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

Malawi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 301.9%
World rank
1st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malawi, 1980–2023

0.0050.010.0150.021980200120231980: 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP1981: 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP1982: 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP1983: 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP1984: 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP1985: 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP1986: 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP1987: 0.017 kg per US$ of GDP1988: 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP1989: 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP1990: 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP1991: 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP1992: 0.02 kg per US$ of GDP1993: 0.016 kg per US$ of GDP1994: 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP1995: 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP1996: 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP1997: 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP1998: 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP1999: 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP2000: 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP2001: 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP2002: 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP2003: 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP2004: 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP2005: 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP2006: 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP2007: 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP2008: 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP2009: 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP2010: 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP2011: 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP2012: 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP2013: 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP2014: 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP2015: 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP2016: 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP2017: 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP2018: 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP2019: 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP2020: 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP2021: 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP2022: 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP2023: 0.021 kg per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malawi is 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 301.9% on the previous year and up 180.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malawi peaked at 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

Malawi ranks 1st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

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

Year kg per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.0143 kg per US$ of GDP +12.9%
1982 0.0141 kg per US$ of GDP -1.4%
1983 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP -7.8%
1984 0.0134 kg per US$ of GDP +3.4%
1985 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP -27.9%
1986 0.0132 kg per US$ of GDP +36.3%
1987 0.0173 kg per US$ of GDP +31.5%
1988 0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP -21.9%
1989 0.0131 kg per US$ of GDP -3.3%
1990 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP -16.3%
1991 0.0143 kg per US$ of GDP +30.9%
1992 0.0198 kg per US$ of GDP +37.9%
1993 0.0159 kg per US$ of GDP -19.5%
1994 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP -66.9%
1995 0.0139 kg per US$ of GDP +163.2%
1996 0.0114 kg per US$ of GDP -17.7%
1997 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP -6.9%
1998 0.0137 kg per US$ of GDP +28.5%
1999 0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP -15.0%
2000 0.0136 kg per US$ of GDP +17.4%
2001 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP -50.7%
2002 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP +75.8%
2003 0.0131 kg per US$ of GDP +10.6%
2004 0.0142 kg per US$ of GDP +8.4%
2005 0.0124 kg per US$ of GDP -12.2%
2006 0.0143 kg per US$ of GDP +14.6%
2007 0.0131 kg per US$ of GDP -8.3%
2008 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP -3.0%
2009 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP -36.9%
2010 0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP +19.2%
2011 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP -23.5%
2012 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP -8.7%
2013 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP +9.9%
2014 0.0134 kg per US$ of GDP +83.6%
2015 0.0119 kg per US$ of GDP -11.7%
2016 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP -32.6%
2017 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP +20.8%
2018 0.0098 kg per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2019 0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP -29.3%
2020 0.0108 kg per US$ of GDP +56.2%
2021 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP -22.4%
2022 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP -39.0%
2023 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP +301.9%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP, 20.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP, 22.4× the median. (43 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 +301.9% 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0134 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0173 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0198 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0143 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0134 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0112 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 2 Turkmenistan 0.0131 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 0.0113 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 4 Uzbekistan 0.0089 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Malawi rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Malawi ranks 1st out of 174 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 180.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
176 places, 8,614 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.