Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Malawi
Malawi: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 13.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Malawi stood at 13.91 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Malawi peaked at 13.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.17 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.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 2.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 5.18 kg per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 1970 | 5.65 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 5.18 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 5.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 5.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 5.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 5.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 6.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 6.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 6.26 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 6.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 6.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 6.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 7.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 7.27 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 7.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 6.94 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 7.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 7.46 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 7.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 8.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 7.81 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 8.87 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 9.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 9.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 9.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 10.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 10.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 10.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 10.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.09 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 10.82 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 10.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 11.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 12.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 12.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 12.88 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 12.77 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 13.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 13.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 13.91 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.29 kg per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 13.91 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.21 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre 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 | +67.5% | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | 5.18 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 5.18 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.84 kg per square kilometre | 5.18 kg per square kilometre | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.15 kg per square kilometre | 6.65 kg per square kilometre | 7.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3 kg per square kilometre | 7.81 kg per square kilometre | 10.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.74 kg per square kilometre | 10.4 kg per square kilometre | 11.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.61 kg per square kilometre | 11.4 kg per square kilometre | 13.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.71 kg per square kilometre | 13.51 kg per square kilometre | 13.91 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 45 Guatemala 16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 46 Uganda 15.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 14.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 49 Benin 13.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 50 Honduras 13.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 51 India 13.52 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 poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Malawi?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Malawi was 13.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Malawi ranks 48th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) 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 Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.