6% | 0.7529 kg per person | 1.68 kg per person |
| 1970 | -42.5% | 1.68 kg per person | 0.968 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.882 kg per person | 0.739 kg per person | 1.68 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9257 kg per person | 0.8547 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9524 kg per person | 0.7155 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person | 1.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 kg per person | 2.02 kg per person | 2.66 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 kg per person | 2.45 kg per person | 3.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 kg per person | 3.33 kg per person | 3.48 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia was 3.48 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7155 kg per person in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 74th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.