Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.2055 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Malawi stood at 0.2055 kg per person.
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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.2869 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.097 kg per person, in 1993.
Malawi ranks 127th 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.262 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2418 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2486 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2196 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2062 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2012 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2444 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2181 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2364 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2073 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1824 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1931 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2094 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1824 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1773 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.191 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1796 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.176 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1546 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.168 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1545 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.193 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2612 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2419 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2869 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2478 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.216 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2029 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1419 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1056 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1224 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.117 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.097 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.107 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1013 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1064 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1097 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1126 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1105 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1167 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1177 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1091 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1051 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2153 kg per person | +104.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1445 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1573 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1618 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1597 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1644 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.171 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1773 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1811 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1875 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1917 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1909 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1935 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.186 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2031 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2187 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2219 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2154 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.213 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2055 kg per person | -3.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2055 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.8 kg per person, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2055 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.49 kg per person, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.1051 kg per person | 0.2153 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2309 kg per person | 0.2012 kg per person | 0.262 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1853 kg per person | 0.1546 kg per person | 0.2094 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2114 kg per person | 0.1419 kg per person | 0.2869 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1089 kg per person | 0.097 kg per person | 0.1224 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1452 kg per person | 0.1051 kg per person | 0.2153 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1901 kg per person | 0.171 kg per person | 0.2187 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2139 kg per person | 0.2055 kg per person | 0.2219 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Malawi?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Malawi was 0.2055 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2869 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.097 kg per person in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 127th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.