All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left unit GDP volatilises in Malawi
Malawi: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left unit GDP volatilises was 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Malawi, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Malawi stood at 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Malawi peaked at 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 18th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left unit GDP volatilises in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0061 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0066 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP | +63.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | -32.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP | +66.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -51.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | +43.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left unit GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +66.7% | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | +63.2% | 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Malawi?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Malawi was 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.