Sheep: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises was 0 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per unit in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0 kg per US$ of GDP for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit in Zambia peaked at 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
Zambia ranks 85th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1969 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1970 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -34.1% |
| 1974 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1975 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 1977 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +39.4% |
| 1978 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +116.7% |
| 1983 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +36.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +45.1% |
| 1987 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1988 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -34.9% |
| 1989 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +31.6% |
| 1991 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +50.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -33.0% |
| 2007 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 2016 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -43.3% |
| 2018 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +66.2% |
| 2021 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 20% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 8% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP 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 | +116.7% | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 unit in Zambia?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit in Zambia was 0 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit?
- Zambia ranks 85th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.