Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Malawi
Malawi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) was 332.12 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Malawi, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 332.12 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 956.2% on the previous year and up 53,769.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Malawi peaked at 332.12 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -81.13 % change on previous year, in 1994.
That places Malawi 3rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -11.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 30.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 33.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 24.97 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1969 | -0.2882 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1970 | 72.35 % change on previous year | -25205.7% |
| 1971 | 19.9 % change on previous year | -72.5% |
| 1972 | -5.73 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
| 1973 | 28.14 % change on previous year | -590.7% |
| 1974 | -40.1 % change on previous year | -242.5% |
| 1975 | 72.87 % change on previous year | -281.7% |
| 1976 | 46.59 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1977 | -32.06 % change on previous year | -168.8% |
| 1978 | 52.43 % change on previous year | -263.5% |
| 1979 | -26.15 % change on previous year | -149.9% |
| 1980 | 57.81 % change on previous year | -321.1% |
| 1981 | 12.87 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 1982 | -5.95 % change on previous year | -146.3% |
| 1983 | -4.49 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 1984 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -146.8% |
| 1985 | -32.5 % change on previous year | -1648.7% |
| 1986 | 42.6 % change on previous year | -231.1% |
| 1987 | 31.4 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 1988 | -8.87 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 1989 | 11.39 % change on previous year | -228.4% |
| 1990 | -0.9986 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 1991 | 53.35 % change on previous year | -5442.2% |
| 1992 | 12.6 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1993 | -7.33 % change on previous year | -158.2% |
| 1994 | -81.13 % change on previous year | +1006.2% |
| 1995 | 211.35 % change on previous year | -360.5% |
| 1996 | 34.38 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 1997 | 8.71 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 1998 | -15.53 % change on previous year | -278.4% |
| 1999 | -13.8 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 15.31 % change on previous year | -210.9% |
| 2001 | -51.49 % change on previous year | -436.4% |
| 2002 | 258.04 % change on previous year | -601.2% |
| 2003 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 2004 | 17.44 % change on previous year | +1054.5% |
| 2005 | -7.62 % change on previous year | -143.7% |
| 2006 | 25.37 % change on previous year | -433.0% |
| 2007 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -93.5% |
| 2008 | 16.44 % change on previous year | +892.7% |
| 2009 | -26.63 % change on previous year | -262.0% |
| 2010 | 34 % change on previous year | -227.7% |
| 2011 | -12.01 % change on previous year | -135.3% |
| 2012 | -31.21 % change on previous year | +159.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6165 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 2014 | 101.25 % change on previous year | +16322.7% |
| 2015 | -7.51 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 2016 | -42.17 % change on previous year | +461.8% |
| 2017 | 36.63 % change on previous year | -186.9% |
| 2018 | 11.54 % change on previous year | -68.5% |
| 2019 | -20.89 % change on previous year | -281.1% |
| 2020 | 66.35 % change on previous year | -417.6% |
| 2021 | -18.38 % change on previous year | -127.7% |
| 2022 | -38.79 % change on previous year | +111.1% |
| 2023 | 332.12 % change on previous year | -956.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 332.12 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.76 % change on previous year, 15.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 332.12 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.01 % change on previous year, 33317.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +25205.7% | -0.2882 % change on previous year | 72.35 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +16322.7% | 0.6165 % change on previous year | 101.25 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +5442.2% | -0.9986 % change on previous year | 53.35 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | -1648.7% | 2.1 % change on previous year | -32.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.62 % change on previous year | -11.46 % change on previous year | 33.28 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 18.82 % change on previous year | -40.1 % change on previous year | 72.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.64 % change on previous year | -32.5 % change on previous year | 57.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.16 % change on previous year | -81.13 % change on previous year | 211.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 25 % change on previous year | -51.49 % change on previous year | 258.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.02 % change on previous year | -42.17 % change on previous year | 101.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.32 % change on previous year | -38.79 % change on previous year | 332.12 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Somalia 416 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 413.99 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Central African Republic 300 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 291.03 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 225.15 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Malawi?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Malawi was 332.12 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 332.12 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -81.13 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o)?
- Malawi ranks 3rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53,769.3%. 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 (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.