Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 1.04 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Mozambique is 1.04 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 40.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Mozambique peaked at 1.14 kg per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3994 kg per square kilometre, in 1976.
Mozambique ranks 144th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4155 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4245 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4335 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4426 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4516 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4561 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4488 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4906 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4651 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5349 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6779 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6442 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5853 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6097 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.532 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3994 kg per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1977 | 0.429 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4516 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4742 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4787 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4877 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4968 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5058 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5148 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5645 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5826 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6774 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6864 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6955 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7045 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6774 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6955 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7135 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6955 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7135 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7226 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7226 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7862 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7862 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8761 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6097 kg per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7524 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8897 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6593 kg per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9077 kg per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 2008 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9953 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9953 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9935 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9845 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6181 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9037 kg per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7022 kg per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7386 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7406 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +40.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.04 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.5 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.04 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.46 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +46.2% | 0.6181 kg per square kilometre | 0.9037 kg per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -37.2% | 0.9845 kg per square kilometre | 0.6181 kg per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +40.1% | 0.7406 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -34.1% | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 0.7022 kg per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +37.7% | 0.6593 kg per square kilometre | 0.9077 kg per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -30.4% | 0.8761 kg per square kilometre | 0.6097 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4476 kg per square kilometre | 0.4155 kg per square kilometre | 0.4906 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5338 kg per square kilometre | 0.3994 kg per square kilometre | 0.6779 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.569 kg per square kilometre | 0.4787 kg per square kilometre | 0.6955 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7045 kg per square kilometre | 0.6774 kg per square kilometre | 0.7226 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8405 kg per square kilometre | 0.6097 kg per square kilometre | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9817 kg per square kilometre | 0.6181 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8048 kg per square kilometre | 0.7022 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % 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 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Mozambique?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Mozambique was 1.04 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3994 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Mozambique rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Mozambique ranks 144th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture 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.