Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Malawi
Malawi: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.8097 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi stood at 0.8097 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi peaked at 1.06 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.4539 kg per person, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 74th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8004 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7933 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.8059 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.817 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8391 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8207 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8343 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8392 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.847 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8455 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8264 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8782 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9143 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9668 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9787 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.02 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.02 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.04 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9991 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.06 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 1.04 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.02 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.03 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.06 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.01 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7784 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7343 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6969 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6544 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.642 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6157 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5836 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5824 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5374 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4539 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5273 kg per person | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5128 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5362 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5139 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4953 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5021 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4868 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4847 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4764 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5054 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5356 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5398 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5716 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.577 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5872 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6071 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6258 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6462 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6612 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6597 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7046 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7733 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7848 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7986 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7935 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8097 kg per person | +2.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.8097 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.34 kg per person, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.8097 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.68 kg per person, 48% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8219 kg per person | 0.7933 kg per person | 0.847 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9503 kg per person | 0.8264 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9737 kg per person | 0.7343 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5806 kg per person | 0.4539 kg per person | 0.6969 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5076 kg per person | 0.4764 kg per person | 0.5398 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6414 kg per person | 0.5716 kg per person | 0.7733 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7967 kg per person | 0.7848 kg per person | 0.8097 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
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- 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi was 0.8097 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4539 kg per person in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Malawi ranks 74th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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.