Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP was 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Malawi is 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0258 kg per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Malawi 27th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0183 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0201 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0215 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0213 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0225 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0258 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0245 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0255 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0178 kg per US$ of GDP | -30.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0153 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0128 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0131 kg per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0111 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0181 kg per US$ of GDP | +63.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0088 kg per US$ of GDP | -42.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP | +80.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0115 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0126 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP | -51.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0152 kg per US$ of GDP, 44% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP 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 | +80.0% | 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0213 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0258 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0126 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
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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), 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 unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0258 kg per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 27th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (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.