Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.8163 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.8163 kg per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 1.44 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2492 kg per person, in 1963.
Zambia ranks 71st 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3307 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3036 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2492 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2771 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2838 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3306 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3489 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3204 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3239 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3145 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.293 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.415 kg per person | +41.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4516 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4561 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.471 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4751 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5779 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5873 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5091 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5331 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5477 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5627 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4298 kg per person | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3578 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3709 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3781 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3863 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3956 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5544 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5365 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5251 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5022 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5073 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5118 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4835 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5032 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4844 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4778 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.471 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4366 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4457 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3681 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3463 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3581 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3642 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4653 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6067 kg per person | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7664 kg per person | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.747 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7249 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1.44 kg per person | +80.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 kg per person | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9799 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8723 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8799 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.879 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8669 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8497 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8156 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8163 kg per person | +0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.8163 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3945 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.8163 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4948 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — 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% | 0.8 kg per person | 1.44 kg per person |
| 1972 | +41.7% | 0.293 kg per person | 0.415 kg per person |
| 1989 | +40.1% | 0.3956 kg per person | 0.5544 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3076 kg per person | 0.2492 kg per person | 0.3489 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4551 kg per person | 0.293 kg per person | 0.5873 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4516 kg per person | 0.3578 kg per person | 0.5627 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5003 kg per person | 0.471 kg per person | 0.5365 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4904 kg per person | 0.3463 kg per person | 0.7664 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9624 kg per person | 0.7249 kg per person | 1.44 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8371 kg per person | 0.8156 kg per person | 0.8669 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 68 North Macedonia 0.8422 kg per person compare
- 69 Saint Lucia 0.8349 kg per person compare
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8312 kg per person compare
- 72 Armenia 0.8147 kg per person compare
- 73 New Caledonia 0.7963 kg per person compare
- 74 Luxembourg 0.7786 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.8163 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2492 kg per person in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 71st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine — 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 — 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.