Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Malawi
Malawi: Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 13.34 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 13.34 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Malawi peaked at 13.34 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.3 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 44th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 1970 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 3.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 3.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 3.77 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 4 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 4.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 4.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 4.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 4.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 6.52 kg per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1987 | 6.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 6.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 7.26 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 7.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 7.92 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 7.26 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 8.24 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 8.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 8.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 9.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 9.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 9.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 9.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.53 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.24 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 9.94 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 9.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 10.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 10.9 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.55 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 12.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 12.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 12.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 13.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 12.9 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 13.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 13.34 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +67.5% | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | 3.12 kg per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +45.8% | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | 6.52 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.27 kg per square kilometre | 4 kg per square kilometre | 7.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6 kg per square kilometre | 7.26 kg per square kilometre | 9.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.81 kg per square kilometre | 9.45 kg per square kilometre | 10.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.72 kg per square kilometre | 10.43 kg per square kilometre | 12.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.13 kg per square kilometre | 12.9 kg per square kilometre | 13.34 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 41 Sao Tome and Principe 15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 Bahamas 14.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 13.57 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Uruguay 12.11 kg per square kilometre compare
- 46 Guatemala 12.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 47 Guinea 11.92 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 chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Malawi?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Malawi was 13.34 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.34 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.