Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.0042 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0042 kg per person for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0058 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.002 kg per person, in 1993.
Malawi ranks 97th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0053 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0049 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.005 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0044 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0042 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0041 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0049 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0044 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0037 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0042 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0036 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0058 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.005 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 kg per person | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.002 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.002 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 kg per person | +104.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 kg per person | -3.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0042 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0411 kg per person, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0042 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0301 kg per person, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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% | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0043 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0047 kg per person | 0.0041 kg per person | 0.0053 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0031 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 kg per person | 0.0029 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.002 kg per person | 0.0025 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0043 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0044 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.0045 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Malawi?
- Sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Malawi was 0.0042 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 kg per person in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 97th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.