Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Malawi
Malawi: Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated was 142,463 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Malawi is 142,463 kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Malawi peaked at 142,463 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32,522 kg, in 1961.
That places Malawi 132nd out of 190 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, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32,522 kg | — |
| 1962 | 33,425 kg | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 34,328 kg | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 36,135 kg | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 39,748 kg | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 42,459 kg | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 45,169 kg | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 46,976 kg | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 48,782 kg | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 48,782 kg | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 51,492 kg | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 43,181 kg | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 59,442 kg | +37.7% |
| 1974 | 55,377 kg | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 65,946 kg | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 66,850 kg | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 61,430 kg | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 63,236 kg | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 66,669 kg | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 66,669 kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 73,173 kg | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 74,528 kg | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 76,245 kg | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 79,678 kg | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 85,730 kg | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 84,917 kg | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 88,621 kg | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 72,180 kg | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 71,457 kg | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 72,270 kg | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 81,304 kg | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 87,627 kg | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 72,270 kg | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 61,430 kg | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 62,333 kg | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 63,236 kg | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 67,753 kg | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 66,850 kg | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 67,753 kg | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 68,656 kg | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 69,560 kg | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 34,328 kg | -50.6% |
| 2003 | 38,484 kg | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 71,367 kg | +85.4% |
| 2005 | 84,917 kg | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 51,492 kg | -39.4% |
| 2007 | 59,623 kg | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 71,005 kg | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 75,703 kg | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 87,627 kg | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 94,854 kg | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 95,758 kg | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 93,814 kg | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 98,095 kg | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 102,682 kg | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 106,714 kg | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 108,258 kg | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 116,242 kg | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 127,097 kg | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 131,143 kg | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 135,543 kg | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 137,584 kg | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 142,463 kg | +3.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 142,463 kg is below the median for low income countries, which is 836,355 kg, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 142,463 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 334,732 kg, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated 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 | +85.4% | 38,484 kg | 71,367 kg |
| 2002 | -50.6% | 69,560 kg | 34,328 kg |
| 2006 | -39.4% | 84,917 kg | 51,492 kg |
| 1973 | +37.7% | 43,181 kg | 59,442 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,949 kg | 32,522 kg | 48,782 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 58,241 kg | 43,181 kg | 66,850 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,320 kg | 66,669 kg | 88,621 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,283 kg | 61,430 kg | 87,627 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,514 kg | 34,328 kg | 84,917 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,114 kg | 87,627 kg | 127,097 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 136,683 kg | 131,143 kg | 142,463 kg | 4 |
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- 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 cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Malawi?
- Cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Malawi was 142,463 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 142,463 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,522 kg in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated?
- Malawi ranks 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).