Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0278 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia is 0.0278 kg per person, measured 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia peaked at 0.0384 kg per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 kg per person, in 1981.
Zambia ranks 136th of 159 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0276 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0261 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0246 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0238 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0199 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0183 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0197 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0186 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0181 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0175 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0187 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0181 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0151 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0147 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0133 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0116 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0143 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0132 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0137 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0112 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0105 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0213 kg per person | +102.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0186 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.013 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0143 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0149 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0156 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0162 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0173 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0182 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0184 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0182 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0189 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0193 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0199 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0202 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0205 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0247 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0292 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0331 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0344 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0367 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0366 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0376 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0384 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0381 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0377 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0364 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0369 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0373 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0369 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0365 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0369 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0357 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0349 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.034 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0231 kg per person | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0244 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0266 kg per person | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0275 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0306 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0278 kg per person | -9.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0278 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2594 kg per person, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0278 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.298 kg per person, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0105 kg per person | 0.0213 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0218 kg per person | 0.0181 kg per person | 0.0276 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.015 kg per person | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0187 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0153 kg per person | 0.0105 kg per person | 0.0213 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0208 kg per person | 0.0182 kg per person | 0.0292 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0366 kg per person | 0.0331 kg per person | 0.0384 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0321 kg per person | 0.0211 kg per person | 0.0373 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0281 kg per person | 0.0266 kg per person | 0.0306 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 volatilises (n content), per in Zambia?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia was 0.0278 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0384 kg per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 kg per person in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Zambia ranks 136th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.