Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.1639 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.1639 kg per person.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.2189 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kg per person, in 1966.
That places Zambia 69th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0039 kg per person | +47.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 kg per person | -27.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 kg per person | -69.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 kg per person | -62.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 kg per person | +144.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 kg per person | -48.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 kg per person | +942.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0091 kg per person | +162.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0096 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0129 kg per person | +34.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0126 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.015 kg per person | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0213 kg per person | +41.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0255 kg per person | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0291 kg per person | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0219 kg per person | -24.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0256 kg per person | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0325 kg per person | +27.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0322 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0491 kg per person | +52.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0635 kg per person | +29.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0771 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0891 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1031 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0844 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1033 kg per person | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0886 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0542 kg per person | -38.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0795 kg per person | +46.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0944 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0837 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0873 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0925 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0954 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.087 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1515 kg per person | +74.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0903 kg per person | -40.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1442 kg per person | +59.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0963 kg per person | -33.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1139 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1054 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1797 kg per person | +70.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1522 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2029 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.209 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2189 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1555 kg per person | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1605 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1161 kg per person | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1362 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0793 kg per person | -41.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1009 kg per person | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1232 kg per person | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1291 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1432 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1639 kg per person | +14.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1639 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1033 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1639 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.009 kg per person, 18.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +942.7% | 0.0003 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person |
| 1975 | +162.7% | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0091 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 kg per person | 0.0003 kg per person | 0.0039 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.0003 kg per person | 0.015 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0378 kg per person | 0.0213 kg per person | 0.0771 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0867 kg per person | 0.0542 kg per person | 0.1033 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1156 kg per person | 0.087 kg per person | 0.1797 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1532 kg per person | 0.0793 kg per person | 0.2189 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1398 kg per person | 0.1232 kg per person | 0.1639 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 wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zambia?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zambia was 0.1639 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2189 kg per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kg per person in 1966.
- How does Zambia rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 69th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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 Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — 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.