Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malawi
Malawi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.3 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
Malawi recorded 1.3 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 1.3 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.059 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 | 0.07 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0604 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1963 | 0.059 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0751 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0732 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0715 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.093 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1134 kg per person | +21.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1103 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1854 kg per person | +68.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2168 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1992 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2486 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1974 | 0.145 kg per person | -41.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2438 kg per person | +68.1% |
| 1976 | 0.347 kg per person | +42.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2285 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3367 kg per person | +47.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2397 kg per person | -28.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3639 kg per person | +51.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3949 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.357 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3278 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3219 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2091 kg per person | -35.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2873 kg per person | +37.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3599 kg per person | +25.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3108 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3302 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3143 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4673 kg per person | +48.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5111 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4667 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0891 kg per person | -80.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2778 kg per person | +211.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3661 kg per person | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3901 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3224 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2715 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3057 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1447 kg per person | -52.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5057 kg per person | +249.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5007 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.573 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5154 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6285 kg per person | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6212 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7025 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5004 kg per person | -28.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6511 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5564 kg per person | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3719 kg per person | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3637 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7118 kg per person | +95.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6405 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3604 kg per person | -43.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4793 kg per person | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5205 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.401 kg per person | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6497 kg per person | +62.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5167 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3083 kg per person | -40.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3 kg per person | +321.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.3 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 18.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.3 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 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% | 0.3083 kg per person | 1.3 kg per person |
| 2002 | +249.4% | 0.1447 kg per person | 0.5057 kg per person |
| 1995 | +211.7% | 0.0891 kg per person | 0.2778 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0806 kg per person | 0.059 kg per person | 0.1134 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2391 kg per person | 0.145 kg per person | 0.347 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3263 kg per person | 0.2091 kg per person | 0.3949 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3477 kg per person | 0.0891 kg per person | 0.5111 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4998 kg per person | 0.1447 kg per person | 0.7025 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5057 kg per person | 0.3604 kg per person | 0.7118 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6932 kg per person | 0.3083 kg per person | 1.3 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 1.3 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 1.3 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 0.059 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.