Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0298 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0298 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0431 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0165 kg per person, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 139th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0325 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0324 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0327 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0333 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0348 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.035 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0358 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0362 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0366 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0362 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0361 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0346 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0398 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0395 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0423 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0431 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.041 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0409 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0417 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0401 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0425 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0416 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0409 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0411 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0426 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0406 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0405 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0312 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0295 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0282 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0282 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0284 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0254 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0232 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0233 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0221 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0205 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.022 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0216 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0221 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0214 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0165 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 0.017 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0203 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0216 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0175 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0189 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0206 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.021 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0227 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0233 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0234 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0241 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0247 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0252 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.025 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0265 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0292 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0296 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0294 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0298 kg per person | +1.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0298 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1528 kg per person, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0298 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0845 kg per person, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0344 kg per person | 0.0324 kg per person | 0.0366 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0395 kg per person | 0.0346 kg per person | 0.0431 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0391 kg per person | 0.0295 kg per person | 0.0426 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0243 kg per person | 0.0205 kg per person | 0.0284 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0197 kg per person | 0.0165 kg per person | 0.0221 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0247 kg per person | 0.0227 kg per person | 0.0288 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0295 kg per person | 0.0292 kg per person | 0.0298 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Malawi?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Malawi was 0.0298 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0431 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0165 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 139th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.