Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers in Malawi

Malawi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers was 415.04 million kg in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
415.04 million kg
World rank
35th
of 198 countries
All-time high
415.04 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
2.30 million kg
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers in Malawi, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 415.04 million kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in Malawi peaked at 415.04 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 2.30 million kg, in 1962.

Malawi ranks 35th of 198 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) — Synthetic fertilizers in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) in Malawi, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 2.60 million kg
1962 2.30 million kg -11.5%
1963 2.30 million kg +0.0%
1964 3.00 million kg +30.4%
1965 3.00 million kg +0.0%
1966 3.00 million kg +0.0%
1967 4.00 million kg +33.3%
1968 5.00 million kg +25.0%
1969 4.99 million kg -0.3%
1970 8.59 million kg +72.3%
1971 10.30 million kg +19.9%
1972 9.71 million kg -5.8%
1973 12.44 million kg +28.1%
1974 7.45 million kg -40.1%
1975 12.89 million kg +72.9%
1976 18.89 million kg +46.5%
1977 12.83 million kg -32.1%
1978 19.56 million kg +52.5%
1979 14.45 million kg -26.1%
1980 22.80 million kg +57.8%
1981 25.73 million kg +12.9%
1982 24.20 million kg -6.0%
1983 23.12 million kg -4.5%
1984 23.60 million kg +2.1%
1985 15.93 million kg -32.5%
1986 22.71 million kg +42.6%
1987 29.85 million kg +31.4%
1988 27.20 million kg -8.9%
1989 30.30 million kg +11.4%
1990 30.00 million kg -1.0%
1991 46.00 million kg +53.3%
1992 51.80 million kg +12.6%
1993 48.00 million kg -7.3%
1994 9.06 million kg -81.1%
1995 28.20 million kg +211.3%
1996 37.90 million kg +34.4%
1997 41.20 million kg +8.7%
1998 34.80 million kg -15.5%
1999 30.00 million kg -13.8%
2000 34.59 million kg +15.3%
2001 16.78 million kg -51.5%
2002 60.08 million kg +258.0%
2003 60.99 million kg +1.5%
2004 71.63 million kg +17.4%
2005 66.17 million kg -7.6%
2006 82.96 million kg +25.4%
2007 84.33 million kg +1.7%
2008 98.19 million kg +16.4%
2009 72.04 million kg -26.6%
2010 96.53 million kg +34.0%
2011 84.94 million kg -12.0%
2012 58.42 million kg -31.2%
2013 58.78 million kg +0.6%
2014 118.31 million kg +101.3%
2015 109.43 million kg -7.5%
2016 63.28 million kg -42.2%
2017 86.46 million kg +36.6%
2018 96.44 million kg +11.5%
2019 76.29 million kg -20.9%
2020 126.91 million kg +66.3%
2021 103.59 million kg -18.4%
2022 63.41 million kg -38.8%
2023 273.99 million kg +332.1%
2030 202.53 million kg -26.1%
2050 415.04 million kg +104.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.35 million kg 2.30 million kg 5.00 million kg 9
1970s 12.71 million kg 7.45 million kg 19.56 million kg 10
1980s 24.54 million kg 15.93 million kg 30.30 million kg 10
1990s 35.70 million kg 9.06 million kg 51.80 million kg 10
2000s 64.78 million kg 16.78 million kg 98.19 million kg 10
2010s 84.89 million kg 58.42 million kg 118.31 million kg 10
2020s 141.97 million kg 63.41 million kg 273.99 million kg 4
2030s 202.53 million kg 202.53 million kg 202.53 million kg 1
2050s 415.04 million kg 415.04 million kg 415.04 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 32 Nigeria 608.40 million kg compare
  2. 33 Cabo Verde 133,247 kg compare
  3. 33 Colombia 578.93 million kg compare
  4. 34 Ethiopia 467.87 million kg compare
  5. 36 Serbia 405.98 million kg compare
  6. 37 Turkmenistan 401.02 million kg compare
  7. 38 Peru 397.03 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in Malawi?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in Malawi was 415.04 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 415.04 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 2.30 million kg in 1962.
How does Malawi rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers?
Malawi ranks 35th out of 198 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 13,449 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).