Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0027 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia is 0.0027 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0037 kg per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kg per person, in 1981.
That places Zambia 100th out of 159 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0027 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0025 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0024 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.001 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 kg per person | +102.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.002 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.002 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 kg per person | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 kg per person | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.003 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 kg per person | -9.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0027 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0407 kg per person, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0027 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.029 kg per person, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +102.7% | 0.001 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.0027 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 kg per person | 0.0011 kg per person | 0.0018 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 kg per person | 0.001 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 kg per person | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.0028 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.0032 kg per person | 0.0037 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0036 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.003 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.0027 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 kg per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kg per person in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 100th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.