China vs Malawi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

China
2,628 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
2,906 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
17th
Malawi rank
15th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • China
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2,906 kg per square kilometre against 2,628 kg per square kilometre in China, a difference of 278 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 175 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 175.4 kg per square kilometre 35.58 kg per square kilometre 139.82 kg per square kilometre China
1970s 593.15 kg per square kilometre 134.83 kg per square kilometre 458.32 kg per square kilometre China
1980s 1,559 kg per square kilometre 260.34 kg per square kilometre 1,299 kg per square kilometre China
1990s 2,301 kg per square kilometre 378.62 kg per square kilometre 1,923 kg per square kilometre China
2000s 2,788 kg per square kilometre 687.06 kg per square kilometre 2,101 kg per square kilometre China
2010s 3,187 kg per square kilometre 900.39 kg per square kilometre 2,287 kg per square kilometre China
2020s 2,672 kg per square kilometre 1,506 kg per square kilometre 1,166 kg per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), China or Malawi?
Malawi, at 2,906 kg per square kilometre against 2,628 kg per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between China and Malawi?
278 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
China ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 15th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.