Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Zambia
Zambia: Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square was 1.42 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Zambia is 1.42 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Zambia peaked at 1.81 kg per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0726 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Zambia ranks 112th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0905 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0857 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0726 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0834 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0881 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.106 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1155 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1096 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1143 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1143 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1095 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1595 kg per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1786 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1858 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1977 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2055 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2577 kg per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2699 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2411 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2601 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2756 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2924 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2306 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1984 | 0.198 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2115 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2222 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2336 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2459 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3538 kg per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3513 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3525 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3453 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3572 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3691 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3572 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3811 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3763 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3811 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3858 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3678 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.387 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3296 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3198 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3414 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.359 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4747 kg per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6411 kg per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8393 kg per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8475 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8514 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9713 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +86.0% |
| 2013 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2014 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.42 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.55 kg per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.42 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.32 kg per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square 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 | +86.0% | 0.9713 kg per square kilometre | 1.81 kg per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +45.7% | 0.1095 kg per square kilometre | 0.1595 kg per square kilometre |
| 1989 | +43.9% | 0.2459 kg per square kilometre | 0.3538 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0962 kg per square kilometre | 0.0726 kg per square kilometre | 0.1155 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.192 kg per square kilometre | 0.1095 kg per square kilometre | 0.2699 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2524 kg per square kilometre | 0.198 kg per square kilometre | 0.3538 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3657 kg per square kilometre | 0.3453 kg per square kilometre | 0.3858 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4907 kg per square kilometre | 0.3198 kg per square kilometre | 0.8475 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | 0.8514 kg per square kilometre | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 109 Senegal 2.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 110 Sri Lanka 1.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Central African Republic 1.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 113 Mozambique 1.32 kg per square kilometre compare
- 114 Gambia 1.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 115 Kenya 1.28 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 swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Zambia?
- Swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Zambia was 1.42 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 kg per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0726 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Zambia ranks 112th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (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.
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Swine, market — Losses from manure treated 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
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (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.