Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malaysia
Malaysia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.13 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 1.13 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 2.64 kg per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2822 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 | 0.3208 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3233 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2822 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3589 kg per person | +27.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4417 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4739 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4418 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4421 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5268 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6492 kg per person | +23.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6399 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7569 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 1.03 kg per person | +35.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6149 kg per person | -40.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6762 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.766 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8475 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8882 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 1.09 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 1.07 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9545 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9984 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.13 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 1.46 kg per person | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 1.41 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.26 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 1.28 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.41 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 1.58 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 1.47 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 1.39 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.57 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 1.56 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.45 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 1.41 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.22 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 1.61 kg per person | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 1.9 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 1.62 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 1.52 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 1.41 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.73 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 2.12 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 2.39 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 2.57 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.46 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.46 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.64 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.73 kg per person | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 2.38 kg per person | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 2.42 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.43 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.84 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 1.96 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.72 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 1.66 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.47 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.18 kg per person | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8342 kg per person | -29.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9809 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 1.34 kg per person | +36.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 kg per person | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 1.13 kg per person | +10.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.13 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.13 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1939 kg per person, 5.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4013 kg per person | 0.2822 kg per person | 0.5268 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7953 kg per person | 0.6149 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 kg per person | 0.9545 kg per person | 1.58 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 1.9 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 kg per person | 1.41 kg per person | 2.64 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 kg per person | 0.8342 kg per person | 2.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 kg per person | 0.9809 kg per person | 1.34 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 1.13 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 2.64 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 0.2822 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 volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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)
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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.