Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malawi

Malawi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 12.98 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
12.98 kg per person
Change on year
up 321.2%
World rank
42nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
12.98 kg per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.5897 kg per person
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malawi, 1961–2023

02.557.51012.5196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malawi is 12.98 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 321.2% on the previous year and up 256.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malawi peaked at 12.98 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5897 kg per person, in 1963.

Malawi ranks 42nd of 175 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 (Agricultural) in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Malawi, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.6998 kg per person
1962 0.6043 kg per person -13.6%
1963 0.5897 kg per person -2.4%
1964 0.7505 kg per person +27.3%
1965 0.7324 kg per person -2.4%
1966 0.7146 kg per person -2.4%
1967 0.9296 kg per person +30.1%
1968 1.13 kg per person +21.9%
1969 1.1 kg per person -2.7%
1970 1.85 kg per person +68.1%
1971 2.17 kg per person +16.9%
1972 1.99 kg per person -8.1%
1973 2.49 kg per person +24.8%
1974 1.45 kg per person -41.7%
1975 2.44 kg per person +68.1%
1976 3.47 kg per person +42.3%
1977 2.29 kg per person -34.1%
1978 3.37 kg per person +47.3%
1979 2.4 kg per person -28.8%
1980 3.64 kg per person +51.8%
1981 3.95 kg per person +8.5%
1982 3.57 kg per person -9.6%
1983 3.28 kg per person -8.2%
1984 3.22 kg per person -1.8%
1985 2.09 kg per person -35.1%
1986 2.87 kg per person +37.4%
1987 3.6 kg per person +25.3%
1988 3.11 kg per person -13.7%
1989 3.3 kg per person +6.3%
1990 3.14 kg per person -4.8%
1991 4.67 kg per person +48.7%
1992 5.11 kg per person +9.4%
1993 4.67 kg per person -8.7%
1994 0.8913 kg per person -80.9%
1995 2.78 kg per person +211.7%
1996 3.66 kg per person +31.8%
1997 3.9 kg per person +6.5%
1998 3.22 kg per person -17.3%
1999 2.72 kg per person -15.8%
2000 3.06 kg per person +12.6%
2001 1.45 kg per person -52.6%
2002 5.06 kg per person +249.4%
2003 5.01 kg per person -1.0%
2004 5.73 kg per person +14.4%
2005 5.15 kg per person -10.1%
2006 6.29 kg per person +22.0%
2007 6.21 kg per person -1.2%
2008 7.03 kg per person +13.1%
2009 5 kg per person -28.8%
2010 6.51 kg per person +30.1%
2011 5.56 kg per person -14.5%
2012 3.72 kg per person -33.2%
2013 3.64 kg per person -2.2%
2014 7.12 kg per person +95.7%
2015 6.4 kg per person -10.0%
2016 3.6 kg per person -43.7%
2017 4.79 kg per person +33.0%
2018 5.21 kg per person +8.6%
2019 4.01 kg per person -23.0%
2020 6.5 kg per person +62.0%
2021 5.17 kg per person -20.5%
2022 3.08 kg per person -40.3%
2023 12.98 kg per person +321.2%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 12.98 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6966 kg per person, 18.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 12.98 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 11.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +321.2% 3.08 kg per person 12.98 kg per person
2002 +249.4% 1.45 kg per person 5.06 kg per person
1995 +211.7% 0.8913 kg per person 2.78 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8064 kg per person 0.5897 kg per person 1.13 kg per person 9
1970s 2.39 kg per person 1.45 kg per person 3.47 kg per person 10
1980s 3.26 kg per person 2.09 kg per person 3.95 kg per person 10
1990s 3.48 kg per person 0.8913 kg per person 5.11 kg per person 10
2000s 5 kg per person 1.45 kg per person 7.03 kg per person 10
2010s 5.06 kg per person 3.6 kg per person 7.12 kg per person 10
2020s 6.93 kg per person 3.08 kg per person 12.98 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 39 Pakistan 15.39 kg per person compare
  2. 40 India 14.22 kg per person compare
  3. 41 Luxembourg 13.63 kg per person compare
  4. 43 Germany 12.47 kg per person compare
  5. 44 Chile 12.46 kg per person compare
  6. 45 Slovenia 11.75 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malawi?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malawi was 12.98 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 12.98 kg per person in 2023.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5897 kg per person in 1963.
How does Malawi rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Malawi ranks 42nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.