Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0616 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0616 kg per person.
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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0861 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0291 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0786 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0725 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0746 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0659 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0618 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0603 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0733 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0654 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0709 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0622 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0547 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0579 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0628 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0547 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0532 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0573 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0539 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0528 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0464 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0504 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0463 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0579 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0784 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0726 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0861 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0743 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0648 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0609 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0426 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0317 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0367 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0351 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0291 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0321 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0304 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0319 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0329 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0338 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0331 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.035 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0353 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0327 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0315 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0646 kg per person | +104.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0433 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0472 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0486 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0479 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0493 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0513 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0532 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0543 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0562 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0575 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0573 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.058 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0558 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0609 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0656 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0666 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0646 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0639 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0616 kg per person | -3.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0616 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8386 kg per person, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0616 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.447 kg per person, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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% | 0.0315 kg per person | 0.0646 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0693 kg per person | 0.0603 kg per person | 0.0786 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0556 kg per person | 0.0464 kg per person | 0.0628 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0634 kg per person | 0.0426 kg per person | 0.0861 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0327 kg per person | 0.0291 kg per person | 0.0367 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0435 kg per person | 0.0315 kg per person | 0.0646 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.057 kg per person | 0.0513 kg per person | 0.0656 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0642 kg per person | 0.0616 kg per person | 0.0666 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Malawi?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Malawi was 0.0616 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0861 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0291 kg per person in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 127th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.