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

Malaysia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.001 kg per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
68th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0171 kg per US$ of GDP
in 1970
All-time low
0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.0050.010.015196119922023

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

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malaysia peaked at 0.0171 kg per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2019.

Malaysia ranks 68th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per US$ of GDP Change
1961 0.0138 kg per US$ of GDP
1962 0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP -1.7%
1963 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP -28.5%
1964 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP +22.5%
1965 0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP +14.2%
1966 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP +3.5%
1967 0.0132 kg per US$ of GDP -5.9%
1968 0.0129 kg per US$ of GDP -2.0%
1969 0.0143 kg per US$ of GDP +10.7%
1970 0.0171 kg per US$ of GDP +19.6%
1971 0.0157 kg per US$ of GDP -8.1%
1972 0.016 kg per US$ of GDP +2.0%
1973 0.0146 kg per US$ of GDP -8.6%
1974 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP -50.5%
1975 0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP +15.0%
1976 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP -2.4%
1977 0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1978 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP -13.8%
1979 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP -3.2%
1980 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP -12.2%
1981 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP -10.1%
1982 0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP +0.7%
1983 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP +3.0%
1984 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP +20.0%
1985 0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP +8.3%
1986 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP +4.1%
1987 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP -9.6%
1988 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP +3.7%
1989 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP +4.6%
1990 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP -15.3%
1991 0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP -12.9%
1992 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP -3.8%
1993 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP -9.7%
1994 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP -14.4%
1995 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP -16.3%
1996 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP -21.6%
1997 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP +36.0%
1998 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP +68.0%
1999 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP -20.8%
2000 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP -18.8%
2001 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP -3.8%
2002 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP +15.8%
2003 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP +14.4%
2004 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP +1.9%
2005 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2006 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP -13.7%
2007 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP -13.9%
2008 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP -8.4%
2009 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP -23.5%
2010 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP +10.9%
2011 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP -11.3%
2012 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2013 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP -25.0%
2014 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP +3.6%
2015 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP +0.3%
2016 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2017 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP -14.6%
2018 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP -27.9%
2019 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP -29.2%
2020 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP +29.0%
2021 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP +24.6%
2022 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP -29.1%
2023 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP +14.3%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.013 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0143 kg per US$ of GDP 9
1970s 0.0108 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0171 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 65 Croatia 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 66 Lesotho 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 67 Costa Rica 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 69 Ghana 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 70 Estonia 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 71 Chad 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malaysia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malaysia was 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0171 kg per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP in 2019.
How does Malaysia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Malaysia ranks 68th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia 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)
Licence
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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.