Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0323 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0323 kg per person for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.057 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 kg per person, in 1963.
Zambia ranks 86th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0131 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.012 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0099 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 1964 | 0.011 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0112 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0131 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0138 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0127 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0128 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0125 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0116 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0164 kg per person | +41.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0179 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0181 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0187 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0188 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0229 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0233 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0202 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0211 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0217 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0223 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.017 kg per person | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0142 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0147 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.015 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0153 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0157 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.022 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0212 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0208 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0199 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0201 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0203 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0191 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0199 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0192 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0189 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0186 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0176 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0146 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0142 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 0.024 kg per person | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0303 kg per person | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0296 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0287 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0317 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.057 kg per person | +80.1% |
| 2013 | 0.04 kg per person | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0388 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0345 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0348 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0348 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0403 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0403 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0343 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0336 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0323 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0323 kg per person | +0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0323 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0187 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0323 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0196 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +80.1% | 0.0317 kg per person | 0.057 kg per person |
| 1972 | +41.7% | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0164 kg per person |
| 1989 | +40.1% | 0.0157 kg per person | 0.022 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0122 kg per person | 0.0099 kg per person | 0.0138 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.018 kg per person | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0233 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0179 kg per person | 0.0142 kg per person | 0.0223 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0198 kg per person | 0.0186 kg per person | 0.0212 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0194 kg per person | 0.0137 kg per person | 0.0303 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0381 kg per person | 0.0287 kg per person | 0.057 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0331 kg per person | 0.0323 kg per person | 0.0343 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 83 Seychelles 0.0361 kg per person compare
- 84 Saint Lucia 0.0343 kg per person compare
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0341 kg per person compare
- 87 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0312 kg per person compare
- 88 Ecuador 0.031 kg per person compare
- 89 Belize 0.0309 kg per person 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 swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.0323 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.057 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 kg per person in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 86th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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.