Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) was 0.6959 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Zambia is 0.6959 kg per person, measured 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 that volatilises (n) in Zambia peaked at 0.6959 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1431 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 volatilises (N) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1582 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1694 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1634 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1534 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1478 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1482 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1598 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1506 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3368 kg per person | +123.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1936 kg per person | -42.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1851 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1773 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2047 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1855 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1754 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1709 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1928 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1807 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1853 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1431 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1529 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1885 kg per person | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1904 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1786 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1963 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2042 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2131 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2221 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2158 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.222 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2253 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2217 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2318 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2375 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2397 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2413 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2456 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3035 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3552 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4034 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4371 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4551 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4964 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5222 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5326 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5156 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5105 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4926 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4992 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5052 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5101 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5046 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5191 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5216 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5249 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4894 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6334 kg per person | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6868 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6547 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.665 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6752 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6874 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6959 kg per person | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) 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 | +123.7% | 0.1506 kg per person | 0.3368 kg per person |
| 1970 | -42.5% | 0.3368 kg per person | 0.1936 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1764 kg per person | 0.1478 kg per person | 0.3368 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1851 kg per person | 0.1709 kg per person | 0.2047 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1905 kg per person | 0.1431 kg per person | 0.2221 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2523 kg per person | 0.2217 kg per person | 0.3552 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4865 kg per person | 0.4034 kg per person | 0.5326 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.555 kg per person | 0.4894 kg per person | 0.6868 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6809 kg per person | 0.665 kg per person | 0.6959 kg per person | 4 |
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- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Zambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Zambia was 0.6959 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6959 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1431 kg per person in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Zambia ranks 74th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.