Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0411 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0411 kg per person for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi peaked at 0.0574 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0524 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0484 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0497 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0439 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0412 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0402 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0489 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0436 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0473 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0415 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0365 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0386 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0419 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0365 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0355 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0382 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0359 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0352 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0309 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0336 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0309 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0386 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0522 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0484 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0574 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0496 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0432 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0406 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0284 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0211 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0245 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0234 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0194 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0214 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0203 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0213 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0219 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0225 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0221 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0233 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0235 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0218 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.021 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0431 kg per person | +104.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0289 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0315 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0324 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0319 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0329 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0342 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0355 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0362 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0375 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0383 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0382 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0387 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0372 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0406 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0437 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0444 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0431 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0426 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0411 kg per person | -3.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0411 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.559 kg per person, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0411 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.298 kg per person, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture 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% | 0.021 kg per person | 0.0431 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0462 kg per person | 0.0402 kg per person | 0.0524 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0371 kg per person | 0.0309 kg per person | 0.0419 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0423 kg per person | 0.0284 kg per person | 0.0574 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0218 kg per person | 0.0194 kg per person | 0.0245 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.029 kg per person | 0.021 kg per person | 0.0431 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.038 kg per person | 0.0342 kg per person | 0.0437 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0428 kg per person | 0.0411 kg per person | 0.0444 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi was 0.0411 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0574 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 kg per person in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Malawi ranks 127th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.