Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.2075 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Malawi stood at 0.2075 kg per person.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.2898 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.098 kg per person, in 1993.
Malawi ranks 129th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2646 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2443 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2511 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2218 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2082 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2032 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2468 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2203 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2388 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2094 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1842 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1951 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2115 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1842 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1791 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1929 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1814 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1777 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1562 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1697 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.156 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.195 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2639 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2444 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2898 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2503 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2181 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2049 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1433 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1067 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1236 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1181 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.098 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1081 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1023 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1074 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1109 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1137 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1116 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1179 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1189 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1102 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1062 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2175 kg per person | +104.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1459 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1589 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1635 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1613 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.166 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1728 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1791 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1829 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1893 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1937 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1928 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1954 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1878 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2052 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2209 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2242 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2176 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2151 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2075 kg per person | -3.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2075 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.91 kg per person, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2075 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51 kg per person, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +104.8% | 0.1062 kg per person | 0.2175 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2332 kg per person | 0.2032 kg per person | 0.2646 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1872 kg per person | 0.1562 kg per person | 0.2115 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2135 kg per person | 0.1433 kg per person | 0.2898 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.11 kg per person | 0.098 kg per person | 0.1236 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1466 kg per person | 0.1062 kg per person | 0.2175 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.192 kg per person | 0.1728 kg per person | 0.2209 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2161 kg per person | 0.2075 kg per person | 0.2242 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % 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 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Malawi?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Malawi was 0.2075 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2898 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.098 kg per person in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 129th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.