Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 0.1654 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 0.1654 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.655 kg per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0228 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 96th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0228 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0228 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0266 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0455 kg per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0724 kg per square kilometre | +59.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0883 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1073 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0907 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1969 | 0.095 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2543 kg per square kilometre | +167.7% |
| 1971 | 0.095 kg per square kilometre | -62.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1227 kg per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0876 kg per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0783 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0913 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1323 kg per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0588 kg per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0704 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0786 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0786 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1151 kg per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1158 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1732 kg per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2856 kg per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 1985 | 0.144 kg per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2221 kg per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 1987 | 0.311 kg per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3387 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2748 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2907 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1703 kg per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1355 kg per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 0.192 kg per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0638 kg per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2894 kg per square kilometre | +353.2% |
| 1996 | 0.398 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2596 kg per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3308 kg per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2919 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3191 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3809 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3005 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2981 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2966 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3165 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.655 kg per square kilometre | +107.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3574 kg per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3929 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3546 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2799 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2964 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2739 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.183 kg per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1843 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1285 kg per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1175 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1149 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0997 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1093 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1654 kg per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1654 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1654 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1654 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.75 kg per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1654 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5651 kg per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +353.2% | 0.0638 kg per square kilometre | 0.2894 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0635 kg per square kilometre | 0.0228 kg per square kilometre | 0.1073 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1069 kg per square kilometre | 0.0588 kg per square kilometre | 0.2543 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2059 kg per square kilometre | 0.0786 kg per square kilometre | 0.3387 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2422 kg per square kilometre | 0.0638 kg per square kilometre | 0.398 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3586 kg per square kilometre | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | 0.655 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2033 kg per square kilometre | 0.0997 kg per square kilometre | 0.3546 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1513 kg per square kilometre | 0.1093 kg per square kilometre | 0.1654 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 93 Angola 0.2664 kg per square kilometre compare
- 94 Ecuador 0.2505 kg per square kilometre compare
- 95 Honduras 0.2164 kg per square kilometre compare
- 97 Colombia 0.1093 kg per square kilometre compare
- 98 Madagascar 0.0652 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Niger 0.0567 kg per square kilometre 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 wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.1654 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.655 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0228 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 96th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. 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 Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.