Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.7742 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia is 0.7742 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Zambia peaked at 0.8298 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.08 kg per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Zambia 143rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.121 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1178 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1147 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1147 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0987 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1966 | 0.094 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1041 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1016 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1019 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1019 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1115 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1115 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0955 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0955 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0892 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.08 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1023 kg per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1978 | 0.097 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1039 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0877 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0845 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1768 kg per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1592 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1154 kg per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1308 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1402 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1505 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1613 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1764 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1911 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1975 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2006 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2134 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2229 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2357 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2452 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2548 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3822 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4459 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4777 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5255 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5414 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5733 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6051 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.621 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.637 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.637 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6688 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7007 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7166 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7325 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7644 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7644 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7689 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7745 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5423 kg per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5895 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5262 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6807 kg per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 0.725 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8298 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7742 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.7742 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.87 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.7742 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.97 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre 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 | +109.3% | 0.0845 kg per square kilometre | 0.1768 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1076 kg per square kilometre | 0.094 kg per square kilometre | 0.121 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0988 kg per square kilometre | 0.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.1115 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1383 kg per square kilometre | 0.0845 kg per square kilometre | 0.1768 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2459 kg per square kilometre | 0.1911 kg per square kilometre | 0.3822 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5733 kg per square kilometre | 0.4459 kg per square kilometre | 0.6688 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.688 kg per square kilometre | 0.5262 kg per square kilometre | 0.7745 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7524 kg per square kilometre | 0.6807 kg per square kilometre | 0.8298 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 140 Belarus 0.8675 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Congo 0.865 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Malaysia 0.852 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Mozambique 0.6918 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 El Salvador 0.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Bhutan 0.4898 kg per square kilometre compare
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 0.7742 kg per square kilometre 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 0.8298 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Zambia ranks 143rd 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 up 1.3%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.