Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.0091 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zambia is 0.0091 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 41.5% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.2966 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 kg per person, in 2019.
Zambia ranks 67th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2966 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2925 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2864 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2843 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2773 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2795 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2751 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2663 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2662 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2503 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2613 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2403 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2124 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1599 kg per person | -24.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2906 kg per person | +81.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1732 kg per person | -40.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1698 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1666 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0974 kg per person | -41.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0709 kg per person | -27.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0531 kg per person | -25.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0514 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0403 kg per person | -21.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0498 kg per person | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0584 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1323 kg per person | +126.8% |
| 1987 | 0.093 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0999 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1012 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0812 kg per person | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0591 kg per person | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0615 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0866 kg per person | +40.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0945 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0681 kg per person | -27.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0821 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0728 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0575 kg per person | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0568 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0613 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.033 kg per person | -46.2% |
| 2002 | 0.032 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0412 kg per person | +28.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0532 kg per person | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0302 kg per person | -43.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0392 kg per person | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0229 kg per person | -41.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0316 kg per person | +37.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0358 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0351 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0249 kg per person | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 0.018 kg per person | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0172 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 kg per person | -30.8% |
| 2016 | 0.022 kg per person | +124.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0231 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0166 kg per person | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 kg per person | -57.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0262 kg per person | +268.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0232 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 kg per person | -41.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0091 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0441 kg per person, 21% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0091 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1813 kg per person, 5% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Crop residues (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +268.4% | 0.0071 kg per person | 0.0262 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2805 kg per person | 0.2662 kg per person | 0.2966 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2022 kg per person | 0.0974 kg per person | 0.2906 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.075 kg per person | 0.0403 kg per person | 0.1323 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.072 kg per person | 0.0568 kg per person | 0.0945 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.038 kg per person | 0.0229 kg per person | 0.0613 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0188 kg per person | 0.0071 kg per person | 0.0351 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0185 kg per person | 0.0091 kg per person | 0.0262 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.0091 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2966 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 67th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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 Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Crop residues (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.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Crop residues 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
Sorghum — Crop residues (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.