Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0995 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0995 kg per person.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.1438 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0549 kg per person, in 2002.
That places Malawi 139th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1083 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1079 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.109 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1111 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1161 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1165 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1195 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1206 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1219 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1206 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1205 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1153 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1327 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1318 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1409 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1438 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1366 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1364 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1391 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1338 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1416 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1387 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1364 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1371 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1419 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1355 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1348 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1041 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0982 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0941 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0938 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0947 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0847 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0773 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0777 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0738 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0684 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0734 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0719 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0735 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0714 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0549 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0568 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0677 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0719 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0582 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0629 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0688 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.07 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0757 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0776 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0779 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0782 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0802 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0824 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.084 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0835 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0885 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0961 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0972 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0986 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0978 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0995 kg per person | +1.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0995 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5093 kg per person, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0995 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 kg per person, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1145 kg per person | 0.1079 kg per person | 0.1219 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1318 kg per person | 0.1153 kg per person | 0.1438 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1302 kg per person | 0.0982 kg per person | 0.1419 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.081 kg per person | 0.0684 kg per person | 0.0947 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0656 kg per person | 0.0549 kg per person | 0.0735 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0824 kg per person | 0.0757 kg per person | 0.0961 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0983 kg per person | 0.0972 kg per person | 0.0995 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Malawi?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Malawi was 0.0995 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1438 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0549 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 139th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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.