Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0219 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0219 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0306 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 kg per person, in 2002.
That places Malawi 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0233 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0231 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0234 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0238 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0248 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0247 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0253 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0255 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0258 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0255 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0254 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.025 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.028 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0282 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0298 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0306 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0294 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0293 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0299 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0288 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0305 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0299 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0294 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0295 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0306 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0292 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0291 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0224 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0212 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0202 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0199 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0199 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0181 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0168 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0158 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0143 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0157 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0153 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0157 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0152 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0128 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0144 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0151 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0128 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0138 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.015 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0152 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0167 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0168 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.017 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0175 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.018 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0183 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0194 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0214 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0217 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0215 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 kg per person | +1.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0219 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1013 kg per person, 22% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0219 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0605 kg per person, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0244 kg per person | 0.0231 kg per person | 0.0258 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0281 kg per person | 0.025 kg per person | 0.0306 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0281 kg per person | 0.0212 kg per person | 0.0306 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0173 kg per person | 0.0143 kg per person | 0.0202 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 kg per person | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.0157 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0179 kg per person | 0.0164 kg per person | 0.0211 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0216 kg per person | 0.0214 kg per person | 0.0219 kg per person | 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 cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Malawi?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Malawi was 0.0219 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0306 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.