Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 1.04 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Zambia stood at 1.04 kg per person. 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 that leaches (n content) in Zambia peaked at 1.04 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2146 kg per person, in 1980.
Zambia ranks 74th 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2373 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2541 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2451 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2301 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2217 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2223 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2397 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2259 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5052 kg per person | +123.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2904 kg per person | -42.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2776 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.266 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.307 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2783 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2632 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2564 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2891 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2711 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.278 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2146 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2293 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2827 kg per person | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2857 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2678 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2945 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3062 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3196 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3331 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3237 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3329 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.338 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3325 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3477 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3563 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3595 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3619 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3684 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4553 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5328 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6051 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6557 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6827 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7446 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7834 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.799 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7734 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7657 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7389 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7488 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7578 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7651 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7568 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7787 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7824 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7873 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7342 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9501 kg per person | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.982 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9975 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.03 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.04 kg per person | +1.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.04 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.84 kg per person, 57% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.04 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.95 kg per person, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 | +123.6% | 0.2259 kg per person | 0.5052 kg per person |
| 1970 | -42.5% | 0.5052 kg per person | 0.2904 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2646 kg per person | 0.2217 kg per person | 0.5052 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2777 kg per person | 0.2564 kg per person | 0.307 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2857 kg per person | 0.2146 kg per person | 0.3331 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3785 kg per person | 0.3325 kg per person | 0.5328 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7297 kg per person | 0.6051 kg per person | 0.799 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8325 kg per person | 0.7342 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 kg per person | 0.9975 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Zambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Zambia was 1.04 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2146 kg per person in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Zambia ranks 74th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.