China vs Malawi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

China
262.78 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
290.61 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
17th
Malawi rank
15th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • China
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 290.61 kg per square kilometre against 262.78 kg per square kilometre in China, a difference of 27.83 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 15th of 176 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 17.54 kg per square kilometre 3.56 kg per square kilometre 13.98 kg per square kilometre China
1970s 59.31 kg per square kilometre 13.48 kg per square kilometre 45.83 kg per square kilometre China
1980s 155.94 kg per square kilometre 26.03 kg per square kilometre 129.91 kg per square kilometre China
1990s 230.13 kg per square kilometre 37.86 kg per square kilometre 192.27 kg per square kilometre China
2000s 278.81 kg per square kilometre 68.71 kg per square kilometre 210.11 kg per square kilometre China
2010s 318.75 kg per square kilometre 90.04 kg per square kilometre 228.71 kg per square kilometre China
2020s 267.21 kg per square kilometre 150.59 kg per square kilometre 116.63 kg per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, China or Malawi?
Malawi, at 290.61 kg per square kilometre against 262.78 kg per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between China and Malawi?
27.83 kg per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Malawi rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
China ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises 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.