Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malaysia
Malaysia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 3.4 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 3.4 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malaysia peaked at 7.91 kg per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8467 kg per person, in 1963.
That places Malaysia 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9625 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9698 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8467 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1964 | 1.08 kg per person | +27.2% |
| 1965 | 1.33 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 1966 | 1.42 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 1.33 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 1.33 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.58 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 1.95 kg per person | +23.2% |
| 1971 | 1.92 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 2.27 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 3.08 kg per person | +35.5% |
| 1974 | 1.84 kg per person | -40.1% |
| 1975 | 2.03 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 2.3 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 2.54 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 2.66 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 3.27 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 3.22 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.86 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 3 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 3.38 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 4.39 kg per person | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 4.23 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 3.79 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 3.84 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 4.23 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 4.73 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 4.41 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 4.17 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 4.7 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 4.67 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.34 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 4.22 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.67 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 4.83 kg per person | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 5.71 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 4.85 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 4.55 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 4.23 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 6.35 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 7.16 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 7.71 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 7.38 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.39 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.91 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2 kg per person | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 7.14 kg per person | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 7.26 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.29 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.52 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 5.88 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 5.17 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 4.98 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.42 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 3.53 kg per person | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 2.5 kg per person | -29.0% |
| 2020 | 2.94 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 4.02 kg per person | +36.5% |
| 2022 | 3.07 kg per person | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4 kg per person | +10.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 3.4 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 3.4 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 5.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 kg per person | 0.8467 kg per person | 1.58 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.39 kg per person | 1.84 kg per person | 3.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.77 kg per person | 2.86 kg per person | 4.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.56 kg per person | 3.67 kg per person | 5.71 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.31 kg per person | 4.23 kg per person | 7.91 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.37 kg per person | 2.5 kg per person | 7.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 kg per person | 2.94 kg per person | 4.02 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 621.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,214 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malaysia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malaysia was 3.4 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.91 kg per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8467 kg per person in 1963.
- How does Malaysia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Malaysia ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.
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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.