Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 4.24 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Malawi is 4.24 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Malawi peaked at 5.58 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.4 kg per person, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 107th of 167 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.21 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 4.17 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 4.24 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 4.3 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 4.42 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.33 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 4.4 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 4.43 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 4.47 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 4.46 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 4.36 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 4.61 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 4.82 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 5.09 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 5.16 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 5.4 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 5.34 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.34 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.46 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 5.25 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 5.57 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 5.45 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 5.37 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 5.39 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.58 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 5.33 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 5.3 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 4.09 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 3.86 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 3.67 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 3.45 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 3.39 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.24 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 3.07 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 3.06 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.83 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 2.4 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 2.78 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 2.7 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.82 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 2.71 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.59 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.62 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.56 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.56 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.5 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.65 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.81 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.84 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 3.03 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.09 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.19 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.29 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.39 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.47 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.46 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 4.05 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 4.12 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 4.19 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.16 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.24 kg per person | +2.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 4.24 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.6 kg per person, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 4.24 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.85 kg per person, 48% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.33 kg per person | 4.17 kg per person | 4.47 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 5 kg per person | 4.36 kg per person | 5.46 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.12 kg per person | 3.86 kg per person | 5.58 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.06 kg per person | 2.4 kg per person | 3.67 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.67 kg per person | 2.5 kg per person | 2.84 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 kg per person | 3 kg per person | 4.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 kg per person | 4.12 kg per person | 4.24 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Malawi?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Malawi was 4.24 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.58 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 kg per person in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 107th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.