Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.6918 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.6918 kg per square kilometre for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 volatilises (n content), per in Mozambique peaked at 0.7617 kg per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2662 kg per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Mozambique 144th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 volatilises in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.277 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.283 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.289 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.295 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3011 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3041 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2992 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3271 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.31 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3566 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4519 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4294 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3902 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4064 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3547 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2662 kg per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1977 | 0.286 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3011 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3161 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3191 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3252 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3312 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3372 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3432 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3763 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3884 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4516 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4576 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4637 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4697 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4516 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4637 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4757 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4637 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4667 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4667 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4757 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4817 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4817 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5242 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5242 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5841 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4064 kg per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5016 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5931 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4396 kg per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6052 kg per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7617 kg per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6635 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6635 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6624 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7045 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7436 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6563 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4121 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6024 kg per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7022 kg per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6879 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7098 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4681 kg per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4924 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4938 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6918 kg per square kilometre | +40.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.6918 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.33 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.6918 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.97 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 volatilises 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% | 0.4121 kg per square kilometre | 0.6024 kg per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -37.2% | 0.6563 kg per square kilometre | 0.4121 kg per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +40.1% | 0.4938 kg per square kilometre | 0.6918 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -34.1% | 0.7098 kg per square kilometre | 0.4681 kg per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +37.7% | 0.4396 kg per square kilometre | 0.6052 kg per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -30.4% | 0.5841 kg per square kilometre | 0.4064 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2984 kg per square kilometre | 0.277 kg per square kilometre | 0.3271 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3559 kg per square kilometre | 0.2662 kg per square kilometre | 0.4519 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3793 kg per square kilometre | 0.3191 kg per square kilometre | 0.4637 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4697 kg per square kilometre | 0.4516 kg per square kilometre | 0.4817 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5603 kg per square kilometre | 0.4064 kg per square kilometre | 0.7617 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6545 kg per square kilometre | 0.4121 kg per square kilometre | 0.7436 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5365 kg per square kilometre | 0.4681 kg per square kilometre | 0.6918 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 141 Congo 0.865 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Malaysia 0.852 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Zambia 0.7742 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 El Salvador 0.64 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Bhutan 0.4898 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Sri Lanka 0.4133 kg per square kilometre compare
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 volatilises (n content), per in Mozambique?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mozambique was 0.6918 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7617 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2662 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Mozambique rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Mozambique ranks 144th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.