Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi
Malawi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 3.89 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi is 3.89 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 321.2% on the previous year and up 256.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi peaked at 3.89 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1769 kg per person, in 1963.
Malawi ranks 42nd of 176 countries on this measure, 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
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2099 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1813 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1769 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2252 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2197 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2144 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2789 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3401 kg per person | +21.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3309 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5563 kg per person | +68.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6505 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5975 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7459 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4349 kg per person | -41.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7313 kg per person | +68.1% |
| 1976 | 1.04 kg per person | +42.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6856 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 1978 | 1.01 kg per person | +47.3% |
| 1979 | 0.719 kg per person | -28.8% |
| 1980 | 1.09 kg per person | +51.8% |
| 1981 | 1.18 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 1.07 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9834 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9656 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6272 kg per person | -35.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8619 kg per person | +37.4% |
| 1987 | 1.08 kg per person | +25.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9323 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9906 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9428 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.4 kg per person | +48.7% |
| 1992 | 1.53 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 1.4 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2674 kg per person | -80.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8335 kg per person | +211.7% |
| 1996 | 1.1 kg per person | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 1.17 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9673 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8146 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.917 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4343 kg per person | -52.6% |
| 2002 | 1.52 kg per person | +249.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.72 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 1.55 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 1.89 kg per person | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 1.86 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.11 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5 kg per person | -28.8% |
| 2010 | 1.95 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 1.67 kg per person | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 1.12 kg per person | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 1.09 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.14 kg per person | +95.7% |
| 2015 | 1.92 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.08 kg per person | -43.7% |
| 2017 | 1.44 kg per person | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 1.56 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2 kg per person | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 1.95 kg per person | +62.0% |
| 2021 | 1.55 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9248 kg per person | -40.3% |
| 2023 | 3.89 kg per person | +321.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3.89 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 18.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3.89 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 11.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +321.2% | 0.9248 kg per person | 3.89 kg per person |
| 2002 | +249.4% | 0.4343 kg per person | 1.52 kg per person |
| 1995 | +211.7% | 0.2674 kg per person | 0.8335 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2419 kg per person | 0.1769 kg per person | 0.3401 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7172 kg per person | 0.4349 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9788 kg per person | 0.6272 kg per person | 1.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.2674 kg per person | 1.53 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 kg per person | 0.4343 kg per person | 2.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 2.14 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 kg per person | 0.9248 kg per person | 3.89 kg per person | 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi was 3.89 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1769 kg per person in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Malawi ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 256.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.