Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0417 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0417 kg per person.
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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0576 kg per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0157 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0415 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0391 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0369 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0357 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0298 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0275 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0295 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0279 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0271 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0263 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.028 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0272 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0227 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.022 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0199 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0215 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0198 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0206 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0169 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0157 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0319 kg per person | +102.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0278 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0196 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0224 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0233 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0243 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0259 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0274 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0276 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0274 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0284 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.029 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0299 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0304 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0308 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0371 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0438 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0496 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0516 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.055 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.055 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0564 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0576 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0571 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0565 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0545 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0553 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0559 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0553 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0548 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0553 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0536 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0523 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0511 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0347 kg per person | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0366 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0317 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0398 kg per person | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0412 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0459 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0417 kg per person | -9.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0417 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3891 kg per person, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0417 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.447 kg per person, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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% | 0.0157 kg per person | 0.0319 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0328 kg per person | 0.0271 kg per person | 0.0415 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0225 kg per person | 0.0173 kg per person | 0.028 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0229 kg per person | 0.0157 kg per person | 0.0319 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0312 kg per person | 0.0274 kg per person | 0.0438 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0549 kg per person | 0.0496 kg per person | 0.0576 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0481 kg per person | 0.0317 kg per person | 0.0559 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0422 kg per person | 0.0398 kg per person | 0.0459 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.0417 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0576 kg per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0157 kg per person in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 136th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.