Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 357.65 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malawi is 357.65 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 445.4 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 93.67 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Malawi ranks 4th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.3 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 103.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 93.67 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 107.97 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1965 | 116.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 120.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 139.12 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1968 | 133.97 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 131.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 115.99 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 145.03 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 152.87 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 152.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 150.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 123.89 kg per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 131.63 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 149.25 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 164.04 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 162.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 137.22 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 147.73 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 165.65 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 160.67 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 163.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 158.47 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 155.84 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 148.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 167.03 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 176.29 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 166.4 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 188.04 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 113.31 kg per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 1993 | 220.25 kg per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 1994 | 132.85 kg per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 1995 | 186.44 kg per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1996 | 197.46 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 162.17 kg per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 198.05 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 257.34 kg per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2000 | 262.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 200.26 kg per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 189.81 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 229.32 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 196.08 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 164.75 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 285.44 kg per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 2007 | 309.45 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 279.83 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 355.25 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 346.28 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 367.44 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 359.96 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 362.83 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 390.8 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 294.58 kg per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 262.34 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 351.13 kg per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2018 | 288.79 kg per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 345.74 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 370.76 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 445.4 kg per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 375.08 kg per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 357.65 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 357.65 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.97 kg per square kilometre, 72.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 357.65 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.77 kg per square kilometre, 10.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.28 kg per square kilometre | 93.67 kg per square kilometre | 139.12 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 144.87 kg per square kilometre | 115.99 kg per square kilometre | 164.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 158 kg per square kilometre | 137.22 kg per square kilometre | 176.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 182.23 kg per square kilometre | 113.31 kg per square kilometre | 257.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 247.22 kg per square kilometre | 164.75 kg per square kilometre | 355.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 336.99 kg per square kilometre | 262.34 kg per square kilometre | 390.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 387.22 kg per square kilometre | 357.65 kg per square kilometre | 445.4 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malawi was 357.65 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 445.4 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.67 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (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.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 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
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (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.