Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.1572 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Malawi stood at 0.1572 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.6343 kg per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.071 kg per person, in 1963.
That places Malawi 28th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0735 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0723 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.071 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0751 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0738 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0725 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0776 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0761 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0799 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0784 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0759 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0743 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.196 kg per person | +163.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1918 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1874 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.183 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1821 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1768 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1704 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1724 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1738 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1678 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.162 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1623 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1568 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1551 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1214 kg per person | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1147 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1468 kg per person | +28.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1133 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1534 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0888 kg per person | -42.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1204 kg per person | +35.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1204 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1829 kg per person | +51.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2283 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1997 | 0.298 kg per person | +30.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4369 kg per person | +46.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4835 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5156 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6343 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3173 kg per person | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4071 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4831 kg per person | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3889 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4551 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5069 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5278 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5526 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5777 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5532 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5931 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.623 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1371 kg per person | -78.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1396 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1362 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.147 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1394 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1375 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1476 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1525 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1505 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1572 kg per person | +4.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1572 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0253 kg per person, 6.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1572 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0263 kg per person, 6.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +163.7% | 0.0743 kg per person | 0.196 kg per person |
| 2014 | -78.0% | 0.623 kg per person | 0.1371 kg per person |
| 1995 | +51.8% | 0.1204 kg per person | 0.1829 kg per person |
| 2002 | -50.0% | 0.6343 kg per person | 0.3173 kg per person |
| 1998 | +46.6% | 0.298 kg per person | 0.4369 kg per person |
| 1992 | -42.1% | 0.1534 kg per person | 0.0888 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0747 kg per person | 0.071 kg per person | 0.0799 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1516 kg per person | 0.0743 kg per person | 0.196 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1533 kg per person | 0.1147 kg per person | 0.1738 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2226 kg per person | 0.0888 kg per person | 0.4835 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4789 kg per person | 0.3173 kg per person | 0.6343 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3184 kg per person | 0.1362 kg per person | 0.623 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1519 kg per person | 0.1476 kg per person | 0.1572 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Malawi?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Malawi was 0.1572 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6343 kg per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.071 kg per person in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 28th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. 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 Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.