Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Malawi
Malawi: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0146 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0146 kg per person for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi peaked at 0.0269 kg per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Malawi 154th out of 168 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.
Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0129 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0135 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.014 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0141 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0146 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0151 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0155 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0155 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0253 kg per person | +63.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0269 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0241 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0246 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0249 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0249 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0249 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0245 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0239 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0238 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0235 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0235 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0231 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0223 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0219 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0194 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0189 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0189 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0188 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0189 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0191 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.017 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0191 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0201 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0209 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0213 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0211 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0211 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.021 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0204 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.02 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0195 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0189 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0186 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0191 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0178 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0175 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0172 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.017 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.017 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.017 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0169 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0171 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0165 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0163 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0161 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0159 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0157 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0147 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0146 kg per person | -1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0146 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0147 kg per person, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0146 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0181 kg per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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 | +63.4% | 0.0155 kg per person | 0.0253 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 kg per person | 0.0129 kg per person | 0.0253 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0246 kg per person | 0.0235 kg per person | 0.0269 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0211 kg per person | 0.0188 kg per person | 0.0235 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.02 kg per person | 0.017 kg per person | 0.0213 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0187 kg per person | 0.0172 kg per person | 0.0204 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0166 kg per person | 0.0157 kg per person | 0.0171 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0149 kg per person | 0.0146 kg per person | 0.0155 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0151 kg per person compare
- 152 Uganda 0.0149 kg per person compare
- 153 Guinea-Bissau 0.0146 kg per person compare
- 155 Niger 0.012 kg per person compare
- 156 Comoros 0.0103 kg per person compare
- 157 Mozambique 0.0088 kg per person 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Malawi was 0.0146 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0269 kg per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Malawi ranks 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Chickens — 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
Chickens — 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.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — 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.