Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.1389 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.1389 kg per person for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.1919 kg per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0525 kg per person, in 1981.
That places Zambia 136th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1382 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1304 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.123 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1191 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0994 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0916 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0983 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0929 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0903 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0877 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0933 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0907 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0755 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0733 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0664 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0578 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0717 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0.066 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0686 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0562 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0525 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1064 kg per person | +102.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0928 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0652 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0717 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0746 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0778 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0811 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0864 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0912 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.092 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0912 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0947 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0966 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0997 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1012 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1025 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1236 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1458 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1654 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.172 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1834 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1832 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1879 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1919 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1903 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1884 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1818 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1843 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1865 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1845 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1826 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1845 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1787 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1743 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1702 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1156 kg per person | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1219 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1057 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1328 kg per person | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1375 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1531 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1389 kg per person | -9.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1389 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3 kg per person, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1389 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.49 kg per person, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +102.7% | 0.0525 kg per person | 0.1064 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1092 kg per person | 0.0903 kg per person | 0.1382 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0751 kg per person | 0.0578 kg per person | 0.0933 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0765 kg per person | 0.0525 kg per person | 0.1064 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1039 kg per person | 0.0912 kg per person | 0.1458 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1829 kg per person | 0.1654 kg per person | 0.1919 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1604 kg per person | 0.1057 kg per person | 0.1865 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1405 kg per person | 0.1328 kg per person | 0.1531 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.1389 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1919 kg per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0525 kg per person in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 136th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (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 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.