Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 12.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Malawi is 12.25 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 131.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Malawi peaked at 12.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4786 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Malawi ranks 27th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5657 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5278 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4786 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5128 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4958 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4958 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6628 kg per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6944 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6551 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6317 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6637 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6596 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6048 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7044 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 0.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7699 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8592 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8217 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6831 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6859 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7479 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8074 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7165 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8148 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8982 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8748 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9294 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9214 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8921 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.877 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8848 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9729 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9946 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8848 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8688 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 1997 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 2.73 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 4.88 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 5.81 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 6.45 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 7.23 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 7.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.23 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 9.83 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 10.51 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 11.27 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 11.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 12.25 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 12.25 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.75 kg per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 12.25 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.79 kg per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5654 kg per square kilometre | 0.4786 kg per square kilometre | 0.6944 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7118 kg per square kilometre | 0.6048 kg per square kilometre | 0.8592 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8288 kg per square kilometre | 0.6859 kg per square kilometre | 0.9294 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 0.8688 kg per square kilometre | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.36 kg per square kilometre | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | 9.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.38 kg per square kilometre | 10.51 kg per square kilometre | 12.25 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 24 Hungary 12.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Nigeria 12.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Togo 12.33 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Serbia 12.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Uganda 9.58 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Malawi?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Malawi was 12.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4786 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Malawi ranks 27th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.