Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi

Malawi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 124.51 million kg in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
124.51 million kg
World rank
35th
of 199 countries
All-time high
124.51 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
690,000 kg
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi, 1961–2050

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M196120052050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

In 2050, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi stood at 124.51 million kg. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi peaked at 124.51 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 690,000 kg, in 1962.

That places Malawi 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches in Malawi, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 780,000 kg
1962 690,000 kg -11.5%
1963 690,000 kg +0.0%
1964 900,000 kg +30.4%
1965 900,000 kg +0.0%
1966 900,000 kg +0.0%
1967 1.20 million kg +33.3%
1968 1.50 million kg +25.0%
1969 1.50 million kg -0.3%
1970 2.58 million kg +72.3%
1971 3.09 million kg +19.9%
1972 2.91 million kg -5.8%
1973 3.73 million kg +28.1%
1974 2.24 million kg -40.1%
1975 3.87 million kg +72.9%
1976 5.67 million kg +46.5%
1977 3.85 million kg -32.1%
1978 5.87 million kg +52.5%
1979 4.33 million kg -26.1%
1980 6.84 million kg +57.8%
1981 7.72 million kg +12.9%
1982 7.26 million kg -6.0%
1983 6.93 million kg -4.5%
1984 7.08 million kg +2.1%
1985 4.78 million kg -32.5%
1986 6.81 million kg +42.6%
1987 8.95 million kg +31.4%
1988 8.16 million kg -8.9%
1989 9.09 million kg +11.4%
1990 9.00 million kg -1.0%
1991 13.80 million kg +53.3%
1992 15.54 million kg +12.6%
1993 14.40 million kg -7.3%
1994 2.72 million kg -81.1%
1995 8.46 million kg +211.3%
1996 11.37 million kg +34.4%
1997 12.36 million kg +8.7%
1998 10.44 million kg -15.5%
1999 9.00 million kg -13.8%
2000 10.38 million kg +15.3%
2001 5.03 million kg -51.5%
2002 18.02 million kg +258.0%
2003 18.30 million kg +1.5%
2004 21.49 million kg +17.4%
2005 19.85 million kg -7.6%
2006 24.89 million kg +25.4%
2007 25.30 million kg +1.7%
2008 29.46 million kg +16.4%
2009 21.61 million kg -26.6%
2010 28.96 million kg +34.0%
2011 25.48 million kg -12.0%
2012 17.53 million kg -31.2%
2013 17.64 million kg +0.6%
2014 35.49 million kg +101.3%
2015 32.83 million kg -7.5%
2016 18.98 million kg -42.2%
2017 25.94 million kg +36.6%
2018 28.93 million kg +11.5%
2019 22.89 million kg -20.9%
2020 38.07 million kg +66.3%
2021 31.08 million kg -18.4%
2022 19.02 million kg -38.8%
2023 82.20 million kg +332.1%
2030 60.76 million kg -26.1%
2050 124.51 million kg +104.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.01 million kg 690,000 kg 1.50 million kg 9
1970s 3.81 million kg 2.24 million kg 5.87 million kg 10
1980s 7.36 million kg 4.78 million kg 9.09 million kg 10
1990s 10.71 million kg 2.72 million kg 15.54 million kg 10
2000s 19.43 million kg 5.03 million kg 29.46 million kg 10
2010s 25.47 million kg 17.53 million kg 35.49 million kg 10
2020s 42.59 million kg 19.02 million kg 82.20 million kg 4
2030s 60.76 million kg 60.76 million kg 60.76 million kg 1
2050s 124.51 million kg 124.51 million kg 124.51 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 32 Nigeria 182.52 million kg compare
  2. 33 Colombia 173.68 million kg compare
  3. 34 Ethiopia 140.36 million kg compare
  4. 36 Serbia 121.80 million kg compare
  5. 37 Turkmenistan 120.31 million kg compare
  6. 38 Peru 119.11 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi was 124.51 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 124.51 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 690,000 kg in 1962.
How does Malawi rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Malawi ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches
Unit
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Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,463 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).