Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Zambia
Zambia: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.1568 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Zambia stood at 0.1568 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Zambia peaked at 0.2767 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0479 kg per person, in 1963.
Zambia ranks 66th 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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0635 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0583 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0479 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0532 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0545 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0635 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1967 | 0.067 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0615 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0622 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0604 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0563 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0797 kg per person | +41.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0868 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0876 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0905 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0913 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.111 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1128 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0978 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1024 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1052 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1081 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0826 kg per person | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0687 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0712 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0726 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0742 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.076 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1065 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 1990 | 0.103 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1009 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0965 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0974 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0983 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0929 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0967 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.093 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0918 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0905 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0839 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0856 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0707 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0665 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0688 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.07 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0894 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1165 kg per person | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1472 kg per person | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1435 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1392 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1537 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2767 kg per person | +80.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1941 kg per person | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1882 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1676 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.169 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1688 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1955 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1956 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1665 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1632 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1567 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1568 kg per person | +0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1568 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0743 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1568 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.095 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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% | 0.1537 kg per person | 0.2767 kg per person |
| 1972 | +41.7% | 0.0563 kg per person | 0.0797 kg per person |
| 1989 | +40.1% | 0.076 kg per person | 0.1065 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0591 kg per person | 0.0479 kg per person | 0.067 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0874 kg per person | 0.0563 kg per person | 0.1128 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0867 kg per person | 0.0687 kg per person | 0.1081 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0961 kg per person | 0.0905 kg per person | 0.103 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0942 kg per person | 0.0665 kg per person | 0.1472 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1849 kg per person | 0.1392 kg per person | 0.2767 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1608 kg per person | 0.1567 kg per person | 0.1665 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Zambia?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Zambia was 0.1568 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2767 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0479 kg per person in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Zambia ranks 66th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.