Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Malawi
Malawi: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 27.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Malawi is 27.06 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Malawi peaked at 27.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.16 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 115th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.16 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 5.45 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 5.69 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 6.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 6.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 6.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 7.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 7.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 7.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 7.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 8.48 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 8.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 9.52 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 10.01 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 9.83 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 10.75 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 10.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 11.84 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 12.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 12.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 12.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 13.87 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 13.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 14.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 11.68 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 11.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 11.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 11.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 12.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 11.16 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 10.09 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 10.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 9.79 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 9.21 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 10.14 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.66 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 10.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.46 kg per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 8.96 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 10.84 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 11.78 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 9.9 kg per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 11.01 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 12.35 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 12.94 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 14.41 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 15.19 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 15.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 16.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 17.13 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 18.1 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 18.96 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 19.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 21.1 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 23.56 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 24.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 25.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 25.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 27.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 27.06 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.34 kg per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 27.06 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.37 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.03 kg per square kilometre | 5.16 kg per square kilometre | 7.04 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.91 kg per square kilometre | 7.14 kg per square kilometre | 10.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.51 kg per square kilometre | 10.75 kg per square kilometre | 14.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.62 kg per square kilometre | 9.21 kg per square kilometre | 12.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.75 kg per square kilometre | 8.46 kg per square kilometre | 12.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.98 kg per square kilometre | 14.41 kg per square kilometre | 23.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.73 kg per square kilometre | 24.47 kg per square kilometre | 27.06 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 112 Chad 29.29 kg per square kilometre compare
- 113 Bahrain 27.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 114 Lebanon 27.29 kg per square kilometre compare
- 116 Cyprus 26.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 Zimbabwe 25.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 New Caledonia 23.9 kg per square kilometre compare
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 management (manure treated, n content), per square in Malawi?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Malawi was 27.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.06 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Malawi ranks 115th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.