Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Malawi
Malawi: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 20.87 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Malawi stood at 20.87 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Malawi peaked at 20.87 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.25 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 48th of 168 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.
Chickens: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 3.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 4.06 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 4.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 7.77 kg per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 1970 | 8.47 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 7.77 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 8.12 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 8.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 8.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 8.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 9.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 9.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 9.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 9.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 10.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 10.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 10.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 10.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 11.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 10.41 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 10.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 11.2 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 11.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 12.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 12.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 11.71 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 13.31 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 13.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 14.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 14.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 15.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 15.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 15.7 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 15.69 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.63 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 16.23 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 16.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 16.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 17.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 18.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 19.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 19.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 19.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 19.67 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 19.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 20.26 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 20.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 20.87 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.39 kg per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 20.87 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.75 kg per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure left on pasture … 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% | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | 7.77 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | 3.25 kg per square kilometre | 7.77 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.76 kg per square kilometre | 7.77 kg per square kilometre | 9.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.73 kg per square kilometre | 9.98 kg per square kilometre | 11.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.96 kg per square kilometre | 11.71 kg per square kilometre | 15.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.11 kg per square kilometre | 15.59 kg per square kilometre | 16.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.91 kg per square kilometre | 17.1 kg per square kilometre | 20.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.56 kg per square kilometre | 20.26 kg per square kilometre | 20.87 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe 23.18 kg per square kilometre compare
- 46 Uganda 23.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 22.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 49 Benin 20.48 kg per square kilometre compare
- 50 Honduras 20.39 kg per square kilometre compare
- 51 Panama 19.15 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Malawi?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Malawi was 20.87 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.87 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Malawi ranks 48th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 Chickens — 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — 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 — 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.