Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.784 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.784 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 1.38 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2393 kg per person, in 1963.
That places Zambia 66th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3176 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2916 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2393 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2661 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2726 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3175 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3351 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3077 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.311 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3021 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2814 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3986 kg per person | +41.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4338 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4381 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4524 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4563 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.555 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.564 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.489 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.512 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.526 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5404 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4128 kg per person | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3436 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3562 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3632 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.371 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.38 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5324 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5152 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5043 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4823 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4872 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4915 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4643 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4833 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4652 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4589 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4524 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4193 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.428 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3535 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3326 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3439 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3498 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4469 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5827 kg per person | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7361 kg per person | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7174 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6962 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7683 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1.38 kg per person | +80.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9705 kg per person | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9411 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8378 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.845 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8442 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9777 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9781 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8326 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8161 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7833 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.784 kg per person | +0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.784 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3717 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.784 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4752 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — 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% | 0.7683 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person |
| 1972 | +41.7% | 0.2814 kg per person | 0.3986 kg per person |
| 1989 | +40.1% | 0.38 kg per person | 0.5324 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2954 kg per person | 0.2393 kg per person | 0.3351 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4371 kg per person | 0.2814 kg per person | 0.564 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4337 kg per person | 0.3436 kg per person | 0.5404 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4805 kg per person | 0.4524 kg per person | 0.5152 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.471 kg per person | 0.3326 kg per person | 0.7361 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9243 kg per person | 0.6962 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.804 kg per person | 0.7833 kg per person | 0.8326 kg per person | 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 swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.784 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2393 kg per person in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 66th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — 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, market — 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, market — 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, market — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — 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.
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Swine, market — 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.