Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Malawi
Malawi: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0199 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0199 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (n content), per in Malawi peaked at 0.0288 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.011 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 … capita volatilises in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0217 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0216 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0218 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0222 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0232 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0233 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0239 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0241 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0244 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0241 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0241 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0231 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0265 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0264 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0282 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0288 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0273 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0273 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0278 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0268 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0283 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0277 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0273 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0274 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0284 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0271 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.027 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0208 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0196 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0188 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0188 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0189 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0169 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0155 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0155 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0148 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0137 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0147 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0144 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0143 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.011 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0135 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0126 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.014 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0151 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0155 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.016 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0165 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0167 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0192 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0194 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0197 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0196 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0199 kg per person | +1.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0199 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1019 kg per person, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0199 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0563 kg per person, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0229 kg per person | 0.0216 kg per person | 0.0244 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0264 kg per person | 0.0231 kg per person | 0.0288 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.026 kg per person | 0.0196 kg per person | 0.0284 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0162 kg per person | 0.0137 kg per person | 0.0189 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0131 kg per person | 0.011 kg per person | 0.0147 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0165 kg per person | 0.0151 kg per person | 0.0192 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 kg per person | 0.0194 kg per person | 0.0199 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 volatilises (n content), per in Malawi?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi was 0.0199 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0288 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Malawi ranks 139th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.