Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0008 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi is 0.0008 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi peaked at 0.0011 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kg per person, in 1993.
That places Malawi 97th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 that volatilises … capita volatilises in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.001 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.001 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.001 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.001 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 kg per person | +104.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 kg per person | -3.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0008 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0079 kg per person, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0008 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0058 kg per person, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0004 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.001 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0006 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0006 kg per person | 0.0011 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 kg per person | 0.0004 kg per person | 0.0005 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kg per person | 0.0004 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0009 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0009 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi was 0.0008 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kg per person in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Malawi ranks 97th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.