Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.0817 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.0817 kg per person for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.0% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.2122 kg per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0601 kg per person, in 2022.
That places Mozambique 144th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1609 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1613 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1615 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1615 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1614 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1597 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1538 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1646 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1526 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1716 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2122 kg per person | +23.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1962 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1731 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1748 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1476 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1072 kg per person | -27.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1111 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1126 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1138 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1118 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1116 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1112 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1109 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1107 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1191 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1208 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1399 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.142 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1427 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1425 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1343 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1353 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1345 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1225 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1161 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1124 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1115 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1103 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1079 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1148 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1123 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1224 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0832 kg per person | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1004 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 0.116 kg per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.084 kg per person | -27.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1129 kg per person | +34.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1387 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1177 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1146 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1112 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.115 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1179 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1011 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0616 kg per person | -39.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0875 kg per person | +42.0% |
| 2017 | 0.099 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0942 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0943 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0604 kg per person | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0617 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0601 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0817 kg per person | +36.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0817 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.91 kg per person, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0817 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51 kg per person, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +42.0% | 0.0616 kg per person | 0.0875 kg per person |
| 2015 | -39.0% | 0.1011 kg per person | 0.0616 kg per person |
| 2023 | +36.0% | 0.0601 kg per person | 0.0817 kg per person |
| 2020 | -36.0% | 0.0943 kg per person | 0.0604 kg per person |
| 2007 | +34.4% | 0.084 kg per person | 0.1129 kg per person |
| 2003 | -32.0% | 0.1224 kg per person | 0.0832 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1597 kg per person | 0.1526 kg per person | 0.1646 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.152 kg per person | 0.1072 kg per person | 0.2122 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1221 kg per person | 0.1107 kg per person | 0.1427 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1227 kg per person | 0.1079 kg per person | 0.1425 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1102 kg per person | 0.0832 kg per person | 0.1387 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0996 kg per person | 0.0616 kg per person | 0.1179 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.066 kg per person | 0.0601 kg per person | 0.0817 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mozambique?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Mozambique was 0.0817 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2122 kg per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0601 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 144th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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)
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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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.