Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 950.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malawi is 950.06 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 950.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 165.94 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 56th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 165.94 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 168.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 175.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 182.26 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 191.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 192.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 200.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 207.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 214.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 219.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 219.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 238.58 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 256 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 277.43 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 289.48 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 311.61 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 317.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 329.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 349.14 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 349.14 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 384.9 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 392.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 401.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 419.35 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 450.95 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 446.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 466.51 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 379.99 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 375.81 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 371.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 360.29 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 364.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 353.53 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 330.74 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 329.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 310.58 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 268.66 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 317.9 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 316.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 338.73 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 332.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 326 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 339.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 339.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 348.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 349.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 381.67 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 416.84 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 432.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 472.46 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 491.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 514.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 546.47 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 579.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 614.69 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 646.26 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 662.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 726.45 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 818.3 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 852.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 890.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 907.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 950.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 950.06 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 783.06 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 950.06 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 188.75 kg per square kilometre | 165.94 kg per square kilometre | 214.21 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 280.82 kg per square kilometre | 219.08 kg per square kilometre | 349.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 406.71 kg per square kilometre | 349.14 kg per square kilometre | 466.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 332.34 kg per square kilometre | 268.66 kg per square kilometre | 371.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 360.6 kg per square kilometre | 326 kg per square kilometre | 432.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 607.19 kg per square kilometre | 472.46 kg per square kilometre | 818.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 900.14 kg per square kilometre | 852.61 kg per square kilometre | 950.06 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
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- 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 square kilometre in Malawi?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malawi was 950.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 950.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 165.94 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 56th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure 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
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.