Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
Malawi
0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Malawi rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0192 kg per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malawi's figure about 16.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 174 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0134 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 kg per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0103 kg per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0112 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malawi, at 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0192 kg per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.