Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.004 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Malawi is 0.004 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0056 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 kg per person, in 1993.
Malawi ranks 97th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0051 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0047 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0048 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0043 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.004 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0039 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0048 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0042 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.004 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0038 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.003 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.003 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0051 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0056 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.002 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.002 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 kg per person | +104.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.004 kg per person | -3.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.004 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0395 kg per person, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.004 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.029 kg per person, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (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% | 0.002 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0045 kg per person | 0.0039 kg per person | 0.0051 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.003 kg per person | 0.0041 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 kg per person | 0.0028 kg per person | 0.0056 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0019 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 kg per person | 0.002 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0033 kg per person | 0.0043 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0043 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Malawi?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Malawi was 0.004 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 kg per person in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 97th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils 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
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (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.